For Librarians & Educators at BookExpo America (BEA)

Welcome!

BEA is thrilled to unveil a full line up of events and education for librarians and educators at this year's show. Here are just some of the things that may be of particular interest to you:

• The largest show floor in North America with 1,300+ exhibitors displaying their upcoming titles—in all formats and every genre, from across the country and around the world.
• Discover the latest books, advanced read copies, and galleys that will be buzzing for the summer and fall seasons.
• Meet, listen to, and get autographs from 600+ authors. There's no better place to find the next big author.
• Association of American Publishers events especially for librarians. View the event schedule here.
• Dedicated Librarian Sessions and the NEW Librarian Information Track during the BEA Education Program.

Special Registration Prices Save You Money

We want to make it as affordable as possible for Librarians and Educators to attend BEA. Contact Diana Press at 1-800-363-3631 or 1-203-840-5533 or email dpress@reedexpo.com for more information on group discounts. View all pricing here.

Library Journal and School Library Journal Day of Dialog Events

Two special events! Two locations! The same promise to bring librarians, authors, and publishers together for a day long event featuring special presentations and stimulating panels.
Registration is now open for the Library Journal and School Library Journal's Day of Dialog events. For more information on these events and to register, visit the Library Journal and School Library Journal Web sites.

Note: Day of Dialog Events do not include a BEA pass and you can only register for them through Library Journal.

Librarian & Educator Friendly Exhibitors

BEA has more than 1,300 exhibitors for you to see but be sure to stop by these Librarian Friendly Exhibitors and Educator Friendly Exhibitors.

Librarians' Lounge at BEA (Open during exhibit hours)

Visit the Library Journal/School Library Journal Librarians' Lounge in the main exhibit hall. It is the place for librarians to gather to relax, share ideas, and enjoy snacks and refreshments. Sponsors will present author signings and more!

AAP Member Companies

Please visit these AAP member companies during BEA and say hello.

You may also connect directly with the Librarian representatives from these publishers in advance to make appointments on-site. View the list of contacts.

Librarian Dedicated Conference Sessions

The new and enhanced BEA Education Program features fresh sessions where you'll learn about the latest trends, developments, and technologies affecting the book industry—to help your Library thrive in the coming years.

New this year, we've introduced content tracks to help you find the content and target the sessions you most want to attend. Check out these sessions in the Library Info Track.

Monday, June 4

9:30 am – 10:20 am, Room 1E14/1E15/1E16
A Guide to Goodreads for Booksellers, Librarians and Publishers: Making the Connection to Readers
Goodreads, the largest site for readers and book recommendations in the world, guides Publishers, Librarians & Booksellers on how to reach out to their target audience using their website. Over 6 million passionate readers use the Goodreads website to discover new books, join book clubs and discuss books with their friends and chat with their favorite authors. Publishers and authors will learn how to find new readers and Librarians and Booksellers will get insider secrets to how they can mobilize their fans to create robust communities. Help your readers find and share the books they love in this educational session that will feature real-time experiences and success stories. How-To-Tips, from Goodreads publishing partners and librarians, will explain how they have used Goodreads to further their marketing efforts and improve how their readers find and share great books!

Tuesday, June 5

10:00 am – 10:50 am, Room 1E11
What Librarians Wish Publishers Knew
Check back soon for details!

11:00 am – 11:50 am, Room 1E11
Enter The Library Market & Drive Sales With Lessons From Patron Profiles!
Patron Profiles is the premier library survey developed by Library Journal and its partner Bowker Pub Track Consumer and puts United States Library buying trends at the fingertips of the book industry. This information packed session exposes inside secrets from this ground-breaking survey. With 50% of all library users purchasing books in print and digitally by an author they were introduced to in the library, members of the industry can learn key insights to driving sales by putting this business intelligence into your marketing strategies. Explore how the survey was developed and fielded, find out fascinating library buying statistics and learn how principal industry leaders in the library channel are using this survey's information to sell-through into the library markets.The quarterly survey, Patron Profiles, focuses on the behavior and preferences of United States (U.S.) public library users and is the first to target library media consumers in the context of all consumers.

2:00 pm – 3:20 pm, Room 1E16
AAP Librarian Book Buzz I
Hear the first installment of what book publishers are excited about for the forthcoming season, and learn their behind the scenes secrets why! Publishers slated to participate include: Julie Schaper, President, Consortium Book Sales & Distribution; Melissa Glowski, Library Marketing Manager, Hachette Book Group; Virginia Stanley, Director of Library Marketing, HarperCollins Publishers; Amy Jones, Library Marketing Manager, Harlequin; Charles Regan, Director of Library Marketing, John Wiley & Sons; Alison Fisher, Library Marketing Coordinator Macmillan and Kaia Hilson, Library Marketing Manager, McGraw-Hill.

Wednesday, June 6

1:00 pm – 1:50 pm, Room 1E03
How To Ban A Book
Unshelved creators Bill Barnes and Gene Ambaum invite you to be among the first to see an early version of our new keynote. We imagine that you have invited us to teach your group how to do a better job banning books from libraries. We spend 50 minutes giving a thorough, detailed, and helpful training. We'll tell you why to ban books, which books to challenge, who at the library to work with, what kind of approach you should take, and how to anticipate (and work around) a library's standard response. We'll also teach you the different types of secret censorship and how to use the library's collection development policy to your advantage. We are longtime opponents of censorship, and in this talk you will gain a deeper understanding of who you're up against.

2:00 pm – 3:20 pm, Room 1E11
AAP Librarian Book Buzz II
Hear the second installment of what book publishers are excited about for the forthcoming season, and why. The second installment will feature publishers: Alan Walker, Director of Academic and Library Marketing, Penguin Group USA; Elenita Chmilowski, Director of Library Sales, Perseus Books Group; Jen Childs, Director, Library Marketing, Random House; Michelle Fadlalla, Director of Marketing, Education & Library, Simon & Schuster; Chris Vaccari, Director, Library Marketing, Sterling; Michael Rockliff, Director of Library Sales and Marketing, Workman and Golda Rademacher, Library Marketing Manager, W.W. Norton.

3:30 pm – 5:00 pm, Room 1E11
4th Annual Librarian Shout 'n Share @ BEA
Three days, thousands of books, seven librarians! Collection development librarians share their top picks (and best buys) direct from the floor of Book Expo America 2012. Hosted by Barbara A. Genco, Special Projects, Library Journal. This year's librarian participants include; Wendy Bartlett from the Cuyahoga County Public Library in Ohio, Kaite Mediatore Stover from the Kansas City Public Library in Moursourri, Douglas Lord who is the Library Journal's "Book for Dudes" columnist, Alene Moroni from the King County Public Library in Washington, Robin Beerbower from the Salem Public Library in Oregon and Miriam Tuliao from the New York Public Library in New York.

Library Association Partners

BEA is pleased to be partnering with the following library associations: