Welcome to the PRLS Support Site. Below is the PRLS Support Blog and you can navigate the menu above to find support for library staff and board members. If you need additional help, please call 1-800-567-9024.
2024 PRLS Conference: Gather, Grow, Give

2024 PRLS Conference: Gather, Grow, Give

You are invited to attend the 2024 Parkland Regional Library System Conference on Monday, September 23rd. The conference will be held at the Lacombe Memorial Center, 5214 50 Ave, Lacombe, AB.

Important Dates:
Deadline for submissions: May 12, 2024
Conference registration opens: August 6, 2024
Registration deadline: September 3, 2024

The PRLS planning committee is currently seeking program proposals for one-hour presentations at the conference. Some of the topics we are interested in are:

Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
Library Management Best Practices
Collections & Merchandising
Fundraising
Emerging technologies
Human Resources
De-escalation techniques
Cyber security
Intellectual Freedom/Censorship
Confidentiality/Privacy
Accessibility


The deadline for submissions is May 12th, 2024 and submissions will receive a response from the planning committee by May 31st, 2024.

Please submit your proposal by sending the following information to the conference committee at Libraryservices@prl.ab.ca.

Be sure to include the following information with your submission:

About you:

Name
Affiliation
Position/title
Contact information – including mailing address, phone number and e-mail address
Library System
About your session:

Session title
Session description (in 100 words or less)
Three session goals or objectives
Session Format (single or double speaker, panel, hands-on/workshop, etc.)

Thank you for your consideration, please feel free to share this call out amongst your staff/libraries!