United for Libraries Virtual: Trustees – Friends – Foundations
July 29-31, 2025
Registration Now Open
United for Libraries Virtual is an interactive three-day virtual event featuring expert speakers on current topics facing library Trustees, Friends, Foundations, and staff who work with them.
- Participate in live Q&A sessions with education program presenters.
- Enjoy microlearning sessions, Book Buzz videos featuring forthcoming titles, the keynote, and Virtual Gala Author Tea.
- Receive a certificate of attendance (for individual live participation or on-demand viewing).
Programs by Day
Trustee Day - Tuesday, July 29, 2025
- Get Familiar with Freedom of Information Laws
- Meetings That Matter: Driving Results, Not Just Discussions
- Public Official Basics for Trustees: Introduction to Public Administration and Public Finance
- Top 10 Things Library Board Members Should Know - But Often Don't
- Why Is It Always a Battle?: Concerns of Public Library Trustees in the United States
- More to be announced soon!
Foundation/Fundraising Day - Wednesday, July 30, 2025
- Library Storytelling: How to Find Memorable Library Stories to Use for Marketing and Promotion
- Let Your Impact Ring! Sharing Your Library’s Successes so Funders Will Listen
- Overcoming the Barriers to Library Fundraising Success
- Strengthening Library and Foundation Relationships: The Role of the Memorandum of Understanding and Relationship Committee
- More to be announced soon!
Friends Day - Thursday, July 31, 2025
- Friends for Everyone: Inclusivity and Accessibility Best Practices
- Gnomes Need Homes: A Different Type of Silent Auction!
- Lessons from a New Board President
- Library Funding 101: Understanding How Things Get Paid
- Strategic Planning for Friends Groups
- More to be announced soon!
Lead Sponsor of United for Libraries Virtual 2025
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.
2025 United for Libraries Virtual Registration Options
Flexible registration options are available, including individual full conference, individual single day or multiple days, or group viewing single day or multiple days. United for Libraries personal members save 35% off all registration rates. When purchasing multiple seats, you can save up to an additional 40% off per seat.
Unsure which option is the best fit?
- See below or check out the full details including registration, attendance, and participation; available discounts; detailed pricing charts, and frequently asked questions.
- Contact United for Libraries staff by phone at (312) 280-2161 or by email at united@ala.org.
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 11.
United for Libraries personal members pay $81.85 with Early Bird savings.
FREE Registration States: MI, OR, VA
If you live in or work for any type of library in Michigan, Oregon, 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 2025 United for Libraries Virtual Invoice Request Form, or find the coupon code in your statewide training course on the ALA eLearning website.
- CO, IL, NV - save 20% off the base price.
- MA, MD, MN, ND, NE, SC - 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 29)
- Foundations/Fundraising Day (Wednesday, July 30)
- Friends Day (Thursday, July 31)
Save an extra $5 on all individual single day registration rates with Early Bird savings through July 11.
United for Libraries personal members pay $37.25 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 11.
United for Libraries personal members pay $119.75 with Early Bird savings.
