The Library Speakers Consortium is a community of libraries cultivating lifelong learning, cultural understanding, and connection through a wide selection of literary experiences.
We make it easy and affordable to bring authors to your community, and dedicated support from our team makes online author talk programming a breeze! Member libraries get:
We create 2-3 livestreamed events per month with bestselling authors, which include interactive Q&A sessions. All events are recorded and available for future showings.
Author talks are streamed through a microsite for each member library that features its own branding. Each event includes all marketing and promotional materials, which helps our member libraries maximize patron engagement. It's turnkey! We do all the work and our member libraries get all the credit!
Books and authors selected will cover a wide range of perspectives and genres including, but not limited to:
We’re on a mission to provide the highest quality author talk programming through a user friendly, customized interface, to help libraries of all sizes provide access for their community members to learn, create, and grow.
Chances are high that you don’t have time to negotiate with publicists, create new marketing material, run additional weekly events, and manage registrations. We take care of all the heavy lifting for you. Engage your community with only a few hours of staff time per year.
With membership prices based on your cardholder numbers and unique budget, and with hundreds of libraries already in the consortium, we make your dollars go farther. One annual payment provides access to 2-3 new events with bestselling authors every month of the year.
Your community members can watch the live-streamed events anywhere they have internet access. Recordings of every event are available shortly after the live event is complete. Your patrons can participate in monthly programming regardless of their ability to travel to the library.
Participants shape the way our conversation with the author will look by submitting questions to the author during registration or during the livestream event itself. Chat with other viewers, participate in polls, or try a draw along exercise with the author!
We are incredibly excited to offer a vibrant mix of bestselling and award winning authors in the coming months on a wide range of interesting topics.
We have many years of experience working with authors and publishers to create amazing online programs. Below is a small sample of the authors our team has hosted in the past to give you an idea of our team’s experience:
Our member library systems come from 48 states and three countries, serving over 1,500 individual libraries and more than 24 million cardholders. Pictured here is a small sample of our 500 plus member systems.
Hear what library staff have to say about their experiences with the Library Speakers Consortium.
Library Speakers Consortium is a company that grew out of the demand for communities of all sizes to connect with world-renowned authors and thought leaders. We’re a team of people in love with reading, obsessed with personal growth, and relentlessly focused on empowering people on their journey of lifelong learning. Our subscribers include more than 500 member library systems, which each range in size from less than 200 to more than 2 million patrons, across the U.S., Canada, and New Zealand. We are a division of Perpetual Learning.
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