The 2025 Serving With A Purpose Conference.

Our theme for 2025 is: United in Purpose: Cultivating Belonging, Trust, and a Shared Vision

Your registration will include a gourmet continental breakfast, catered sit-down lunch and all 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 $900 and includes 8 registrations, special acknowledgement in conference PR, agenda and program, 8 copies of our author’s newest novel, and premium table placement in main conference area. Please look for the special ticket during purchasing.

Keynote Speakers: Geoffrey L.Cohen

He is a Professor of Psychology and the James G. March Professor of Organizational Studies in Education and Business at Stanford University. He is a social psychologist by training and received his PHD at Stanford and his BA at Cornell.

In his book Belonging: The Science of Creating Connection and Bridging Divides, Stanford University professor Geoffrey L. Cohen applies his and others’ groundbreaking research to the myriad problems of communal existence and offers concrete solutions for improving daily life at work, in school, in our homes, and in our communities. We all feel a deep need to belong, but most of us don’t fully appreciate that need in others. Often inadvertently, we behave in ways that threaten others’ sense of belonging. Yet small acts that establish connection, brief activities such as reflecting on our core values, and a suite of practices that Cohen defines as “situation-crafting” have been shown to lessen political polarization, improve motivation and performance in school and work, combat racism in our communities, enhance health and well-being, and unleash the potential in ourselves and in our relationships. Belonging is essential for managers, educators, parents, administrators, caregivers, and everyone who wants those around them to thrive. His book will be available to purchase and signing.

Our Author: William Kent Krueger

Raised in the Cascade Mountains of Oregon, William Kent Krueger briefly attended Stanford University—before being kicked out for radical activities. After that, he logged timber, worked construction, tried his hand at freelance journalism, and eventually ended up researching child development at the University of Minnesota. He’s been married for more than fifty years to a marvelous woman who is a retired attorney. He makes his home in St. Paul, a city he dearly loves.

Krueger writes a mystery series set in the north woods of Minnesota. His protagonist is Cork O’Connor, the former sheriff of Tamarack County and a man of mixed heritage—part Irish and part Ojibwe. His work has received a number of awards, including the Minnesota Book Award, the Loft-McKnight Fiction Award, the Anthony Award, the Barry Award, the Dilys Award, and the Friends of American Writers Prize. His last thirteen novels were all New York Times bestsellers.

Ordinary Grace, his stand-alone novel published in 2013, received the Edgar Award, given by the Mystery Writers of America in recognition for the best novel published in that year. The companion novel, This Tender Land, was published in September 2019 and spent nearly six months on the New York Times bestseller list. His most recent stand-alone, The River We Remember, published in 2023, was featured on many best-of-the-year lists, as well as receiving an Edgar Award nomination for Best Novel. His books will be availble for purchase and signing.

JUST ADDED!

• New to our agenda is John Chrastka, Executive Director of EveryLibrary. John will provide his insight and knowledge into the Federal Government's impacts on libraries locally and nationwide, including the dismantling of the Institute of Museum and Library Services. In the afternoon, John will join us virtually with an update and a call to action.

We look forward to having you attend. It's going to be a great conference!

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: servingwithapurposeca@gmail.com

We accept credit cards and checks.

Checks If mailing a check, after clicking on "tickets", look for the "promo code" box on the top left and enter mailingcheck (one word). Be sure to click on "apply" after that. Then follow the prompts.

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.

Price per attendee:

April 18- May 15: $125

A BIG thank you to all our 2025 sponsors!

This conference is made possible by the support from: