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NCLA Conference 2025
NCLA Conference 2025 Schedule

The 66th Biennial Conference of the NCLA presents Books and Beyond: Navigating New Frontiers, October 14-17 2025 Benton Convention Center Winston Salem, NC

NCLA 2025 Conference: Schedule

View the NCLA Conference 2025 schedule & directory.

NOTE: This is a preliminary schedule for use in planning your Conference registration. The Poster sessions and other Special Events will be added over the next month.

Once you have registered, the Programs Committee will send you an email inviting you to login to Sched.com so you can create your profile and add events to your schedule. If you have any questions, contact the Programs Committee at programs@nclaonline.org

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*Schedule subject to change, these are estimates of events and times.

Exhibit Sneak Peek (Tues, 10/14 4:30-6pm)
Banned Together Movie Night, Intellectual Freedom Committee’s Film Screening (Tues, 10/14 6pm, Forsyth County Public Library Central Branch)
Vendor Reception (Wed, 10/15 4-6pm)
NMRT and BLINC: Social Event (TBD)
PLS Wine and Cheese Reception (Wed, 10/15, 6-7:30pm)
LIS Reception (Thu, 10/16 5-6pm)
All-Conference Reception (Thu, 10/16 6-9pm)
All-Conference Luncheon and Closing Keynote (Fri, 10/17 12-2:30pm)

Paid Events/Items (yes/no - attendee will be invoiced separately)

For more information about pre-conference sessions, please visit the NCLA 2025 Conference Pre-conference page.

Event or Item	Details	Price
T-shirt	please indicate size XS-3XL	Coming soon
Pre-conference: Expanding Our Horizons: Building Capacity for Dialogue Across Difference, presented by Alan Yarborough	Tues, 10/14 9am-12pm	$50 member/$75 non-member
Pre-conference: Navigating Northstar Online Learning for Administrators and Proctors, presented by Lori Special	Tues, 10/14 9am-12pm	$50 member/$75 non-member
Pre-conference: AI in Action: Practical Applications for Librarians, presented by J. Denice Lewis	Tues, 10/14 9am-12pm	$50 member/$75 non-member
Pre-conference: Values-Aligned Budgeting, presented by John Chrastka	Tues, 10/14 1:30-4:30pm	$50 member/$75 non-member
Pre-conference: Navigating the Frontiers of Library Worker Identity: Being Yourself When Others Want you to Be Someone Else, presented by Darin Freeburg and Katie Klein	Tues, 10/14 1:30-4:30pm	$50 member/$75 non-member
Pre-conference: Black Superheroes: Exploring Race, Power, and Culture Through Comic Studies, presented by Nasir “Nas” Jean-Paul	Tues, 10/14 1:30-4:30pm	$50 member/$75 non-member
Pre-conference: Reentry Realities: Navigating New Frontiers in Library Services for Justice-Impacted Individuals, presented by Clarisa Arguello	Tues, 10/14 1:30-4:30pm	$50 member/$75 non-member
Pre-conference: Digging Deep Into Mindfulness: an immersive and instructional workshop, presented by Jenneffer Sixkiller	Tues, 10/14 1:30-4:30pm	$50 member/$75 non-member
Pre-conference: Present Like a Pro, presented by Jennifer Hanft and Brandy Hamilton	Tues, 10/14 9am-4:30pm; 12pm-1:30pm lunch break	$75 member/$100 non-member
Pre-conference: Binding History, Unbinding Creativity: Experiential Learning through Bookbinding and Zine-Making, presented by Gerald Ward and Lauren Ksa	Tues, 10/14 9am-4:30pm; 12pm-1:30pm lunch break	$75 member/$100 non-member
WILR Luncheon	Wed, 10/15 12:15-1:45pm	$40
REMCO Luncheon	TBD	$40
NCLA Endowment Dinner & Event	Wed, 10/15 6:30-8:30pm	$75
PLS Wine & Cheese Reception	Wed, 10/15 6-7:30pm	$15 PLS members/$20 non PLS members
Endowment Donation	Please input your donation amount
The attendee agrees to be invoiced separately for any selections under paid events	Must indicate yes to be registered for paid events

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