CTLC 2025 Planning
CTLC 2025 will take place as a virtual conference on July 25th 2025.
This year’s theme: Advocacy and Resilience: Navigating Uncertain Times
This conference provides the opportunity for libraries across the Cross Timbers region to showcase activities, services, and technology happenings in their libraries. Cross Timbers spans from southeastern Kansas to Central Texas. The University of North Texas Libraries will be hosting the 2025 conference online to reflect on our successes and challenges as they relate to this year’s theme.
Call for Proposals - https://forms.gle/XaNQAHuGKXFJqVBW6
The landscape of libraries is built on the resilience and advocacy of its employees. Whether it’s patron-facing or behind the scenes, library employees show up and engage during the most challenging or rewarding of days.
We are inviting proposals for:
• 25-minute presentations
• 50-minute presentations
• 40-minute panel discussions
• 7-minute lightning talks
• pre-recorded poster presentations
• pre-conference workshop proposals
Proposals should include a title, indicate predicted length, and be no more than 500 words.
The committee welcomes proposals from students, recent graduates, new librarians, paraprofessionals, and seasoned librarians. We encourage a variety of formats, including presentations on innovative approaches to current library challenges, workshops on specific topics, panel discussions on contemporary library issues, and other proposals for training and sharing information.
Our primary goal is to promote information sharing, bring awareness to successful (or unsuccessful) programs, and provide an affordable training opportunity for libraries in the region. Please also consider topics such as:
• What programs, services, or technological innovations have made you excited about libraries recently? Why?
• What have you or your team done to adapt to funding limitations, hiring freezes, policy changes, etc.?
• Would you like to share updates or gain peer input on a new or ongoing project?
• How can professional organizations (TLA, ALA, ACRL) benefit librarians?
We will accept proposals from all types of libraries, including but not limited to academic, school, public, and special libraries.
Link to Proposal Form: https://forms.gle/XaNQAHuGKXFJqVBW6
The proposal deadline is April 25, 2025.
CTLC Pre Conference options are scheduled for July 24th. If interested in hosting a pre-conference workshop contact the committee to discuss ideas along with filling out a proposal.
Questions about Proposals? Contact us at ctlc2025committee@gmail.com
Stacey Wolf (she/her)
Cataloging and Metadata Librarian
University of North Texas Libraries
stacey.wolf@unt.edu
