United for Libraries Virtual: Trustees – Friends – Foundations
Registration Now Open
Programming runs from 11:00 am Eastern to approximately 4:00 pm Eastern daily with scheduled breaks. Registrants may participate in some or all program sessions live, and/or watch recordings on-demand.
Themed days offer focused programming. Register for a single day, multiple days, or the full conference.
- Trustee/Board Member Day - Tuesday, July 28, 2026
- Foundations and Fundraising Day - Wednesday, July 29, 2026
- Friends of the Library Day - Thursday, July 30, 2026
Trustee/Board Member Day
- Navigating the Hiring Process: Finding the Right Director for Your Library
- From Strategy to Advocacy: How State Libraries and Boards Drive Innovation and Funding for Local Impact
- Breaking Down Silos: Building Stronger Partnerships Between Boards and Library Leadership
- Library Champions: Building Advocates Through Shared Learning
- Be the BEST Public Library Trustee You Can Be
- More coming soon!
Foundations and Fundraising Day
- Collaboration, Communication, and Flexibility: Working Together to Reach Campaign Goals
- Case Study: Engaging Volunteers, Donors and Staff to Create a Strategic Fundraising Plan
- Making the Most of Milestones: Golden Opportunities in Library Fundraising
- More coming soon!
Friends of the Library Day
- A National Model of Access: Learning from the National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled (NLS) and Friends of the Library Partnerships
- Successful Online Sales for Friends of the Library Fundraising
- More coming soon!
Individual Full Conference
Individual Full Conference registration includes three days of live programming and on-demand access for one year.
Save an extra $15 on all individual full conference registration rates with Early Bird savings through July 17.
United for Libraries personal members pay $88.35 with Early Bird savings.
FREE Registration States: MA, MI, NE, OR, SC, VA
If you live in or work for any type of library in Massachusetts, Michigan, Nebraska, Oregon, South Carolina, or Virginia, full conference registration is paid for by your state library!
Discounted Registration States
If you live in or work for any type of library in the following states, you are eligible for a discount. Submit the 2026 United for Libraries Virtual Invoice Request Form, or find the coupon code in your statewide training course on the ALA eLearning website.
- IL, IN, NV - save 20% off the base price.
- MD, MN, ND - save 35% off the base price.
Individual Single Day
Individual single day registration includes live attendance and on-demand access for one year to the selected day's programming.
Register for one or more single day options:
- Trustee/Board Member Day (Tuesday, July 28)
- Foundations & Fundraising Day (Wednesday, July 29)
- Friends of the Library Day (Thursday, July 30)
Save an extra $5 on all individual single day registration rates with Early Bird savings through July 17.
United for Libraries personal members pay $40.50 with Early Bird savings.
Group Viewing Single Day
Group Viewing is available for single or multiple day registration, and is only available by invoice request. Includes live group viewing and on-demand group viewing of the selected day's programming.
Full details including pricing and discounts is available on the Group Viewing Invoice Request Form.
Save an extra $20 on all Group Viewing single day conference registration rates with Early Bird savings through July 17.
United for Libraries personal members pay $126.25 with Early Bird savings.
United Virtual 2026 Lead Sponsor
Penguin Random House Library Marketing
The mission of the Penguin Random House Library Marketing Department is to put great books and audiobooks into the hands of librarians before they are published, as well as to provide resources to assist with Readers’ Advisory, Event Programming, and Book Club planning.
