{"id":35237,"date":"2026-02-20T00:01:50","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T05:01:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/?p=35237"},"modified":"2026-02-19T19:29:55","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T00:29:55","slug":"join-the-2026-pla-live-blogging-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/2026\/02\/join-the-2026-pla-live-blogging-team\/","title":{"rendered":"Join the 2026 PLA Live Blogging Team!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 2026&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.placonference.org\/\">Public Library Association Conference<\/a>&nbsp;is just over one month away. The ALSC Blog is planning to offer updates about what is happening onsite with the help of a team of conference guest bloggers.&nbsp;<strong>WE\u2019D LOVE YOUR HELP!<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.placonference.org\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"222\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_2019-4.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-35244\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_2019-4.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_2019-4-300x104.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_2019-4-160x56.jpeg 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If YOU are interested in writing brief updates about the programs you attend, the speakers you hear, or the information you are learning at #PLA2026, please let us know by filling out the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/airtable.com\/shrm5zvmvWVcUFQqb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Conference Blogging Interest Form<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This year\u2019s #PLA2026 conference takes place in Minneapolis, MN from April 1st through the 3rd. Some of the opportunities for growth and learning at this PLA conference include incredible workshops, programs, networking opportunities, library tours, exhibits, as well as authors and inspiring speakers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you are lucky enough to be attending, we\u2019d love to have you share your experiences with those who are #leftbehind. Simply fill out the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/airtable.com\/shrm5zvmvWVcUFQqb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Conference Blogging Interest Form<\/a>&nbsp;and we\u2019ll get you set up. We look forward to having a great team of people informing all of us on the Public Library Association Conference experience.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 2026&nbsp;Public Library Association Conference&nbsp;is just over one month away. The ALSC Blog is planning to offer updates about what is happening onsite with the help of a team of conference guest bloggers.&nbsp;WE\u2019D LOVE YOUR HELP!&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":63,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":"","_members_access_role":[],"_members_access_error":""},"categories":[144,64,151,1613],"tags":[3183],"class_list":["post-35237","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blogger-mary-r-voors","category-bloggers","category-live-blogging","category-professionalism-and-professional-development","tag-pla2026"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35237","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/63"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=35237"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35237\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35237"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=35237"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=35237"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}