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<p class="elementToProof" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Aptos", "Aptos_EmbeddedFont", "Aptos_MSFontService", "Calibri", "Helvetica", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The next Long Island Library Conference will
be held on </span><span style="font-family: "Aptos", "Aptos_EmbeddedFont", "Aptos_MSFontService", "Calibri", "Helvetica", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;">Thursday May 14, 2026</span><span style="font-family: "Aptos", "Aptos_EmbeddedFont", "Aptos_MSFontService", "Calibri", "Helvetica", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">,
at the Melville Marriott. The 2026 theme is “<b><i>Empower, Engage and Evolve</i></b>”. Program proposals should seek to relate to this year's theme, but we will take into consideration other program ideas. Please see this link for the Program Proposal Guidelines:
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https://drive.google.com/file/d/1awkUHh1WbXc9pZF2nG0VEdVA_L9Antb4/view?usp=sharing</a> The Program Proposal Guidelines are also attached to this email. </span></p>
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<p class="elementToProof" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Aptos", "Aptos_EmbeddedFont", "Aptos_MSFontService", "Calibri", "Helvetica", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">At this time, we are asking the Library Associations
and Divisions to submit their proposed program offerings. I have attached the guidelines to assist in your planning, please note that the tentative schedule for the day is as follows:</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Aptos", "Aptos_EmbeddedFont", "Aptos_MSFontService", "Calibri", "Helvetica", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">8:00am - 8:30am Registration</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Aptos", "Aptos_EmbeddedFont", "Aptos_MSFontService", "Calibri", "Helvetica", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">8:00am - 9:00am Exhibits</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Aptos", "Aptos_EmbeddedFont", "Aptos_MSFontService", "Calibri", "Helvetica", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">9:00am - 10:00am Program Session I</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Aptos", "Aptos_EmbeddedFont", "Aptos_MSFontService", "Calibri", "Helvetica", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">10:30am - 11:30am Program Session II</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Aptos", "Aptos_EmbeddedFont", "Aptos_MSFontService", "Calibri", "Helvetica", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">12:15pm - 2:15pm Buffet Lunch & Keynote</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Aptos", "Aptos_EmbeddedFont", "Aptos_MSFontService", "Calibri", "Helvetica", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">2:15pm - 2:45 pm Exhibits</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Aptos", "Aptos_EmbeddedFont", "Aptos_MSFontService", "Calibri", "Helvetica", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">2:45pm - 3:45 pm Program Session III</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Aptos", "Aptos_EmbeddedFont", "Aptos_MSFontService", "Calibri", "Helvetica", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </span></p>
<p class="elementToProof" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Aptos", "Aptos_EmbeddedFont", "Aptos_MSFontService", "Calibri", "Helvetica", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">To submit programs we will be using google
forms to make the submission process easier. The form can be found at the following link:
</span><span style="font-family: "Aptos", "Aptos_EmbeddedFont", "Aptos_MSFontService", "Calibri", "Helvetica", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: blue;"><a data-ogsc="blue" data-linkindex="1" data-auth="NotApplicable" style="color: blue; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" rel="noopener noreferrer" title="https://forms.gle/Xzs1m32EP5BGfGSB8" class="OWAAutoLink" id="OWA4f515a2b-fcc3-f133-686f-28d8f0f5246e" target="_blank" href="https://forms.gle/Xzs1m32EP5BGfGSB8">https://forms.gle/Xzs1m32EP5BGfGSB8</a></span><span style="font-family: "Aptos", "Aptos_EmbeddedFont", "Aptos_MSFontService", "Calibri", "Helvetica", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> and
