Greetings,

I am reaching out on behalf of the Maine Library Association's Annual
Conference
planning committee. *MLA 2023 will take place May 22 – 23 at Sunday River
Resort, and our theme this year is Advocacy in Action. *

Our first confirmed keynote speaker is Deborah Tracie Hall, American
Library Association Executive Director and powerful advocate for libraries.
You can read through her past articles in American Libraries here.
<https://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/authors/tracie-d-hall/>

We would also love to hear from *YOU! *Share your expertise, programs,
experiences, and ideas with your Maine library colleagues.

If you are interested in presenting at MLA, please fill in *this form
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdTtOcgZv5zPnfh2tJkRBKBromoPoktaiBXgSt4rcvdekQdjg/viewform?usp=sf_link>
*by 1/31. Sessions are one hour. It is also possible to combine two
one-hour blocks to create a longer two-hour workshop. Speakers receive a
$50 discount on registration.

Applications will be accepted through January 31st. Accepted programs will
be notified in mid-February.

The MLA Annual Conference is on May 23rd and 24th. Mark your calendar!


Best,
Sonya

-- 
*Sonya Durney, MLIS*


Vice President || Maine Library Association
Scholarly Communication Research & Teaching Librarian || University of New
England
Cell: (207) 347-1870
Zoom: https://une.zoom.us/my/sdurney
Connect on LinkedIn <http://www.linkedin.com/pub/sonya-durney/12/672/501/>