Library Insights Summit
Foreword Magazine is pleased to present an opportunity for publishers to engage with librarian innovators during a day-long, pre-ALA event focused on recasting the challenges facing the industry as opportunities. Librarians who are particularly focused on building inclusive communities will serve as special guests, and their guidance will provide a template for publishers to work more successfully with libraries across North America.
THE PROGRAM
9-9:45 am OPENING KEYNOTE
Meeting the Evolving Needs of Libraries: What Do Librarians Need from Publishers in Today’s Post-Pandemic World?
Featuring Sari Feldman, past president of ALA
10-10:45 am WHAT A LIBRARIAN NEEDS
A panel of acquisition librarians from a variety of different sized branches discuss their common joys and challenges, including what makes a compelling project in particular genres, their book selection process, seasonal considerations, how reviews and awards play into decisions, and suggestions for publishers on best practices to help them choose best books. With Jeremy Kitchen, Branch Manager, Chicago Public Library, Richard J. Daley Branch; Jessica Trotter, Collection Development Specialist, Capital Area District Libraries; and other panelists TBA
11-11:45 am BOOK BANS
Record numbers of titles were challenged in 2022 and the immediate future doesn’t look much different. How are librarians and libraries coping with book banning efforts? How can publishers support their counter-offensives? As a publisher, how can you help librarians as advocates for free and open access to books? A panel of librarians share their challenges and process ideas with the audience.
12-1:15 pm LUNCH and KEYNOTE
Wings: The Power of Reading, Writing and Becoming Ourselves
Featuring author Kate DiCamillo, Candlewick
1:30-2:15 pm WORKING WITH LIBRARY WHOLESALERS
Developing a strong relationship with distributors and wholesalers is key to success at libraries. A panel representing some of the more successful vendors will identify ways their key publishers are making headway in a competitive market and share best practices for how to do more business with them.
2:30-3:15 pm EBOOK LIBRARY LANDSCAPE
The library ebook landscape has been evolving over the past decade, and libraries saw strong interest in digital content including ebooks and audiobooks during the pandemic. In this session, a librarian, digital aggregator, and publisher will discuss lending models, libraries' challenges to meet patron demand with their budgets, and ways to increase transparency in data—with the goal of increasing communication between librarians and publishers directly. Moderated by Claire Kelley.
3:15-3:45 pm CLOSING REMARKS
Amanda Oliver, Author of Overdue: Reckoning with the Public Library
4-5:30 pm ALA Annual Conference OPENING GENERAL SESSION
Attendees are invited to join their librarian colleagues at the Conference Opening General Session featuring TBA.
5:30-7 pm EXHIBITS OPENING RECEPTION
All attendees are welcome to travel the exhibit floor renewing old connections and making new ones.
REGISTRATION
Registration for this event will be available as an additional Ticketed Event through the ALA Registration System.
A. Exhibitors interested in registering for the Library Insights Summit Publishers Conference: after the main booth contact registers staff for Exhibitor Badges, the main contact can then add “Library Insights Summit” registration under “Ticketed Events”. Event code: ALAFW
When you are onsite and go to Exhibitor Registration, you will receive your exhibitor badge and your ticket to the Library Insights Summit.
B. Non-exhibitors interested in registering for the Library Insights Summit Publishers Conference: You can register through the Attendee Registration site, where you will first create a profile on the ALA portal, and then be directed to the Annual Conference Attendee Registration Site. From the ALA Attendee Registration site, if you are just attending the Library Insights Summit, select “Single Session” Registration, proceed through the registration process and select “Library Insights Summit” on the ticketed event page. Event code: ALAFW
When you are onsite and go to Attendee Registration, you will receive your attendee badge and ticket to the Library Insights Summit.
If you have any questions or need assistance, contact ALA Registration at [email protected].