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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>A Leadership Conference for Youth Services Managers & Staff</b></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">March 21 - 22, 2024, Madison, WI</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Register today:
</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(183, 1, 1); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><a href="https://go.wisc.edu/ko9o8m" id="OWA3730abc0-000e-a877-5fc3-ea65098ee4e4" class="OWAAutoLink" title="https://go.wisc.edu/ko9o8m" data-loopstyle="linkonly" style="margin: 0px;">go.wisc.edu/ko9o8m</a></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>Thursday Keynote: Lucia M. Gonzalez</b></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(25, 25, 25); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Lucia Gonzalez is the author of three award-winning children's books, past president of REFORMA, two-time recipient of national
Library Journal Movers & Shakers Award for her contributions in shaping the future of libraries, and the 2020-21 Past President of the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a Division of the American Library Association</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>Friday Keynote: Mimi Ito </b></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(26, 25, 26); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Mimi Ito is a cultural anthropologist, learning scientist, entrepreneur, and a leading advocate for connected learning—learning
that is equity-oriented, centered on youth interest, and socially connected. Ito is Professor in Residence and John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Chair in Digital Media and Learning at the University of California, Irvine, where she directs the
Connected Learning Lab.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16pt; color: rgb(200, 38, 19);"><b>Engaging Sessions </b></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Power Up 2024 is full of exciting learning opportunities and career development sessions, including on topics like:</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><i>Teen takeover: How to deal when teens take over the library</i></span></li><li style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><i>Library leadership the Ted Lasso way</i></span></li><li style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><i>Youth behavior policies and restorative justice</i></span></li><li style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><i>Advocating for children and families with temporary living conditions</i></span></li><li style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><i>Disability inclusion in library services</i></span></li><li style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><i>And many more! </i></span></li></ul>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">See full schedule:
<a href="https://uwpowerup2024.sched.com/" id="OWAe398a5fb-e92d-009a-d3b2-81bbb54f01c6" class="OWAAutoLink" data-loopstyle="linkonly" style="margin: 0px;">
https://uwpowerup2024.sched.com/</a> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(64, 63, 66); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Questions? Email ce-info@ischool.wisc.edu </span></div>
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