Interested in attending the 2020 ALAO Conference?

Early Bird registration ends September 28.

The 2020 Academic Library Association of Ohio annual conference will take place online October 28-30 and consist of a selection of engaging workshops, live keynote sessions, pre-recorded presentations, and interactive poster sessions. As in years’ past, a pre-conference will kick off the event.

Register by September 28 on the conference website for early-bird pricing - only $25 for members and free for students!

Pre-Conference (Oct. 28) events include:

A session led by Kaetrena Davis Kendrick, ACRL's 2019 Librarian of the Year, called "Renewal: Promoting Civility and Self-Care in (Academic) Libraries" that will help attendees explore frameworks, outcomes, and emerging countermeasures of low morale in order to promote authentic civility in the workplace (additional cost, limited to 30 attendees).
A FREE afternoon workshop on anti-racism in action in the library profession. The workshop will be facilitated by Ione Damasco, Director of Information Acquisition & Organization at the University of Dayton.

Conference (Oct. 29 & 30) events include:

Opening keynote address by Rebekkah Smith Aldrich, Executive Director of the Mid-Hudson Library System, focusing on the role of libraries in supporting resiliency and sustainability in our communities.
Closing keynote address by Nancy Kirkpatrick, Executive Director and CEO of OhioNET, about change management and building healthy organizations.
A choice of 20 pre-recorded, informative, and inspirational breakout sessions from your colleagues in Ohio and surrounding states (program available soon).
Approximately 20 virtual poster sessions to browse.
Opportunities to network and connect with colleagues virtually.

ALAO thanks our conference sponsors for allowing us to keep registration costs low!

Registration Rates:

Pre-Conference: “Renewal: Promoting Civility and Self-Care in (Academic) Libraries

$50 ALAO/MiALA Members only (limited to 30 participants)

Pre-Conference: “From Being To Doing: Anti-racism as Action at Work”

FREE (but registration required)

Conference Early Bird (until September 28):

$25 ALAO/MiALA Members
$30 Non ALAO Members
$10 ALAO Retirees
FREE Current LIS students

Regular Rates (beginning September 29):

$30 ALAO/MiALA Members
$35 Non ALAO Members
$15 ALAO Retirees
FREE Current LIS students

For more information, visit: https://2020.alaoweb.org/

We look forward to seeing you in October! #alao2020