Join Me at the Library Insights Summit on Friday, June 27th in Philly (with coupon)

ALA Annual is a little over 2 months away and plans are starting to come together. I had my first meeting with my panel (details about that soon) and I finalized my appearance in the convention center (room tbd) on Friday, June 27th, to be a part of the Library Insights Summit. 

Registration is now open and I have a coupon for you. If you want to join us use the code FRIENDS30 for $30 off the ticket price. Click here to register now. Again, the exact room in which the event will be held is TBD but it will be in the convention center and it ends before the ALA opening session.

Here is the general information about the event:

Library Insights Summit 2025

Registration is now open! Keep checking back for event registration, speaker announcements, and more details.

Ticket Prices: $225 

A daylong conference focused on bringing publishers and librarians together to improve their business relationship, LIS discussion topics include improving metadata for title discovery, balancing digital and print book demand, collaborating on challenges faced by librarians, and marketing tactics for reaching both rural and urban systems. Two keynote speakers, lunch, and refreshments round out the day with plenty of time for networking.

LIS was conceived as a forum for publishing professionals to better understand and interact with librarians, to learn more about current collection development needs, and to network with other publishers to energize their ALA participation.

A separate morning track is designed to meet the needs of author publishers. Please provide demographic information during registration to maximize your participation.

Plan your ALA adventure in advance so that you can accommodate your booth set-up schedule around this can’t-miss event. Housing and registration for ALA is now open. The exhibit hall opens for set-up Thursday, June 26, from 8am-5pm, providing you with an alternative to booth building on the day of the LIS event.

Questions? Contact Tina at tvickery@heiexpo.com

Click here to see the full schedule of events.

Here is the information about the panel I am moderating:

 Library Challenges and How Publishers Can Help

Friday June 27, 2025 12:45pm - 1:45pm EDT 

Pennsylvania Convention Center, Philadelphia, PA

This panel will discuss how publishers can offer librarians encouragement and support in the face of book bans, decreasing budgets, collection diversity impediments, technology advances, increasing data insight vs privacy concerns, and a more engaged community.

(Please note, as of this writing I have not been added to the website yet, but I have been confirmed.)

I have been working with the Independent Book Publishing Association over the last year (click here to listen to me talk to authors about getting their books into libraries). I believe in the work they are trying to do to connect publishers with libraries and I am thrilled to be a part of this full day of programming.

If you plan to be in town by Thursday night, this would be a great event to add to your schedule. 

I hope to see you there.