Empowering an Informed Communities: A Librarian's Playbook

2026 WLA Presidential Summit

Thursday, December 3, 2026 | Online | 9:00 AM to 2:30 PM

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Join library professionals, educators, and community leaders for a dynamic day of learning focused on media literacy, artificial intelligence, misinformation, and strategies for strengthening informed communities.

As AI tools become increasingly integrated into everyday life, libraries play a critical role in helping patrons navigate information, evaluate sources, and engage thoughtfully with emerging technologies. This event will explore today's rapidly changing information landscape while providing practical tools, resources, and frameworks that librarians can use in their work.

Participants will hear from nationally recognized experts, engage in discussions on health and wellness misinformation, explore evolving AI guidance for libraries, and participate in interactive breakout sessions focused on real-world applications and community engagement.

Registration

Individual Registration: Individual registration costs are $15 WLA Student; $45 WLA Members, and $65 Non-Members.

Organizational Registration: For this virtual event, WLA is excited to allow organizations to purchase a pass to grant all staff online access to the Summit! An all-access pass will allow staff from all levels, roles, and career stages to attend for a flat fee. Organizational registration will open October 8 and close November 13th.

Your employees can pop in and out of live sessions as their schedules allow, and they will have access to all session recordings afterward. The cost is less than the regular member rate, and your staff at all levels can each have access to the full day's schedule of quality professional development.

Number of Employees*	Rate
3-5	$100
6-10	$200
11-20	$350
21-50	$550
51-100	$1,000
101-200	$1,500
201-500	$2,000
501-1,000	$2,500
1,001+	$3,000

*Schools can apply the "Number of Employees" to just employees, just students, or both.

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State-Wide Registration: For this virtual event, WLA is excited to allow state libraries or state library associations purchase a pass to grant all library staff in their state online access to the Summit! An all-access pass will allow staff from all levels, roles, and career stages to attend for a flat fee, based on the average number of library employees in your state. Pricing tiers are based on the estimated amount of library employees in the state/area.

Number of Employees*	Rate
Under 1,000	$2,500
1,001-2,000	$3,500
2,001-3,000	$4,500
3,001-4,000	$5,500
4,001-5,000	$6,500
5,001-6,000	$7,500
6,001-8,000	$8,500
8,001+	$9,000

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If you have any questions, contact the WLA Office at [email protected] or (206) 823-1138.