Events

Visit our booth or attend our staff-led sessions at these upcoming conferences: 

National Book Fair

Washington Convention Center, D.C.  Aug. 31, 2019.  Booth#S5

Closing the Gap 2019 Conference

Prior Lake, MN.  Oct 2 – 4, 2019
Session: Sweet Success: Strategies and Tools to Help Reluctant Readers

National Forum to Advance Rural Education

Louiseville, KY.  Oct 24-26, 2019.  Booth #8.

Annual IDA Conference

Portland OR. Nov 7-10
Session: From Loathing It to Loving It: Tools to Help People with Dyslexia Embrace Reading
 

Accessing Higher Ground

Westminster, CO.  Nov 18-22  
Session: Bookshare, AccessText and Alternate Media Centers:  Sources to Obtain Alternative Formats    
Session: EPUB Face Off – Publishers Getting it Right or Wrong 
Session: Creating and remediating EPUB
Session: Progress on STEM

Events Archive

  • American Library Association (ALA) Annual Conference 2019, Washington, D.C.  Jun 21 – Jun 24. Booth # 1953
    • DPLA hosted Ebook Innovation Lighting Round
    • Discussion group panelist: Dr. Lisa Wadors-Verne, Program Manager, Education, Research and Partnerships, Benetech
    • Saturday, June 22, 2:30-3:30 PM.  Location: Marriott Marquis, Cherry Blossom.
    • Catch up or get up to speed with a fast passed overview of library driven innovation in eBook and eContent delivery. The ALA 2017 lighting round featured updates about how eBooks can support Global Literacy from Benetech, COSLA, ReadersFirst, the Charlotte Initiative, the DPLA Exchange, LYRASIS, Amigos, CALIFA and more
     
    National Federation of the Blind (NFB) National Convention 2019, Las Vegas.  Jul 7 – Jul 12.  Table # C12
     
    American Council of the Blind (ACB) 58th Annual Conference and Convention, Rochester, NY. 
    • Bookshare Office Hours: July 10, 2019 at 5:30PM.