Annual Training

Stronger Together 2023

The Stronger Together Library Conference is a joint effort between the Northern Lights Library System (NLLS), Parkland Regional Library System (PRLS), Peace Library System (PLS), and Yellowhead Regional Library (YRL). Starting in 2020 as a response to the global pandemic, Stronger Together was successful beyond our wildest dreams; the conference attracted thousands of registrants from across Alberta, Canada, and around the world. We are now embarking on our fourth consecutive year offering professional development to library professionals at every level. This year, Stronger Together will be offered in a hybrid format, with one full conference day online and two in-person days at the River Cree Resort and Casino in Enoch, AB (west Edmonton). To make this a successful and memorable event, we’re planning an event full of speaker sessions that reflect our values of collaboration, diversity and inclusion, and open access.

This year’s conference will take place November 3, 9 and 10.  Day One will feature virtual presentations and two keynote address. The following week, on November 9, we will be hosting an in-person board development day, and November 10 will be the full conference for all levels of library professionals, including opening and closing keynotes.

Be sure to save the dates!

  • November 3rd Online Stronger Together Conference
  • November 9th In-person Board Trustee Development Day (hosted by the Alberta Library Trustees Association)
  • November 10th In-person Stronger Together Conference

Registration opens on August 16th.

Discounted room reservations can be made by attendees with River Cree Resort and Casino in Enoch, Alberta up to October 5th, 2023. Reservations can be made by calling 1-844-425-2733 or online.

Please visit our website for full details! https://strongertogether2023.heysummit.com/coming-soon/

If you have questions about the conference please contact us at: librariesarestrongertogether@gmail.com

2023 Training Schedule

Topics:

In Person / Online 50/50

Internal / External

Votes

Presenter/s

Date

Seminar: Grant Writing

In-person / HQ

internal

23

Daphne Schnurer

5-Apr-2023

Webinar: How to Market your Library

Online

external

26

Angela Hirsch

12-Apr-2023

Seminar: Simply Reports

In-person / HQ

internal

21

Kayla / Alliah

19-Apr-2023

Webinar: Community Engagement

Online

external

21

Amy Butcher

26-Apr-2023

Speaker Event: Futurevision – Amazing Libraries

In-person / HQ

external

21

Chris Kutarna

24-May-2023

Webinar: Communication

Online

external

16

Jessie Morris

30-Aug-2023

1:30 PM

Webinar: Collection Management

Online

internal

17

Kayla/ Alliah

6-Sep-2023

1:30 PM

Workshop:  Programming

In-person / HQ

internal

28

Joanne / Jessie

20-Sep-2023

10 AM

Workshop: EResources/ STEAM Play Day

In-person / HQ

internal

23

MLS Team

20-Sep-2023

1 PM

Speaker Event: Gentle Teaching

Online

external

15

Creative Options Regina

27-Sep-2023

1:30 PM

Speaker Event: Leading from Any Position

Online

external

18

EPL

29-Nov-2023

8:30 AM

Spark & Ignite

Our Spark and Ignite annual conference is the culmination of hundreds of hours of planning. We are inspired to organize our conference around the heart of libraries and what they do for their communities:

Storytelling ◊ Networking ◊ Education

Each year, the conference offers librarians and library staff the opportunity to share ideas, lessons, or challenges they have encountered in a conference that celebrates the hard work and unique challenges of rural librarianship. Spark & Ignite provides social and educational benefits for its attendees and is an occasion to network, visit vendors, and meet with colleagues from across the country, all in the name of helping our member libraries to provide greater levels of service than they could achieve alone.

Conference Videos