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FYI,

 

My Youth Services Consultant colleague from Minnesota is on the planning committee for this conference and shared this with me. I’m sharing it with you:

 

Power Up: A Leadership Conference for Youth Services Managers & Staff

2024 Call for Proposals Now Open! 

The Power Up Conference Committee wants your program proposals for Power Up 2024 to be held March 21-22, 2024, in Madison, WI. 

Topics may include, but are not limited to:

strategic planning, project management skills & workflows, leadership pathways, leadership styles & strategies, playful leadership, advocacy, intellectual freedom, censorship & book challenges, mentorship, managing change, staff morale & retention, community engagement & partnership, program & staff evaluations, and culturally relevant programming & collection management. 

Every selected session will receive one complimentary conference registration.

Submit your idea by August 6th, 2023. 

 We are also excited to announce our keynotes for the conference. Our opening keynote will be Past President of ALSC and REFORMA and award-winning author Lucia Gonzalez. Closing out the conference will be Mimi Ito, author of eight books, including Hanging Out, Messing Around, and Geeking Out: Youth Living and Learning with New Media. 

Visit the conference website to learn more about the conference and these fantastic keynotes!

 

Shared by:

 

Sharon Rawlins, MLS (she/her/hers)

Youth Services Specialist

Library Development Bureau

New Jersey State Library

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