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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Reconnect with friends and make new connections while celebrating the intersection and overlap of the core work we do.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="color:black"> Two full days of presentations, interactive panel discussions, and activities are guaranteed to be both thought-provoking and highly relevant to participants’ current and future career
paths. Forum engages the collective expertise of presenters and participants, facilitates enriching conversations, and offers unique learning opportunities. Everyone, including non-Core members, is encouraged to register, bring real-life questions, share experiences,
and network to learn new perspectives.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">Event Features</span></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
Preconferences & Tours (additional registration required)<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
Welcome Reception<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
2 Keynote Presentations<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
45+ educational programs<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
Poster Session<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
Exhibitor Displays<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
Dine-arounds (optional)<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">6 Concurrent Program Tracks</span></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2">
Access & Equity<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2">
Buildings & Operations<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2">
Leadership & Management<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2">
Metadata & Collections<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2">
Preservation<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2">
Technology<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">Keynote Speakers</span></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><b><span style="color:black">Nick Laracuente<br>
</span></b><span style="color:black">As the Lead Archivist for the Sazerac Company, Nick Laracuente is an archaeologist who specializes in historical distillery and spirits-specific research, as well as public outreach and education. Nicknamed the “Bourbon
Archaeologist,” he played a key role in the discovery and excavation of Colonel E. H. Taylor, Jr’s formerly lost nineteenth-century Distillery at Buffalo Trace Distillery, now dubbed “Bourbon Pompeii.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><b><span style="color:black">Frank X Walker<br>
</span></b><span style="color:black">Multidisciplinary artist, Frank X Walker holds the endowed C.R. Lezius Professorship in the Arts at the University of Kentucky. A Cave Canem Fellow and co-founder of the Affrilachian Poets, he is the author of thirteen collections
of poetry including Load In Nine Times, winner of the 2025 Pen/Voelcker Award for Poetry and Turn Me Loose: The Unghosting of Medgar Evers, winner of the NAACP Image Award, and Buffalo Dance: The Journey of York, winner of the Lillian Smith Book Award. Voted
one of the most creative professors in the south, he is the originator of the word, Affrilachia, and is dedicated to communicating how literacy and the arts impacts our quality of life. The Lannan Poetry Fellowship Award recipient has degrees from the University
of Kentucky and Spalding University as well as four honorary doctorates from the University of KY, Centre College, Spalding University, and Transylvania University.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><b><span style="color:#1155CC"><a href="http://www.coreforum.org/"><span style="color:#1155CC">View the complete event schedule and register at www.coreforum.org.</span></a></span></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">Registration</span></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<ul type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">
Early-bird registration pricing (ends October 4th)<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">
Core Member: $369<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">
Kentucky Library/KPLA Members: $369<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">
ALA Member: $454<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">
Non-Member: $574<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">
Other ALA Member (Students/Non-Salaried, LSS, Retired, International): $269<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">
Exhibitor Tabletop (includes up to 2 exhibitor registrations): $1,250<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><b><span style="color:black">Core Forum Library Supporter<br>
</span></b><span style="color:black">There are a limited number of Library Supporter sponsorships available to libraries. The $2,500 fee comes with up to 6 Forum attendee registrations, sponsorship of the Core Forum Poster Session and a small tabletop to display
promotional materials about the library. Contact Julie Reese at <a href="mailto:jreese@ala.org">
jreese@ala.org</a> for more information.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><b><span style="color:black">Additional Benefit for Registering:<br>
</span></b><span style="color:black">All Core Forum registrants will receive free access to the 2026 Best of Core Forum Webinar Series in the months following Core Forum. The series features 20+ live webinars from sessions held at Forum voted by attendees as
Best of Core Forum.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">Not Yet a Member?</span></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Consider becoming a member and save! An ALA member will pay $85 more than a Core member and a non-member will pay $205 more than a Core member to attend Forum, based on early-bird rates. Save money by joining and
you will not only enjoy the benefits of Core Forum and Best of Core Forum Webinar Series but also have a year of ALA and Core membership. ALA member fees range from $40-$125 per year. Core member fees range from $30-$82 per year.
</span><span style="color:#1155CC"><a href="https://www.ala.org/core/benefits-membership"><span style="color:#1155CC">Visit the Core web site to learn about the benefits of membership and how to join.</span></a></span><span style="color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><br>
<b>Core Forum Event Hotel</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="color:black">Core has secured a room block at The Galt House Hotel for registered Core Forum attendees. Group rates start at $189.00 Single/Double. Housing reservations must be made prior to October
17.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">We Welcome Your support!</span></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="color:black">Sponsorship & Exhibitor opportunities are available. Please contact Core Executive Director, Julie Reese for more information at
<a href="mailto:jreese@ala.org">jreese@ala.org</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">2025 Core Forum Attendee Testimonials</span></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="color:black">“For a smaller public library, the information provided at Core is really key. To have such a concentrated wealth of knowledge around administration, management, and facilities in one
place is really invaluable!”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="color:black">“This was a great opportunity for me to learn new aspects of librarianship in regards to facility and staff management and overall leadership.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">About Core</span></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="color:black">Core: Leadership, Infrastructure, Futures is the national association that advances the profession of librarians and information providers in central roles of leadership and management,
collections and technical services, preservation, and technology. Our mission is to cultivate and amplify the collective expertise of library workers in core functions through community building, advocacy, and learning. Core is a division of the American Library
Association. Contact the Core office at <a href="mailto:core@ala.org">core@ala.org</a>, or visit our website at
</span><span style="color:#1155CC"><a href="http://www.ala.org/core"><span style="color:#1155CC">www.ala.org/core</span></a></span><span style="color:black"> to learn more.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">Thank You to Our Sponsors</span></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1155CC"><a href="https://www.oclc.org/en/home.html"><span style="color:#1155CC">OCLC, Diamond Sponsor</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="color:#1155CC"><a href="https://www.lib.umn.edu/"><span style="color:#1155CC">University of Minnesota Libraries, Forum Supporter</span></a></span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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