Friday, May 22, 2026 | 8:30 am - 3:30 pm

Reaching Forward North Conference

  • Add to Calendar Reaching Forward North Conference 05/22/2026 08:30 05/22/2026 15:30 See event details at https://librarylearning.org/event/2026-05-22/reaching-forward-north-conference MM/DD/YYYY Donald E. Stephens Convention Center CONFIRMED OPAQUE
Reaching Forward North Illinois Library Association

About This Event

REGISTRATION IS OPEN - Reaching Forward North (RFN) will be Friday, May 22, 2026 at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, IL.

Reaching Forward North is an annual professional development conference for library support staff in central and northern Illinois. With a commitment to providing quality training and information, RFN strives to be the premier professional development opportunity in the Chicagoland and surrounding areas.

  • Full event details can be found on the ILA website.
  • Register by 4/6 to lock-in the Early Bird rate. The final day to register is 5/7.
    • Review the helpful step-by-step registration guides if this is your first time registering or if you need a refresher.
  • View the event website, hosted by PheedLoop, to view the sessions.
  • Hotel Information - reservations must be made by 5/2 to receive the group rate.

Email ila@ila.org with any questions.

Details

PDH Available
No
Use L2 for Registration
No
Event Type(s)
Conference
Audience(s)
Academic Libraries
Public Libraries
School Libraries
Special Libraries
System Staff
Tags
Reaching Forward North
RFN
Sponsor
Illinois Library Association
Topic(s)
Cataloging
Circulation
Collection Development
Customer Service
Data Literacy
Digitization
Electronic Resources
Equity, Diversity & Inclusion
Genealogy & Local History
Interlibrary Loan & Resource Sharing
Library Programming
Literacy
Marketing & Public Relations
Outreach
Readers Advisory
Reference
Serials
Services to Special Populations
Social Media
Technical Services
Technology
User Experience
Young Adult Services
Youth Services
Contact Hours
7.00 hours