Darby Malvey
2026 Virtual Conference: Collections
Date
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Location
Online via Zoom
Audience
All Library Staff
Cost
Free of Charge
Event Description
LibraryLinkNJ is pleased to announce our 6th annual one-day virtual conference!
Join us this fall for The Collections Conference, a free, full day opportunity to learn from colleagues and focus your energy on a core aspect of libraries everywhere! From the physical "how-to" of ordering, lending, and maintaining collections, to questions of policy, inclusion, expansion, and budget, we're excited for the chance to explore library collections in all their forms.
Our collections - digital, physical, archival, and special - are so often the first things our communities think of when they think of the library. The central role played by the items we lend, display, curate, and weed can’t be understated, and we’re excited to invite you to share your insights and experiences with colleagues during this virtual day of learning!
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Registration
Registration is now open!
| 9-9:30AM | Welcome & Housekeeping | ||
| Session 1, 9:45-10:30AM | Discovering the Potential of Collections as a Service, Even When Budgets Are Tight: Librarians as Connectors to Collections through Instruction, Displays, Workshops, and More! | ||
| Read Trans Books: Resources for Collection Development, Reader’s Advisory, and More! | |||
| Beyond The Shelf: Collection Offerings from the New Jersey State Library Talking Book and Braille Center | |||
| Session 2, 10:45-11:30AM | From Shelf to Screen: Thoughtful Approaches to Digitizing Library Collections | ||
| Book Leasing in the Library | |||
| Lessons from Hidden Histories: Curation and Collection Development as Tools for Preventing Erasure | |||
| Session 3, 11:45-12:30PM | The Archive as a Threshold: Designing Public Memory Without Extraction | ||
| Prune, Don’t Weed! | |||
| Challenges and Joys of Meeting Diverse Collection Needs with Limited Resources | |||
| 12:30-1:30PM | Lunch Break | ||
| 1:30-2:15PM | Building a Board Game Collection Through Publisher Partnerships | ||
| Not Just the Dusty Books: Weeding from a Complete Shelflist | |||
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E-Content Pricing and Legislation |
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| 2:30-3:15PM | The Legacy Collection: Opportunities and Challenges in Preserving Outdated Materials | ||
| BookTok Made Me Buy It: How Social Media is Changing Collection Development | |||
| MentorNJ Special Edition Meet-up: Collection Development | |||
| 3:20-3:30PM | Closing Remarks | ||
Link to Online Registration
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