also on the Programs website at </span><span style="font-family: "Aptos", "Aptos_EmbeddedFont", "Aptos_MSFontService", "Calibri", "Helvetica", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><a data-ogsc="blue" data-linkindex="2" data-auth="NotApplicable" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" rel="noopener noreferrer" title="https://libconference.org/programs/" class="OWAAutoLink" id="OWA5e92cba3-4997-96c0-3d20-151a868a99c5" target="_blank" href="https://libconference.org/programs/">https://libconference.org/programs/</a></span><span style="font-family: "Aptos", "Aptos_EmbeddedFont", "Aptos_MSFontService", "Calibri", "Helvetica", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
</span><span style="font-family: "Aptos", "Aptos_EmbeddedFont", "Aptos_MSFontService", "Calibri", "Helvetica", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;">Please note that
</span><span style="font-family: "Aptos", "Aptos_EmbeddedFont", "Aptos_MSFontService", "Calibri", "Helvetica", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>EVERY</b> program proposal
<b>MUST</b> include sponsor information and will not be considered without it. If you do not have a sponsor, please contact
</span><span style="font-family: "Aptos", "Aptos_EmbeddedFont", "Aptos_MSFontService", "Calibri", "Helvetica", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><a data-ogsc="blue" data-linkindex="3" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" title="mailto:LILCPrograms@gmail.com" class="OWAAutoLink" id="OWA8c3b6f58-2a81-ac7d-053f-a4977d5460a9" href="mailto:LILCPrograms@gmail.com">LILCPrograms@gmail.com</a></span><span style="font-family: "Aptos", "Aptos_EmbeddedFont", "Aptos_MSFontService", "Calibri", "Helvetica", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> or
a list of possible divisions and committees that can act as sponsors can be found on the NCLA (</span><span style="font-family: "Aptos", "Aptos_EmbeddedFont", "Aptos_MSFontService", "Calibri", "Helvetica", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><a data-ogsc="blue" data-linkindex="4" data-auth="NotApplicable" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" rel="noopener noreferrer" title="https://ncla.info/" class="OWAAutoLink" id="OWA2a42195e-821b-8eac-f066-b31e853f0679" target="_blank" href="https://ncla.info/">https://ncla.info/</a></span><span style="font-family: "Aptos", "Aptos_EmbeddedFont", "Aptos_MSFontService", "Calibri", "Helvetica", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">)
and SCLA (</span><span style="font-family: "Aptos", "Aptos_EmbeddedFont", "Aptos_MSFontService", "Calibri", "Helvetica", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><a data-ogsc="blue" data-linkindex="5" data-auth="NotApplicable" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" rel="noopener noreferrer" title="http://scla.net/" class="OWAAutoLink" id="OWAfc226192-d3ef-6a2f-1fb0-ec64df04444a" target="_blank" href="http://scla.net/">http://scla.net/</a></span><span style="font-family: "Aptos", "Aptos_EmbeddedFont", "Aptos_MSFontService", "Calibri", "Helvetica", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">)
websites. We can also assist if you need program ideas.</span></p>
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<p class="elementToProof" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Aptos", "Aptos_EmbeddedFont", "Aptos_MSFontService", "Calibri", "Helvetica", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">All program submission information will be
available on the conference website soon as well. Please see the attached Program Proposals Guidelines for further information. </span></p>
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<p class="elementToProof" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Aptos", "Aptos_EmbeddedFont", "Aptos_MSFontService", "Calibri", "Helvetica", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The submission form must be completed by
</span><span style="font-family: "Aptos", "Aptos_EmbeddedFont", "Aptos_MSFontService", "Calibri", "Helvetica", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: red;"><b>December 12, 2025.</b></span></p>
<p class="elementToProof" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Aptos", "Aptos_EmbeddedFont", "Aptos_MSFontService", "Calibri", "Helvetica", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The schedule of programs will be finalized
by the conference committee at our meeting in January and notifications will follow shortly thereafter. Please be advised that we can only reserve space for programs with defined content. </span></p>
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a great conference experience for all. Please let me know if you have any questions. </span></p>
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Jeffrey Baker, Danielle Minard<br>
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2026 Long Island Library Conference</div>
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