We are officially less than a month away from the 2026 VSLA Spring Conference! Saturday, April 4th, from 9:00-3:00 at Essex High School will be here before we know it! There will be much to enjoy at this event, and we wanted to highlight some things for you to look forward to.

Kekla Magoon is our Keynote Speaker. Kekla is an award-winning Vermont author who writes for all ages. Her Keynote, REVOLUTION in the Classroom: Embracing Our Power as Changemakers, will appeal to School Librarians that serve all age groups.

Following the Keynote, Kekla will offer a book signing. There will also be time to shop at a pop-up Phoenix Books Bookstore that will be set up in the library. They will have Kekla’s books available!

You will get a 6 hour PD Certificate for attending this event.

The event is free* and on a Saturday! Why?

Two of the most challenging parts of getting away to a conference are cost and obtaining a sub. We avoid both issues by holding this event on a Saturday, for free. You can order lunch through us for $25 until 3/27. It will be a nice boxed lunch from Martone’s, plus we will have coffee and bagels in the morning.

A mix of traditional and unconference sessions will be available, including topics like…

• Elementary and Secondary Roundtables

• Act 150

• Social Justice

• Book Repair

• SWANK

• Makerspace

• And more!

• Accommodations and Supports for All:

• • Quiet decompression space with low lighting available all day.

  • Chestfeeding/Mother’s Room available all day.

  • Conference spaces are all accessible and on one floor.

• Other Open Opportunities during the conference

• • Tours of the beautiful EHS/CTE Library space and school community by National Honor Society students.

  • Open Makerspace (we have a whole ROOM for it)

  • Open Recording Studio (YES, we have a Studio!)

There are a multitude of reasons to attend, so REGISTER TODAY! Better yet, register and SUBMIT A PROPOSAL!