(via the Illinois Library Association)
Reaching Forward South, an annual professional development conference for library support staff in central and southern Illinois, is now accepting conference <https://ila.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6e70654dccbd86e15c572ad55&id=4758096daf&e=6c7f1a78dd> proposals<https://ila.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6e70654dccbd86e15c572ad55&id=da855dbaf9&e=6c7f1a78dd>. The theme is The Future is Always Beginning Now, and proposals should consist of ideas and practices in strategic planning, forward-thinking programming, and current events or endeavors that could change the way libraries and their staff will function in the future. The deadline to submit a proposal is Monday, April 15.
This year’s conference will be held on Friday, May 17, 2019, in Carbondale, IL. For additional information or questions regarding Reaching Forward South, visit the website<https://ila.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6e70654dccbd86e15c572ad55&id=b23969e52f&e=6c7f1a78dd> or contact Ryan Franklin<https://ila.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6e70654dccbd86e15c572ad55&id=4a114db1b8&e=6c7f1a78dd> at the Illinois State Library.