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• NDLA Annual Conference 2024

  • Start
    October 02, 2024
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  • End
    October 04, 2024
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  • Location
    Radisson Hotel, Bismarck, ND

  Registration is closed

  Join us October 2nd through the 4th for the 2024 Annual Conference of the North Dakota Library Association!

  Keynote Speaker

  • Thursday Keynote: Bobbi L. Newman. She is the author of the book Fostering Wellness in the Workplace: A Guide for Libraries. She is an advocate for mindfulness, body and neurodiversity acceptance and promoting psychological safety in the workplace. Learn more about her on her website, Librarian by Day.

  
  

  • Friday Keynote: Mychal Threets.  Mychal is a recipient of the ALA's "I Love My Librarian Award." He is most known for his social media presence (@mychal3ts) in spreading library joy and mental health awareness as a librarian in Fairfield Civic Center Library in California. He is now the PBS Kids' resident librarian. We are so excited for this fireside chat-style conversation with Mychal!

  Preconference

  Our Pre-Conference speaker will be Kelsey Bogan. She is a High School Librarian, who is most known for her blog and resources Don't Shush Me! Her workshop-based pre-conference session will focus on diversity in collections and programs and spaces for primarily youth readers, but applicable to all collections.  

  Schedule

  The schedule of sessions is forthcoming.

  Venue

  This year's conference will be held at the Radisson Hotel, Bismarck ND.
  

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• NDLA Conference 2024- Vendor Registration

  • Start
    October 02, 2024
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    7:00 AM
  • End
    October 04, 2024
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    5:00 PM
  • Location
    Radisson Hotel Bismarck, ND

  Register

  Welcome exhibitors to the 2024 NDLA Conference in Bismarck, ND.  This year's NDLA annual conference will run from October 2nd to the 4th.
  

  The conference will be held at Radisson Hotel Bismarck at 605 E Broadway Ave, Bismarck, ND 58501.

  Sponsorship Information

  Tier: Bronze              Availability: Unlimited Sponsorships                 Cost: $100
  

  Includes:
  

  • The North Dakota Library Association’s pre-conference edition newsletter will list the sponsor’s name and logo
  • The conference program and app will feature the sponsor’s name and logo

  Tier: Silver                  Availability: 5 Sponsorships                                 Cost: $250

  Includes:
  

  • All benefits of the Bronze Tier
  • Sponsors will receive verbal and visual recognition during the awards presentation for support of one of the following awards (available on a first-come, first-served basis):
    • Librarian of the Year |Major Benefactor | School Library Benefactor | Youth Excellence Program of the Year
  • Sponsor representative(s) will have the opportunity to be on stage during the awards presentation

  Tier: Gold                  Availability: 3 Sponsorships                                  Cost: $500

  Includes:
  

  • All benefits of the Bronze Tier
  • Sponsors will receive verbal and visual recognition during the introduction of the sponsored keynote speaker
  • Sponsor representative(s) will have the opportunity to introduce sponsored keynote speaker

  Tier: Platinum           Availability: 3 Sponsorships                                 Cost: $1,000
  

  Includes:

  • All benefits of the Bronze Tier
  • Featured exhibit space
  • Banquet meal(s) for four (4) sponsor representatives
  • The banquet slideshow will feature the sponsor’s name and logo
  • Verbal recognition of sponsorship during banquet
  • Sponsor representative(s) will have the opportunity to welcome attendees during banquet

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