The 2021 Serving With A Purpose Conference

2000 East Convention Center Way,Ontario CA 91764

01 September, 2021

Description

The Serving With A Purpose Conference is a yearly gathering for Friends, Trustees, Foundations, Volunteer Leaders and Library Staff. Our theme for 2021 is "Our Story Still Counts" Storytelling is one of the most powerful ways to breathe life into your brand and often called one of the main components of a content marketing approach. By giving our services an identity by capturing and sharing the stories they really are, we can take our target audience on a journey they yearn to experience. In order for our customers and patrons to form a personal connection with our brand, our stories must be authentic, creative and inspirational. Your registration will include a gourmet continental breakfast, catered sit-down lunch and conference materials. Please consider supporting this conference by becoming a "Table Sponsor". By doing so, you are displaying that you value libraries and the people who advocate for them. Each year we try to keep registration prices as low as possible and your sponsorship assists us with this priority.  The price of the Table Sponsorship is $700 and includes 8 registrations, special acknowledgement in conference PR, agenda and program, 8 copies of our author’s newest novel, an exclusive afternoon treat and premium table placement in main conference area.  Please look for the special ticket during purchasing. NEW for 2021: If you are an individual/voting member of the California Library Association (CLA), you will receive a complimentary copy of our author's new book " The Last Green Valley". To receive the book upon conference check-in, be sure to complete the field in the registration process where it asks for your CLA member number. Keynote Speaker:  Ben Bizzle Ben Bizzle is founder and CEO of the marketing and web development firm, Library Market. He’s a 2013 Library Journal Mover&Shaker and John Cotton Dana Award winner, author of the book, Start a Revolution: Stop Acting Like a Library and his newest, Libraryland . For over 7 years, served as the director of technology and head of the creative team at Craighead County Jonesboro Public Library in Jonesboro, Arkansas. From programming to purchasing, from your website and bookstore to the reference desk, every library, in every action, is telling a story to its community. What story is your library telling? About Libraryland: Library workers and advocates change and save lives every day, and this book is a powerful and nourishing reminder of exactly why libraries are essential. Join library advocate, marketer, author, and entrepreneur, Ben Bizzle as he discusses the stories libraries tell, how we tell those stories, and ways to enhance the stories we are telling to our communities.  You will meet New York Times Best-Selling Author:  Mark T. Sullivan Mark Sullivan is the acclaimed author of more than twenty novels, including the #1 Amazon Charts, Wall Street Journal, NYT and USA Today bestseller Beneath a Scarlet Sky, which has been translated into thirty-seven languages and will soon be a limited television series starring Tom Holland. Mark also writes the #1 New York Times bestselling Private series with James Patterson. His new historical novel, " The Last Green Valley" was inspired by one family’s incredible story of daring, survival, and triumph. “I hail Mark Sullivan for doing it again—taking very real, very human stories set during the most intense period in recent world history and providing us with a work of historical fiction that we will not forget anytime soon.” —Bookreporter “Mark Sullivan has done it again! The Last Green Valley is a compelling and inspiring story of heroism and courage in the dark days at the end of World War II. Fans of Beneath a Scarlet Sky will savor this novel based on an extraordinary and little-known tale of the war and its aftermath.” —Kristin Hannah, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Nightingale and The Great Alone “Mark Sullivan weaves together history and memory in an epic journey of love and resilience. One of the most riveting, page-turning books I’ve read in a long time.” —Heather Morris, author of the #1 international and New York Times bestseller The Tattooist of Auschwitz Note: For those that need an invoice for their city, please request invoices as early as possible to allow time for your organization/city to process and send. Ticket price cut-off dates are firm. Contact: Shawn Thrasher Email: [email protected] We accept credit cards and checks.  If mailing a check, after clicking on "tickets", click on the blue lettering at the top left that reads "Enter Promo Code" . Enter mailingcheck (one word).   Make check payable to: Serving with a Purpose Mail check to: Corona Public Library    650 S. Main St   Corona  CA  92882  Att: Serving Be sure to mail your check amount according to the fee schedule.  If check arrives late and the fee has gone up, you will be charged the higher fee. June 8 - July 15: $50   July 15 - August 15: $65   August 16-September 1: $75 We look forward to having you attend.  It's going to be a great conference! This event is presented by the California Library Association. A BIG thank you to our 2021 sponsors!