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    • April 17, 2024
    • 9:00 AM
    • April 20, 2024
    • 1:00 PM
    • Butte, Montana USA
    Registration is closed


    2024 MLA Annual Conference Details

    Dates: April 17-20, 2024 (Pre-Conference sessions April 17)

    Location: Copper King Hotel & Convention Center, 4655 Harrison Avenue, Butte, Montana


    Conference Highlights

    Keynote Address from Courtney Pentland, President, American Association of School Librarians (AASL)

    Conference reception at Butte-Silver Bow Public Library

    Montana Book Awards author event

    MLA Awards Dinner, MLA Annual Membership Meeting

    Trust for Montana Libraries Happy Hour

    Bowling at the Cates Scholarship Event "Strikes for Scholars"

    Author Brunch with award-winning Sneed B. Collard III

    Conference schedules, updates, happenings via the Whova app

     Download Printable Conference Schedule

    Download Description of Programs


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    Conference Hotel Booking Information

    The Conference will take place at the Copper King Hotel & Convention Center located at 4655 Harrison Avenue in Butte.  Rooms can be booked at the MLA Conference room rate, starting at $149/night.

    Ready to Book?

    Reserve your Hotel Room

    If you would like reserve a room by telephone instead of online, call the hotel front desk at (406)533-6960 and mention the group name "Montana Library Association" to receive the group rate.


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    Conference Refund Policy

    The Conference Planning Committee may approve requests for refunds due to cancellation up until 14 days (April 4, 2024) prior to the first day of the conference. Direct requests for refunds to the Conference Planning Committee.










    • April 18, 2024
    • 8:30 AM
    • April 20, 2024
    • 12:00 PM
    • Butte, Montana, USA
    Register

    Thank you for your interest in registering as a vendor for the MLA 2024 Conference April 17-20 in Butte, Montana. Pre-conference workshops for a limited number of attendees take place April 17.  The full schedule of conference events begins April 18 at 8:30am.  The conference site is the Copper King Hotel & Convention Center, 4655 Harrison Ave, Butte, MT 59701.


    We appreciate our vendors!


    Event Details for Vendors

    Vendors can load-in Wednesday April 17 between 5pm and 8pm. Load-in / set-up can resume Thursday April 18 at 7am, and should be complete by 8:30am.

    Vendors can load-out after 5pm on Friday April 19.

    Note: One conference session and a brunch are scheduled Saturday morning April 20, and vendors are welcome to remain on Saturday morning.  All vendor load-out must be complete by Saturday April 20 at 1pm.


    Get our official event app,
    For Blackberry or Windows Phone, Click here
    For feature details, visit Whova


    Conference Hotel Booking Information

    The Conference will take place at the Copper King Hotel & Convention Center located at 4655 Harrison Avenue in Butte.  Rooms can be booked at the MLA Conference room rate, starting at $149/night.

    Ready to Book?

    Reserve your Hotel Room

    If you would like reserve a room by telephone instead of online, call the hotel front desk at (406)533-6960 and mention the group name "Montana Library Association" to receive the group rate.

    .

    Conference Refund Policy

    The Conference Planning Committee may approve requests for refunds due to cancellation up until 14 days (April 4, 2024) prior to the first day of the conference. Direct requests for refunds to the Conference Planning Committee.

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