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Michigan Library Advocacy Day 2025 Registration

Registration Opens: Monday, January 27, 2025
Registration Closes: Friday, March 28, 2025 or when full
Registration Fee: $25

Registration includes an Advocacy Day t-shirt, a boxed lunch, and a customized legislative meeting agenda and packet. Please indicate any accommodations you may need on your registration form or contact us at [email protected] prior to the event.

You don’t need to be a member of MLA to participate! However, you must register through the MLA website and create an MLA account. If you do not have login credentials for the MLA website, you may create a new account when you register. Please contact us if you're unsure of your account status.

Registrations received before 5:00 PM on Friday, March 28 will include a legislative visit scheduled by MLA staff. Advance registration is necessary so that we can make sure there is ample opportunity to get an appointment on the calendar. We will make every effort to arrange a visit with each of your legislators, but meetings based on the schedule of the legislator and cannot be guaranteed.

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Location and Parking

Heritage Hall
State of Michigan Capitol 
323 W Ottawa Street 
Lansing, MI 48933

Legislative visits will take place at legislator offices located in the Capitol building, the Anderson House Office Building (Representative Offices) and the Binsfeld Office Building (Senate Offices).

Registration and the morning session will take place at Heritage Hall. Heritage Hall is reserved all day so advocates can network, regroup, eat lunch or just relax between visits and events.

Special Events take place throughout the Capitol and grounds. Bookmobiles will be parked on Capital Ave in front of the Capitol Building. 

Parking is paid by the attendee. Review parking options and rates at capitol.michigan.gov/Parking

Hotel Information

Courtyard Lansing Downtown
600 East Michigan Avenue, Lansing, MI 48912

Group rate starts at $164 per night. Please book before April 15, 2025. Click here to make your reservation.

Event Policies

Cancellation Policy

No refunds will be given for this event.

If an MLA professional development workshop, conference, webinar, or other training session is cancelled due to low registration or inclement weather, participants will be notified and fees, if applicable, will be refunded.

Consent

Registration and attendance at, or participation in, MLA meetings or other activities constitutes an agreement by the registration to the use and distribution of the registrants or attendees' image or voice in photographs, videotapes, electronic reproductions of such events and activities by MLA. Please contact MLA at [email protected] if you'd like to be removed from any list. 

Code of Conduct

Download the complete Code of Conduct (pdf)

MLA’s vision is to be a highly effective, trusted network of libraries, library employees, trustees, friends and supporters working together to support and promote the highest quality library services throughout Michigan. To fulfill our vision, MLA has built, and is dedicated to maintaining, an inclusive and equitable community where all people can come together to advance our shared vision.

MLA is committed to providing a safe, productive, and welcoming environment for all participants and MLA staff. Each participant, including attendees, speakers, volunteers, exhibitors, staff, and service providers, is expected to understand and follow MLA policies and report any violations. These expectations apply to all MLA activities (whether virtual or in-person), including but not limited to those held in conjunction with conferences, events, and meetings.Any conduct that is prohibited in-person is also prohibited online, including but not limited to on MLA social media pages and other online platforms. 

Health and Safety Guidelines

We ask you to be courteous and conscientious of others while meeting in-person at the event, especially when it comes to health and safety.

Common Allergens

MLA will make every effort to ensure that provided meals are free of any declared allergens. Please ensure you have alerted MLA staff to any allergies you may have. If you have emergency medications, such as an EpiPen, please carry it with you during the conference.

Although we always aim to work with you to provide a safe and comfortable conference, we cannot guarantee a completely allergen-free event or prevent others from bringing potential allergens to the event. Event attendees are asked to refrain from bringing, distributing, and consuming products containing peanuts and other nuts at the event.