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Why should you attend the 2025 ARL President’s Institute, “Ignite Collaboration: Thriving Multigenerational Libraries,” February 12–13 in Chicago?
Hear from Nathan Putnam, planning task force member and associate dean of libraries, Northeastern Illinois University:
This event is for you if you:
- Manage a multigenerational library team
- Manage, train, or work with student library employees
- Design library services or spaces used by people of different ages
- Are interested in attracting the next generation of library talent to the profession
- Are keen to explore age difference as an element of diversity
Participants will leave with resources and a plan for how to bring multigenerational collaboration to their libraries.
Scholarships
The President’s Institute is able to offer a limited number of registration scholarships that can cover full or partial registration costs. To express interest please complete the Scholarship Interest Form by Monday, January 6. Scholarships are available only to residents of Canada and the United States.
Group Discounts
Bring a team from your institution! A 10% group discount is available for groups of three or more attendees from the same institution. Please reach out to events@arl.org to inquire.
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Questions? Please email events@arl.org.
About the President’s Institute
The President’s Institute seeks to provide opportunities for participation by ARL member institutions and others in our field each year during the start of the ARL presidency. One of the ARL Institutes, this interactive event convenes a broad community of individuals, subject-matter experts, middle managers, senior leaders, and general executives from ARL libraries and beyond on top-of-mind issues facing research libraries. As part of the President’s Institute, the Julia C. Blixrud Scholarship recipient is selected, attends, and writes a report on the institute to be published by ARL.
