Registration is OPEN for our 13th annual Lake Superior Libraries Unsymposium!
Our 13th annual Lake Superior Libraries Unsymposium will be held on Friday, January 9, 2026, from 1-4:30 p.m. at Superior Public Library in Superior, Wisconsin! We hope you’ll join us for an afternoon of conversation, collaboration, and connection!
What’s an “unsymposium,” you ask? At our Mid-winter Unsymposium, we turn the idea of a “conference” upside down! Rather than inviting speakers to talk about predetermined topics related to a specific theme, unsymposium attendees brainstorm discussion topics and then vote for their favorites!
You can suggest discussion topics when you register, or you can suggest them at the event. After collecting all of the suggested topics, everybody in attendance votes for their favorites, and then we break into small groups for discussion. At our Unconference, you determine the conversation!
Would you like to meet up with Unsymposium attendees for lunch before the Unsymposium? We’ll meet at Julie’s Family Restaurant (403 Belknap Street in Superior) at 11:30 a.m. for networking, camaraderie, and a delicious lunch before heading over to the library for the Unsymposium. We’d love to see you there!
We hope you’ll join us at the Unsymposium on Friday, January 9, 2026, for invigorating discussion with other library folks. Be prepared to take that enthusiasm back to your library! Registration is open now!
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The Unsymposium is free and open to everyone.
When: Friday, January 9, 2026, 1 – 4:30 pm
Where: Superior Public Library, 1530 Tower Avenue, Superior, WI 54880
Registration: Now open!
Cost: Only your time!
QUESTIONS? Contact us!
Lake Superior Libraries Symposium 
Awesome idea and concept for a conference!
The format was great and I thoroughly enjoyed meeting and brainstorming with librarians from around the northeast part of the state, I just wish it would have been a little more relevant to high school libraries.
Thanks for your feedback, Carrie! We’d love to see more high school librarians at the 2016 Unsymposium proposing topics that are relevant to K-12 libraries. If you are planning on attending the upcoming Unsymposium, be sure to suggest some topics on your registration form!
My diminished memory span is getting in the way of remembering the various group topics. Would you be able to please list the 8 small group topics?
Thank you!
Stacy