Registration for Lake Superior Libraries Symposium 2013: Libraries by Design is now open.

Our flat registration fee is $49. See our Register page for instructions on how to secure your spot for June 7th via fax, phone, snail mail, or in the flesh. If you want to register online, you’ll have to wait until April 23th.

The symposium is organized around three tracks:

• designing space
• designing skills
• designing service

See our (color coded!) brochure for details on each track and individual session descriptions.

Let us know if you have any questions!

The Lake Superior Libraries Symposium 2013 call for proposals is out and ready for your submissions.

LSLS13 is calling for proposals!

Our theme is “Libraries by Design.” How can we design our services, our space, and our skills to serve our communities and face the future? How can libraries provide explicit attention and take action directed toward patron needs? Successful proposals will showcase effective and innovative practices, and be applicable to many types of libraries.

Proposals are due by Thursday, February 28^th; submit them at http://bit.ly/lsls13propose.

The Lake Superior Libraries Symposium will be having a December 11th planning meeting at Thirsty Pagan Brewing in Superior, WI, 4:00PM. Agenda items include: finalizing roles for the Mid-Winter Unsymposium, presentation proposals for the 2013 Symposium, touting Nate Hill as our keynote, and discussion about how awesome December in the Twin Ports is.

All are welcome to contribute, particularly cold cotton-mouthed cynics with candor.

Are you thirsty? Join us!