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Spring Institute for Youth Services 2025 Special Events

Wednesday Night Arrivals Reception at Frankenmuth James E. Wickson District Library

Wednesday, April 9 6:00 – 8:00 PM
Off-site Event
359 S Franklin St
Frankenmuth, MI 48734

Details to follow!

Thursday Lunch Lightning TitleTalks with CATS

Thursday, April 10 12:15 – 1:00 PM
Composer Room

Discover what's hot off the press and what trends to look out for in summer/fall 2025 as Baker and Taylor booktalks the latest and greatest titles for kids and teens from lots of different publishers. What are the upcoming season's buzziest titles?

Celebration at the Lodge

Thursday, April 10 5:30 – 7:30 PM
Bavarian Inn Lodge Family Fun Center

Enjoy an evening of entertainment in the Bavarian Inn Family Fun Center with arcade games, laser tag, and mini-golf. More details to follow.

MLA Literary Awards Announcement

Friday, April 11 12:45 – 1:00 PM
Composer Room

Hear from the YouPer, Mitten, and Thumbs Up workgroups about the new stories being celebrated by MLA in 2025!

Trivia Lunch

Friday, April 11 1:00 – 1:45 PM
Composer Room

Friday’s lunch will feature some friendly competition with a table versus table interactive trivia challenge with Matt Eickhoff of Here's Your Host Trivia.

T-Shirt Fundraiser

Show your SI pride by buying an event T-shirt at registration. Proceeds from the sale will benefit the MLA Educational Scholarship Fund. Shirts will be available for pick-up at the registration desk. The last day to order shirts is March 7, 2025.

If you have already registered for the conference and would like to purchase a t-shirt or you need a separate invoice, please contact us at [email protected] or (517) 394-2774.