Access Services Interest Group

We have extended the early bird registration deadline for Core Forum 2024 through Friday, October 25! Special conference rates on hotel rooms at the Hilton Minneapolis also end this Wednesday, October 23.

Join your colleagues at Core Forum 2024, November 14-16, in Minneapolis, MN, at the Hilton Minneapolis! Gather with old friends and make new connections while celebrating the intersection and overlap of the core work we do. Learn more about Forum and register for the main event and preconferences at www.coreforum.org.

Two full days of presentations, interactive panel discussions, and activities are guaranteed to be both thought-provoking and highly relevant to participants' current and future career paths. Forum engages the collective expertise of presenters and participants, facilitates enriching conversations, and offers unique learning opportunities. Everyone, including non-Core members, are encouraged to register, bring real-life questions, share experiences, and network to learn new perspectives.

Core and Minnesota Library Association (MLA) members can save $150 by taking advantage of the Early Bird discount. Advance registration ends November 14.  Join Core and Save!

Preconference sessions and tours tickets are available for an additional charge - space is limited. 

Core has secured a room block at the Hilton Minneapolis hotel for registered Core Forum attendees. Housing reservations must be made prior to October 16. Space is limited.

 

Event Schedule

Thursday, November 14

Preconferences

• Hello from Outside: Reorganizing Library Space for Inclusion from 8am - 12pm 

• Introduction to Digital Preservation: Safeguarding Digital Heritage from 8am - 12pm

• Don't Abandon Your Strategic Planning Model, Adapt It! from 1pm - 4pm

• Leading Libraries Committed to Community-Centered Collaboration and Impact from 1pm - 4pm

 

Tours

• Public Library Tour from 7:30am – 12pm

• The Somali Museum of Minneapolis Tour from 9am – 12pm

• Collections Facility Tours on the University of Minnesota Campus from 1pm – 4pm

• Minneapolis Institute of Art from 1pm – 4pm

 

All Attendee Reception 

• Welcome & Networking Reception from 4pm - 5:30pm

Friday, November 15  

Sessions from 8:30am - 4:45pm

• Keynote Presentation: More Than Hope Presented by Saray Garnett-Hochuli

• 4 Sets of Concurrent Sessions Across 6 Program Tracks 

• Sponsor & Exhibitor Table Top Displays

 

Dine-Arounds from 5pm - 6pm

• Optional Dinner Dine-Arounds (pay on own)

 

All Attendee Reception 

• MSR Design Reception from 6pm - 8pm 

 

Saturday, November 16

 

Sessions from 8:30am - 4pm

• Keynote Presentation: Dr. Kate Beane, Executive Director, Minnesota Museum of American Art

• 4 Sets of Concurrent Sessions Across 6 Program Tracks  

• Sponsored Session by Diamond Sponsor: OCLC (optional)

• Sponsor & Exhibitor Table Top Displays

• Poster Session - 25 posters

 

View Full Current Event Schedule

 

Core Forum Scholarship:

Core's newest scholarship offers recipients the opportunity to attend Core Forum 2024. The scholarship covers the cost of registration and up to three nights at the conference hotel (Hilton Minneapolis). The Core Forum Scholarship is open to all library personnel. To apply for the Core Forum Scholarship, please use the online form. Applications will be accepted until October 9, 2024.

Core Forum is Sponsored by the Following:

Diamond Sponsor: OCLC

Gold Sponsor: AGATI Furniture, MSR Designs

Silver Sponsor: Eastview Information Services, Spacesaver, Shepley Bulfinch

Bronze Sponsor: BackStage Library Works, Boss Display, University of Minnesota Libraries

 

Exhibitors: AM Digital, Bibliotheca, Daniels and Zermack Architects and Interior Designers, Demco, Duke University Press, HBM Architecture Interior Design, Trail

 

Exhibitor and sponsorship opportunities are still available. Please contact Julie Reese at jreese@ala.org or 312-280-5030 to learn more.

 

For more information about other Core events and programs, contact the Core office at corece@ala.org, or visit www.ala.org/core.

 

We look forward to seeing you in Minneapolis!

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Laura Costello
Director, Access and Information Services
University of Minnesota
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