The Library Collective

10/01/2025

📣 Exciting news: The Collective at Sea 2026 is officially open for registration + proposals!

🌊 Theme: From Tidepools to Open Seas – Growing Small Ideas into Big, Transformative Practices

We’re looking for sessions that mix imagination + action: quirky experiments, practical skills, bold strategies, and lessons learned.

⚓ Submit your proposal: https://bit.ly/CASCFP26
🚢 Register today: https://bit.ly/CASREG26

Join us as we chart new directions together — because even the smallest sparks can create the biggest waves. 🌊

09/29/2025

🚨✨ LAST CHANCE! ✨🚨

Today (9/29/25) is the final day to shop online at kendrascott.com and support The Library Collective! 💛📚

🛍️ Enter code GIVEBACK-KBRWE at checkout and 20% of your purchase goes directly to our work reimagining professional development for library workers.

✨Look good. Do good. Support The Library Collective.✨

09/28/2025

🚨✨ TODAY’S THE DAY! ✨🚨

Join us at Kendra Scott Scott Domain from 12–2 PM for a Kendra Gives Back event benefitting The Library Collective! 💛📚

🛍️ 20% of every purchase supports our work reimagining professional development for library workers.

Not in Austin? No problem! Shop online at kendrascott.com today + tomorrow (Sept. 28–29) with code GIVEBACK-KBRWE at checkout.

✨Style that shines. ✨Impact that matters.

09/24/2025

✨💎 Shop for good + shine bright! 💎✨

Join Kendra Scott Domain for a Kendra Gives Back event benefitting The Library Collective 📚💛

📍 In Austin? Swing by on Sunday, Sept. 28 | 12–2 PM at the Domain for in-person sparkle + library love!

💻 Shopping online? No worries! From Sept. 28–29, head to kendrascott.com
and enter code GIVEBACK-KBRWE at checkout.

🛍️ 20% of your purchase supports The Library Collective’s work to shake up professional development for library workers everywhere.

Let’s shine together—style + support never looked so good! ✨📚💛

03/08/2025

🔥 Libraries ROCK! is BACK in Austin for 2025! 🎸🎤

Hey library lovers & music fans—get ready to turn up the volume! 📚🎶 Join us on Tuesday, March 25, 2025, at Firehouse Lounge (Austin, TX) for a night of epic live music featuring bands made up of library workers rocking beyond the bookshelves!

📅 Date: March 25, 2025
⏰ Time: Doors at 6:30 PM, first performance at 6:45 PM
📍 Where: Firehouse Lounge, 605 Brazos St, Austin, TX 78701
🍻 21+ Only | NO COVER!

Come out, grab a drink, and celebrate the creative talents of library workers—because we don’t just curate collections, we shred, drop beats, and bring the house down! 🎶🔥

02/20/2025

We’re in the final stretch—less than 2 months away from the most unconventional, engaging, and energizing library gathering of the year! Our full schedule is now available on Sched, so it’s time to start planning your adventure: https://lnkd.in/gYy5eMkH 🎉

Expect boundary-pushing sessions, hands-on experiences, and unexpected magic that make The Collective legendary. But don’t wait—registration slots are filling fast, and you won’t want to miss out!

🔗 Register now to lock in your spot: https://bit.ly/LibCol25Reg

02/11/2025

🔥The Library Collective 2025 Sessions Are Live on Sched!

It’s time to plan your adventure—our full schedule is now available on Sched! 🎉 Check it out here: https://bit.ly/LibCol2025Sched.

Expect boundary-pushing sessions, interactive experiences, and all the unexpected magic that makes The Collective what it is. But don’t wait—registration slots are limited, and you won’t want to miss out!

🔗 Register now and secure your spot: https://bit.ly/LibCol25Reg

Break the mold with us at The Collective 2025! Ditch the norms and celebrate creativity, inclusivity, and engagement!

02/11/2025

🔥The Library Collective 2025 Sessions Are Live on Sched!

It’s time to plan your adventure—our full schedule is now available on Sched! 🎉 Check it out here: https://bit.ly/LibCol2025Sched.

Expect boundary-pushing sessions, interactive experiences, and all the unexpected magic that makes The Collective what it is. But don’t wait—registration slots are limited, and you won’t want to miss out!

🔗 Register now and secure your spot: https://bit.ly/LibCol25Reg

02/01/2025

🔥The Library Collective 2025 Sessions Are Live!

The wait is over—sessions for The Library Collective 2025 are officially live! 🎉 This year’s lineup is packed with creative, interactive, and downright fun content that you won’t find at any other library conference.

From boundary-pushing discussions to hands-on, no-fluff workshops, this is your chance to ditch the boring and doowutchyalike! 🚀

🔗 Check out the sessions & register now before spots fill up: https://bit.ly/LibCol25Reg

Don’t miss out—we can’t wait to see you in Kingsport!

01/24/2025

🎉 Get ready to DOOWUTCHYALIKE at The Collective 2025! 🎉

This isn’t your average library conference. Nope. We’re tossing out the norms, ditching the stuffy vibes, and creating a space where creativity and collaboration reign supreme. Inspired by Digital Underground’s iconic jam, our theme invites YOU to break the mold, share ideas, and just be unapologetically YOU. 💡🔥

📍 Where? The gorgeous MeadowView Conference Resort & Convention Center in Kingsport, TN
📅 When? April 15–17, 2025
🎶 Why? Because library work is about innovation, connection, and shaking things up in the best way possible.

✨ Don’t miss the interactive sessions, game-changing conversations, and all the quirky, welcoming fun The Collective is known for. Plus, we’re all about smashing cliques and clichés—this is a conference for everyone.

🚨 Spots are limited, so don’t wait! Secure your place now: https://bit.ly/LibCol25Reg

Tag your library besties, road trip buddies, or anyone who needs a little more Collective magic in their life. Let’s make this one for the books (pun intended)! 📚💃

12/03/2024

This Giving Tuesday, we’re reflecting on over 10 years of empowering library workers with affordable, fun, and practical learning opportunities. Thanks to your generosity, our independent nonprofit has become a vital resource for library professionals across the globe.

Every program, event, and resource we offer is made possible by you, our amazing community of supporters. We’re proud to be entirely volunteer-run, ensuring that every dollar you give goes directly to keeping our costs low and our impact high.

Your support means:
📚 More engaging and useful workshops
🌟 Continued innovation in library learning
❤️ A welcoming, inclusive space for professionals to grow

As we look to the future, we need your help to continue this important work. A gift today will help us sustain and grow, ensuring library workers everywhere can access the tools they need to thrive.

Donate Now and keep our mission going strong - https://bit.ly/LIBCOLLDONATE

Together, we can keep building a brighter future for libraries.

With gratitude,
The Library Collective team

P.S. Every gift—big or small—makes a difference. Thank you for believing in the power of libraries and the people who make them shine!

11/05/2024

📢 Library Friends! Registration for The Collective 2025 is OPEN! 🎉

Join us April 15-17 in Kingsport, TN, where we’re embracing the theme Doowutchyalike—inspired by Digital Underground! This year, we’re throwing out the rulebook for an offbeat, interactive, and unapologetically fun take on library work.

Don’t miss out! Spaces are limited, so secure your spot today and get ready to do-wutchya-like at the most original library conference out there! 👉 https://bit.ly/LibCol25Reg

See you at The Collective 2025! 🚀