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<span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Registration for the AkLA + PNLA 2024 Conference will open on
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This includes exhibit registration and sponsorship opportunities. You can register through each association's home website. Links to each association's website can be found on the
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conference homepage</a>. Exhibit & sponsorship registration will take place the PNLA website or through the mail-in option. </span></div>
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<a href="https://akla.org/2024/2024-conference/registration-types-and-rates/" id="OWA018fe8f8-3ab6-7d05-93d4-76abab5fdcf5" class="OWAAutoLink" title="https://akla.org/2024/2024-conference/registration-types-and-rates/" data-loopstyle="linkonly" style="margin: 0px;">Registration
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<a href="https://akla.org/2024/2024-conference/exhibits-sponsors/" id="OWA017cb02f-9182-dd7c-f548-3ccc12425dda" class="OWAAutoLink" title="https://akla.org/2024/2024-conference/exhibits-sponsors/" data-loopstyle="linkonly" style="margin: 0px;">Exhibits & Sponsors</a></div>
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<a href="https://akla.org/2024/2024-conference/continuing-education-travel-grant-opportunities/" id="OWA22dd9931-2bff-157d-6b6f-a3cb14e9ea49" class="OWAAutoLink" title="https://akla.org/2024/2024-conference/continuing-education-travel-grant-opportunities/" data-loopstyle="linkonly" style="margin: 0px;">Continuing
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<a href="https://akla.org/2024/2024-conference/discover-juneau/" id="OWA8eb1f9ab-59b5-200a-1f24-7928ae877357" class="OWAAutoLink" title="https://akla.org/2024/2024-conference/discover-juneau/" data-loopstyle="linkonly" style="margin: 0px;">Juneau, AK Tourism
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<div style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The Alaska Library Association (AkLA) and the Pacific
Northwest Library Association (PNLA) are hosting a joint conference to be held August 1-3, 2024 in Juneau, AK. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The Alaska Library Assocation and the Pacific Northwest Library Association have chosen "<b>Stronger Together: Amplifying
Voices, Strengthening Communities</b>" as our 2024 conference theme. Libraries are at their strongest when they endeavor to provide collections, forums, and programs that actively uplift the diverse voices, stories, and experiences within our communities.
The partnership between a library and its community is crucial in ensuring that our services are actively enriching the lives of every resident. </span></div>
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