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<b>Lead The Way: Libraries At The Heart Of Community Engagement 2025 Conference</b></div>
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April 21-22, 2025</div>
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Hybrid Conference</div>
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$325-$200</div>
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Register today: <span style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><u><a href="https://go.wisc.edu/7g5grl" id="OWAbde5996c-ee20-a8a4-bf4c-d0961cbb088d" class="OWAAutoLink" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">go.wisc.edu/7g5grl</a></u></span></div>
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Don't wait! Register today for Lead the Way 2025! This year, you can attend online or join us in person at the Pyle Center in Madison, WI, as we delve into strategies for building and maintaining relationships, programming for your community, and understanding
what it means to be a community partner.</div>
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Kathy Barri will kick off the conference Monday morning. Kathy Barri is an enrolled member of
<span style="color: rgb(20, 92, 158);"><a href="https://www.redcliff-nsn.gov/?elqTrackId=DE0625C5192FA30FBB860F7E32A464F5&elqTrack=true" id="OWA39235f3d-65b7-f178-eddf-e0ace730aa1a" class="OWAAutoLink" style="color: rgb(20, 92, 158);">Gaa-miskwaabikaang (Red
Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa)</a></span>. She has served as the Library Assistant for the
<span style="color: rgb(20, 92, 158);"><a href="https://www.redcliff-nsn.gov/library/?elqTrackId=BCA65C94B47BE60FC1615B013FE333F9&elqTrack=true" id="OWAcc418b62-6d65-7d46-292d-bce34b986b10" class="OWAAutoLink" style="color: rgb(20, 92, 158);">Ginanda Gikendaasomin
(We Seek To Learn) Tribal Library</a></span> since 2018, seeing the library through major changes like a move to a new building in 2021 and joining the
<span style="color: rgb(20, 92, 158);"><a href="https://redcliff.northernwaters.org/?elqTrackId=4C7B2FB36D0ECEC87E25F0BF95ABC3CA&elqTrack=true" id="OWA303ff9c7-4a39-069f-68ab-5c000de10658" class="OWAAutoLink" style="color: rgb(20, 92, 158);">Northern Waters
Library Network</a></span> in 2022.</div>
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Hear from Stephen Jackson Tuesday morning. As a motivational speaker and founder of Global CommUnity Associates, Stephen brings a wealth of experience in equity, anti-racism, and restorative practices. He values public service and contributing to people’s lives
through utilizing both Restorative Justice and Restorative Practices to create positive and safe cultures for organizations and communities.</div>
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In addition to our great keynotes enjoy such session as:</div>
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<div style="margin: 0px;">Improving Accessibility @ Community Events</div>
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<div style="margin: 0px;">Enhancing Our Summer Reading Program: A Case Study in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion </div>
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<div style="margin: 0px;">Radical Librarianship: From Theory to Practice </div>
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<div style="margin: 0px;">Serving Seniors: Community Partnership & Outreach with Senior Living Facilities </div>
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<div style="margin: 0px;">Creating Opportunities to Expand Gender Inclusion at your Library </div>
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<div class="elementToProof" style="margin: 0px;">And more! </div>
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<span style="font-weight: 700;">Key links</span>:</div>
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Visit the <a href="https://ischool.wisc.edu/continuing-education/engage/2025-lead-the-way-libraries-at-the-heart-of-community-engagement/" id="LPlnk388852" class="OWAAutoLink" title="https://ischool.wisc.edu/continuing-education/engage/2025-lead-the-way-libraries-at-the-heart-of-community-engagement/">
conference website</a></div>
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View the <a href="https://leadtheway2025.sched.com/" id="LPlnk" class="OWAAutoLink" title="https://leadtheway2025.sched.com/">
full conference schedule</a></div>
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View the <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_RrfmUj5d2JVUzjHIbAKKt_6dfy7rfZuhvcPn1NEzVE/edit?tab=t.0#heading=h.5dn3vja1wdqb" id="OWA6250fec7-5cbc-4577-dc76-891035cd1332" class="OWAAutoLink" title="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_RrfmUj5d2JVUzjHIbAKKt_6dfy7rfZuhvcPn1NEzVE/edit?tab=t.0#heading=h.5dn3vja1wdqb">
virtual only schedule</a><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_RrfmUj5d2JVUzjHIbAKKt_6dfy7rfZuhvcPn1NEzVE/edit?tab=t.0#heading=h.5dn3vja1wdqb" id="OWA2eb4d4a1-4c4d-f534-f24c-d65a8b5e9507" class="OWAAutoLink" title="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_RrfmUj5d2JVUzjHIbAKKt_6dfy7rfZuhvcPn1NEzVE/edit?tab=t.0#heading=h.5dn3vja1wdqb" style="text-decoration: none;"> </a></div>
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View <a href="https://ischool.wisc.edu/continuing-education/engage/2025-lead-the-way-libraries-at-the-heart-of-community-engagement/lead-the-way-registration-2/" id="LPlnk355992" class="OWAAutoLink" title="https://ischool.wisc.edu/continuing-education/engage/2025-lead-the-way-libraries-at-the-heart-of-community-engagement/lead-the-way-registration-2/">
registration details</a></div>
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Hope you can join us online or in-person in April! </div>
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Questions? Email ce-info@ischool.wisc.edu </div>
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