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<span style="font-weight: 700;">Upgrade: Enhancing Library Technology Services with Technology 2025 Conference </span></div>
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October 6-7, 2025</div>
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Hybrid Conference</div>
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$150-$350</div>
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<b>Register today:</b> <a href="https://go.wisc.edu/20jmom" id="OWA28fbec45-64d1-407e-98a9-d5d60ed3189d" class="expandhideurl OWAAutoLink elementToProof" title="20jmom" style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;">go.wisc.edu/20jmom</a> </div>
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Join us for the inaugural Upgrade: Enhancing Library Services with Technology Conference as we explore the evolving intersection of libraries and technology through expert-led sessions, collaborative discussions, and networking opportunities. Topics include
AI applications in libraries, digital collection strategies, and innovative approaches to instruction and patron engagement. Don’t miss keynotes from
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Dr. Brandy McNeil</a>, President of the Public Library Association, and <a href="https://alex-hanna.com/?elqTrackId=55C9C41A3B253208E01D7FE98C4EE1C6&elqTrack=true" target="_blank" id="OWAb2bfeb96-fac8-8170-f6a1-17151c5cbe13" class="OWAAutoLink" data-targettype="webpage" style="margin: 0px;">
Dr. Alex Hanna</a>, Director of Research at the Distributed AI Research Institute (DAIR).</div>
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Arriving early? Kick off your conference experience with our pre-conference workshop,
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OpenAI? Open Pedagogy: How to Keep Humanity in Higher Ed</a>, a hands-on exploration of AI's impact on critical thinking and education.</div>
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<span style="font-weight: 700;">Conference Links</span></div>
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<b>Back in Circulation: A Conference For Managers And Staff In Access And Circulation Services</b></div>
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November 13-14, 2025</div>
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$200</div>
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<b>Register today:</b> <a href="https://go.wisc.edu/m305hu" id="OWA48144c26-3117-ac69-e90b-e41496db05e1" class="OWAAutoLink" style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;">go.wisc.edu/m305hu</a></div>
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This November join us virtually for Back in Circulation: A Conference for Managers and Staff in Access & Circulation Services! Hear from experts on best practices for staffing and training, creating a welcoming and inclusive space and services, and developing
de-esclationg guidelines for your library. The conference will kick off Thursday morning with keynote Beth Wahler, founder and principal consultant at
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Beth Wahler Consulting, LLC</a> and affiliated research faculty and previous director of the School of Social Work at the University of North Carolina – Charlotte.</div>
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