Housing and registration for the PLA 2014 Conference are open

For Immediate Release
Thu, 09/05/2013

Contact:

Amy Sargent

Marketing and Communications Manager

Public Library Association

asargent@ala.org

CHICAGO — Housing and registration for the Public Library Association’s 2014 Conference, March 11-15 in Indianapolis, are now open. For complete details, visit placonference.org.

The PLA 2014 schedule is packed with education, inspiration and entertainment. Keynote speaker Bryan Stevenson, founder and executive director of the Equal Justice Initiative, will welcome attendees at the Opening Session, while David Sedaris will send them off from the Closing Session. In between, more than 150 educational programs; PLA’s new Big Ideas Series; author events with Jane Pauley, Craig Johnson and Lisa Unger, Mary Kay Andrews, Andre Dubus III, Walter Mosley and others; unique networking opportunities; and a bustling exhibits floor will keep attendees busy. There will also be lots to explore around the easily walkable city of Indianapolis.

Being a PLA member can save registrants $130 (over ALA members) and $195 (over nonmembers) when they take advantage of the Early Bird rate before January 10, 2014. Not a member? Visit the PLA membership site and join so you can save, too! Members of the Indiana Library Federation also qualify for the Early Bird rate. ALA members and nonmembers can take advantage of special advance registration rates before February 7, 2014. Find a complete list of PLA 2014 Conference rates here.

Offered biennially, the PLA Conference is the premier event for public libraries, drawing thousands of librarians, library support staff, trustees, friends and library vendors from across the country and around the world. Find complete details at placonference.org and join us in Indy!

For more information about other PLA events and programs, contact the PLA office at pla@ala.org or (800) 545-2433, ext. 5PLA, or visit www.pla.org. PLA is a division of the American Library Association. PLA’s core purpose is to strengthen public libraries and their contribution to the communities they serve. Its mission is to enhance the development and effectiveness of public library staff and public library services.