UPRLC Annual Conference 2025: Call For Proposals, Vendors and Sponsors Now Open

The Upper Peninsula Region of Library Cooperation invites you to submit proposals for
the 2025 Annual Conference. This year’s theme is Back to the Basics and Beyond and
will be held at the Bay College campus in Iron Mountain on September 17th and 18th.

In keeping with our theme, we are looking for session proposals that bring us Back to
the Basics and Beyond, considering foundational elements of librarianship alongside
sessions that help us chart what’s next for the information profession.
In line with our theme, we are looking for programs that will elevate the ideas in our
areas of interest but will be reviewing all proposals submitted on an equal basis.
Requested areas include (but are not limited to):

• Reader’s Advisory
• Practical Programming for a Variety of Age Groups
• Serving the Unhoused
• Collection Development and Weeding
• Cataloging
• Customer Service

Each breakout session should be approximately 45-50 minutes long. Breakout session
speakers who plan to attend other conference sessions will receive $25 off the cost of
their registration. Speakers who will not be attending other sessions will have their
registration fee waived. All speakers will be required to cover their own associated travel
costs.

To submit a program for review, please fill out the online proposal form at this link by
Friday, April 18.

Please submit your proposal and join us as we head Back to the Basics and
Beyond!

Call for Vendors and Sponsors

Our call for vendors and sponsors is also now open. Learn more about opportunities as a vendor and/or sponsor at this link, and sign-up today using our online registration form, here.