ALA Annual Ebook Friday Update

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With the passage of the Connecticut Ebook Bill, the ALA Core Ebooks Interest Group Meeting agenda is changing. Please join us for an informative session!

“Ebook Friday” Agenda

June 27, 2025:

Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 103 B C

9:00: Introduction, Ground Rules

9:05 - 9:30:  Andrew Albanese: his new site, trends in the digital market, thoughts on advocacy going forward (keynote)

9:30 - 9:45: The need for action:

  • A recent study of the market by RF Working Group:  Michael Blackwell

  • Publisher Price Watch and OverDrive/vendor issues( Info from Carmi Parker)

  • Ownership of digital content and new license models:  Micah May 

9:45 to 10:00:  Conversation: Where are we? Do we agree these are the issues that need to be addressed

10:00-11:00 Political and other advocacy:

  • ULC and CULC: Vicky Varga, Lisa Wells, Angela Goodrich

  • Ebook Study Group: Kyle Courtney and Juliya Zuskina

  • LIbrary Futures:  Jennie Rose Halperin

  • Connecticut Ebook Bill:  Ellen Paul

  • Q&A

11:00  - 11:30: Conversation:  thoughts about how to move forward–laws? What is “reasonable”? Withholding funds from bad contracts? 

11:30 to 11:45: Responses to Book Banning:

  • Books Unbanned:  Amy Mikel

  • Banned Book Club:  Micah May

11:45 to Noon: Group Discussion

  • What is your library most willing to try to work for change?