The Call for Speakers for Big Talk From Small Libraries is open! Deadline is January 18. Coming up in February of 2019 is the 8th annual Big Talk from Small Libraries online conference. The Nebraska Library Commission has been hosting this completely online and free event to support small library staff learning across the country. If you work at a small library this is your online conference. Several Michigan library staff members have previously presented at this conference. Take some time to consider sharing ideas by submitting a proposal for the February event. This free one-day online conference is aimed at librarians from small libraries; the smaller the better! We are looking for speakers from small libraries or speakers who directly work with small libraries. Small libraries of all types - public, academic, school, museum, special, etc. - are encouraged to submit a proposal<https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnlcblogs.nebraska.gov%2Fbigtalk%2Fcall-for-speakers%2F&data=02%7C01%7CAtkinE%40michigan.gov%7Ce3657a04f3a74bce714c08d665d3f557%7Cd5fb7087377742ad966a892ef47225d1%7C0%7C0%7C636808358351807726&sdata=6Z19Lt01qybgkwF4zf28N%2Bb9Cz4jZ5KVj84cgTtBO%2BM%3D&reserved=0> We're looking for seven 50-minute presentations and five 10-minute "lightning round" presentations. Big Talk From Small Libraries 2019 will be held on Friday, February 22, 2019 between 8:45 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. (CT) via the GoToWebinar online meeting service. If you are interested in presenting, please submit your proposal<https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnlcblogs.nebraska.gov%2Fbigtalk%2Fcall-for-speakers%2F&data=02%7C01%7CAtkinE%40michigan.gov%7Ce3657a04f3a74bce714c08d665d3f557%7Cd5fb7087377742ad966a892ef47225d1%7C0%7C0%7C636808358351807726&sdata=6Z19Lt01qybgkwF4zf28N%2Bb9Cz4jZ5KVj84cgTtBO%2BM%3D&reserved=0> by Friday, January 18, 2019. Speakers from libraries serving fewer than 10,000 people will be preferred, but presentations from libraries with larger service populations will be considered. http://nlcblogs.nebraska.gov/bigtalk/call-for-speakers/<https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnlcblogs.nebraska.gov%2Fbigtalk%2Fcall-for-speakers%2F&data=02%7C01%7CAtkinE%40michigan.gov%7Ce3657a04f3a74bce714c08d665d3f557%7Cd5fb7087377742ad966a892ef47225d1%7C0%7C0%7C636808358351807726&sdata=6Z19Lt01qybgkwF4zf28N%2Bb9Cz4jZ5KVj84cgTtBO%2BM%3D&reserved=0>