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ArLA Conference
The 2024 ArLA Conference will take place from October 4 - 6, 2024 at the Hot Springs Convention Center. Registration opens June 15, 2023. Early Bird registration will be available June 15 - August 31. Late registration will be available September 1 - September 30.
Hot Springs Convention Center
134 Convention Blvd. Hot Springs, AR 71901
Registration Rates
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ArLA Early Bird Full Registration |
$ 275.00 |
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ArLA Reg/Late |
$ 325.00 |
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Vendor Registration |
$ 500.00 |
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Extra Awards Dinner tickets |
$ 45.00 |
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Extra Author Luncheon tickets |
$ 37.00 |
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Non-member early bird |
$ 325.00 |
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Non-member late registration |
$ 375.00 |
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Member Sat/Sun Only |
$ 125.00 |
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Non-member Sat/Sun Only |
$ 150.00 |
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Preconference |
$ 50.00 |
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Friday |
$ 50.00 |
If you need to purchase additional meal tickets, click on New Registration after your initial registration. When choosing extra meals, the total number includes the requester. So if you have 5 people total, put 4 in the # of guests box.
Now available for preorder with conference pick up.
We are so excited to see all of you in October! The closest airport to Hot Springs is the Clinton National Airport in Little Rock, an hour away. To assist you in the last leg of your journey, please use this Ride Share Google Sheet (coming soon) to make rideshare plans. If you have any questions, reach out to Lynn Valetutti at lynn.valetutti@np.edu.
Attendee Information
Online Conference Registration
Embassy Suites by Hilton Hot Springs Hotel & Spa - Conference accommodation rate $154.00 from Thursday, October 3, 2024 -through Saturday, October 5, 2024.
400 Convention Center Boulevard
Hot Springs, AR 71901
Vendor Information
Online RegistrationVendorRegistration2024.pdf
Conference Committee 2024
Current Committee Members
Lynn Valetutti, Chair
Director
Library and LMS Departments National Park College
101 College Drive,
Hot Springs, AR 71901
501-760-4110
president-elect@arlib.org
Programming Chairs, Amy Wallace / Misty Hawkins
wallacea@asmsa.org
director@arvrls.com
Exhibits Chair, Rachel Shankles
Shankles08@gmail.com
Graphics/Media Chair, Kacy Earnest Spears/ Amy McGohan
kacyespears@gmail.com
amcgohan@harding.edu
Accessibility Coordinator, Jessica Riedmueller
jriedmueller@uca.edu
Awards Chair, Judy Calhoun
director@searlibrary.org
Past Conference Chair, Taylor Vanlandingham
vanlandingham@jbu.edu
Treasurer, Ron Russ
info@arlib.org
Basket Auction, Britt Anne Murphy,
murphyb@hendrix.edu
Assistants Extraordinaire
Alexis Wilson, Kristin Quintanilla
Alexis.Wilson@np.edu
Kristin.Quintanilla@np.edu
Trivia Coordinators, Amber Wilson/Jessica Riedmueller
amberc@uca.edu jriedmueller@uca.edu
Mission and Responsibilities
The Conference Committee is responsible for the overall planning, execution, and evaluation of the annual conference.
Past Committee Chairs
2023 - Taylor Vanlandingham2022 - Carol Coffey
2021 - Rachel Shankles
2020 - Philip Shackelford
2019 - Crystal Gates
2018 - Daniel Fouts, II
2017 - Rebecka Virden
2016 – Shawn Manis
2015 – Devona Pendergrass
2014 – Kay Bland & Nicole Stroud
2013 – Nicole Stroud
2012 – Nicole Stroud
2011 – Holly Mercer
2010 - Dwain Gordon
2009 - Dwain Gordon
2008 – Judy Casey
2007 – Kay Bland
2006 – Dwain Gordon
2005 – Renee LeBeau-Ford
2004 – Frances Morgan
2003 – P.J. Williams & Quanta Wyatt
2002 – Karen Russ
2001 – Mary Furlough
2000 – Dwain Gordon & Sheryl Robinson
1999 – Kaye Talley
1998 – Jenny Petty
Past Conference Sessions & Themes
2021 - Toward New Horizons
2020 - Charting New Waters
2019 - Joint Conference w/SELA: Looking Back, Moving Forward
2018 - Make it Happen: Arkansas Libraries Transform
2017 - Spice Things Up At Your Library
2016 – Powered By Change
2015 – Rope It, Brand It, Own It
2014 – Libraries Tweet All About It
2013 – Making Connections, Meeting Needs Down The Road
2011 – ArLA Centennial Conference