LIBRARY LEGISLATIVE DAY

Tuesday, February 10, 2026

Best Western Premier Park Hotel

(22 S Carroll St, Madison, WI 53703)

Registration - Registration for 2026 will open soon. Please check back for updates.

Call 608-245-3640 or email [email protected] if you have questions.

Registration closes on January 10, 2026. No refunds after January 24, 2026.

$45.00 per person for library staff, trustees, and friends of libraries; $25.00 for full-time students (must be enrolled in library science graduate studies; students are asked to show proof of enrollment).

The Wisconsin State Legislature website information about individual 2025-2026 Senate and Assembly members, leadership and committee assignments has been updated. Not sure which Senator and Assembly Representative to register for on Library Legislative Day? CLICK HERE and enter your voting address at the top of the page to learn their names or enter your address into the “Who Are My Legislators?” box on the Legislature home page.

Agenda

8:00 a.m. - Registration, networking, continental breakfast* (please be seated by 8:45 a.m.)
9:00 - 10:30 a.m. - Briefing program
11:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. Visits with legislators, lunch on your own

Parking Downtown Madison

Attendees are welcome to park their vehicles with the Park Hotel valet while they’re attending meetings on-property. The Park hotel offers hourly valet parking for $4/hour (up to a maximum of $25/day) for meeting attendees.

Downtown Madison parking information: Park Downtown Madison (visitdowntownmadison.com)

For First-Time Attendees

Once you register for this event, Library Legislative Day committee members will make appointments with legislators and develop the day's schedule for you. The schedule will be shared with attendees a few days in advance of the event. For more information and best practices on participating in meetings with legislators, click here.

Tips for Library Legislative Day

In addition, the December 2024 issue of Trustee Tale, a joint project of the Manitowoc Calumet Library System, Nicolet Federated Library System, Outagamie Waupaca Library System, Winnefox Library System and Wisconsin Valley Library System, features a Beginner's Guide to Library Legislative Day that has helpful information for first-time attendees. (A pdf version is available to download in the Resources section below.)

Before You Leave Town

This year, we want to encourage you to invite the legislators you meet with to visit your library. Please download the invitation letter template below, fill in the details, and print it on your library's letterhead to share at your meetings. Be sure to print enough copies for each visit (if you are meeting with four legislators, print four copies, etc.).

Customizable Invitation to Visit Your Library

We also recommend reviewing the Library Legislative Day Instructions and the Capitol Maps in advance. Click here.

Handouts

Schedules

By Attendee
By Legislator

For Legislator Packets

For Attendees

Invitation to Visit Your Library
Lifecycle of a Book/Materials Challenge
Shelving a Book/Parent & Guardian Resources
2025 Library System Map & Contacts
2025-2026 Legislature by Library System (Thank you to the Wisconsin Valley Library System for creating this document!)
Find Your Legislators - enter voting address to verify your legislators and see district maps

State Senators online directory (click “Details” for more info)
(printable) Senate Office and Staff Directory with office room and phone numbers
Assembly Representatives online directory (click “Details” for more info)
(printable) Assembly Office and Staff Directory with office room and phone number