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Join 450+ library professionals from across for three days of learning, connecting, and
inspiration. What’s new this year?

✅Pre-Conference session (Monday, October 19)
✅ More sessions
✅More focused time to network
✅Incredible keynotes: R. David Lankes (Tuesday) and Ira Wells (Wednesday)

Hot breakfast and lunch are included on both days
Great venue, great food, and exhibitors tailored to libraries

Don’t miss Alberta’s biggest library event of the year!

Register now: https://strongertogetherconf.ca/registration/

A big thank you to Cineplex (Grande Prairie) for supporting the 2026 PLS Symposium!

Cineplex generously donated four movie passes for our prize draws, giving attendees the chance to enjoy a night at the movies.

We appreciate Cineplex's support and generosity. Thank you for helping make this year's symposium a success!

I spy...contest winners!

Congratulations to our I Spy Winners for taking the best photos at our symposium!

More info: https://www.peacelibrarysystem.ab.ca/News/pls-symposium-wrap-up

A big thank you to the Public Library Services Branch (PLSB) for supporting the 2026 PLS Symposium!

PLSB joined us in person with an information table and presented two valuable sessions: Library Boards and Friends Groups and AI Policies for Libraries.

Thank you for helping libraries navigate new opportunities and challenges across the province!

The most checked out stories aren't always read with your eyes. 👀🎧

Celebrate by exploring the most popular audiobooks of all time, all loved by listeners and available through libraries everywhere.

A big thank you to The Next Chapter for supporting the 2026 PLS Symposium!

donated a Blind Date with a Book package for our prize draws, giving one lucky attendee a fun literary surprise to take home.

If you won this prize, let us know in the comments: What was the book?

The winners of the 2026 Women’s Prizes for Fiction and Non-Fiction will be announced on Thursday, June 11.

Watch the ceremony live at 11:30 a.m. MDT and celebrate some of the year's most outstanding books and authors.

Watch here:

Women's Prizes 2026 - Winners Announcement Join us live from Bedford Square Gardens, London, from 6.30pm BST a...

A big thank you to Judy Jordaan and Charlotte Glenn from Elevation HR for presenting Performance Conversations That Work at the 2026 PLS Symposium!

The session received some of the strongest feedback of the day, with attendees describing it as:

⭐ "Best HR-focused session I've been to."
⭐ "The performance session was awesome, the information and presentation very helpful."
⭐ "A fantastic presentation."
⭐ "HR session was amazing — could have listened to them all day."

Thank you, Judy and Charlotte, for sharing your knowledge and helping library staff build confidence in having meaningful performance conversations!

Celebrate Haitian Heritage Month and explore a new language! 🇭🇹

With Transparent Language Online, you can learn Haitian Creole and over 100 other languages—free with your library card. Practice speaking, build vocabulary, and connect with new cultures anytime, anywhere.

Start learning today with Transparent Language, free through your library. Visit: https://library.transparent.com/alberta/game/ng/ #/login

Maria Reva has been named the winner of the 2026 Amazon Canada First Novel Award for her novel Endling.

The annual award recognizes outstanding debut Canadian novelists and includes a $60,000 prize.

Read the full story: https://bit.ly/4ui2lYi

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