Platinum Level ($5,000+)  Free Booth

Friday’s Annual Meeting Luncheon features the MLA Business Meeting, Mass. Board of Library Commissioners Director’s State of the State address, and presentation of MLA’s Hall of Fame Award.  This sponsorship will allow us to cut the cost of attendees’ meals and draw a larger audience.

Always a crowd-pleaser, Thursday night’s annual trivia/auction fundraising event draws a large, mixed group of conference attendees and exhibitors.  A sponsorship for this event allows us to offer an open bar, something attendees very much appreciate.

Open throughout conference.  Very popular; high traffic.
For the 3rd year in a row the conference will include a
Conference Career Center, featuring experienced volunteers will be on hand to answer atendee questions about job hunting, networking, salary negotiation, and other career-related topics.

This year’s academic library track will focus on library spaces in academic institutions, both physical and virtual.  This sponsorship will enable us to cover the cost of bringing nationally-recognized speakers to the conference on Thursday.

A sponsorship that extends beyond the conference!  Buses will transport attendees across the Commonwealth to the conference center in Hyannis, providing easy access for conference-goers.

Your company name or logo will be printed on the lanyards used for Conference badges and seen through the week.

This sponsorship allows you to cover the cost of a special spotlight speaker running a program during the conference.  Ask us which speakers are eligible for this sponsorship

Have your company sponsor one of the morning breaks during exclusive exhibit time on Thursday or Friday morning.  This is a great opportunity to get your company’s name out for the majority of conference attendees to see.

Have your company sponsor one of the afternoon breaks during exclusive exhibit time on Wednesday, Thursday or Friday afternoon.  This is a great opportunity to get your company’s name out for the majority of conference attendees to see.

Talk about a wild event!  MLA’s Youth Services Section holds a Gaming Night where conference attendees play Rock Band, Guitar Hero, Wii Sports and a variety of games.  A sponsorship for this event will provide snacks to our gaming librarians!

The MLA President’s Reception is a terrific networking opportunity, and exhibitors in the know have taken advantage of this relaxed reception to informally interact with library movers and shakers.   A sponsorship for this event will provide wine and beer for this reception.

If you don’t see an event that meets your needs, MLA will work with you to identify a conference program that presents the perfect opportunity for your partnership

The Youth Services Section holds their annual meeting at Conference, and what better way to reach a targeted audience than by sponsoring their afternoon business meeting’s desert?

For the first time in years, MLA will feature a Poster Sessions to highlight the creative activities of libraries across the State.  A sponsorship of the poster sessions will cover the costs of supplies set-up of these vibrant displays in the Exhibit Hall.

If you don’t see an event that meets your needs, MLA will work with you to identify a conference program that presents the perfect opportunity for your partnership.

The Massachusetts Library Association encourages students and first time attendees to attend conference through our scholarship program.  You can help us bring new people to conference by sponsoring additional scholarship opportunities.