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<span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;">Hi Everyone, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black; background-color: yellow;"><b>Registration for the AkLA + PNLA 2024 Conference is now open! </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;">AkLA Members, Non-Members, Friends/Trustees/Students please register
<a href="https://akla.wildapricot.org/event-5618388" target="_blank" id="OWA5da8ac8d-e9db-38af-7938-9dddec1c50fd" class="x_OWAAutoLink" title="https://akla.wildapricot.org/event-5618388" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-loopstyle="linkonly" data-linkindex="0" style="margin: 0px;">
here</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;">PNLA Members, Non-Members, Friends/Trustees/Students please register
<a href="https://pnla.wildapricot.org/event-5647885" target="_blank" id="OWA51646999-393a-40ed-abda-34359b63d1f0" class="x_OWAAutoLink" title="https://pnla.wildapricot.org/event-5647885" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="1" data-loopstyle="linkonly" style="margin: 0px;">
here</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;">Exhibit and Sponsor Registrations can be made online
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here</a></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(36, 36, 36);"><a href="https://pnla.wildapricot.org/event-5647735" target="_blank" id="OWA401ba57c-bd98-bd92-914b-f1952d8da9a5" class="x_OWAAutoLink" title="https://pnla.wildapricot.org/event-5647735" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-loopstyle="linkonly" data-linkindex="3" style="text-decoration: none; margin: 0px;"> </a></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;">or
with the <a href="https://akla.org/2024/2024-conference/exhibits-sponsors/" target="_blank" id="OWA154260cb-f527-3c53-fc9c-40d2c6bcb4f0" class="x_OWAAutoLink" title="https://akla.org/2024/2024-conference/exhibits-sponsors/" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-loopstyle="linkonly" data-linkindex="4" style="margin: 0px;">
mail-in option</a>. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;">Please see the links below for more information:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><a href="https://akla.org/2024/2024-conference/registration-types-and-rates/" target="_blank" id="OWA38e23478-b31c-b6bb-1328-817bc4c7b359" class="x_OWAAutoLink" title="https://akla.org/2024/2024-conference/registration-types-and-rates/" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-loopstyle="linkonly" data-linkindex="5" style="margin: 0px;">Registration Types
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><a href="https://akla.org/2024/2024-conference/exhibits-sponsors/" target="_blank" id="OWAa30d11d6-4032-cbea-9770-ffa838656ca1" class="x_OWAAutoLink" title="https://akla.org/2024/2024-conference/exhibits-sponsors/" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-loopstyle="linkonly" data-linkindex="6" style="margin: 0px;">Exhibits
& Sponsors</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><a href="https://akla.org/2024/2024-conference/continuing-education-travel-grant-opportunities/" target="_blank" id="OWA9e4bef8b-b151-cd9f-7a4d-afc093693efd" class="x_OWAAutoLink" title="https://akla.org/2024/2024-conference/continuing-education-travel-grant-opportunities/" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-loopstyle="linkonly" data-linkindex="7" style="margin: 0px;">Continuing
Education & Travel Grants</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><a href="https://akla.org/2024/2024-conference/discover-juneau/" target="_blank" id="OWA14af11cb-105d-5a1f-364f-2185304322a4" class="x_OWAAutoLink" title="https://akla.org/2024/2024-conference/discover-juneau/" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-loopstyle="linkonly" data-linkindex="8" style="margin: 0px;">Juneau,
AK Tourism Guides</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;">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: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;">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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<span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;">Use the hashtag
<b>#AKLAPNLA2024</b> on social media. (<a href="https://www.facebook.com/AlaskaLibraryAssociation" target="_blank" id="OWA9b684457-0e66-ece6-3f82-b9d2076aa455" class="x_OWAAutoLink" title="https://www.facebook.com/AlaskaLibraryAssociation" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-loopstyle="linkonly" data-linkindex="9" style="margin: 0px;">AkLA
Facebook</a> / <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pnla.org/" target="_blank" id="OWA06f7c372-ceac-4823-d0bd-f8e844cadbe9" class="x_OWAAutoLink" title="https://www.facebook.com/pnla.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-loopstyle="linkonly" data-linkindex="10" style="margin: 0px;">
PNLA Facebook</a>) </span></div>
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