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MLA Conversations: Ebooks and Public Policy, with Andrea Berstler, Michael Blackwell, & Alan Inouye

Event Start Date: Friday, July 9, 2021 - 3:00 pm

Event End Date: Friday, July 9, 2021 - 4:00 pm

Location: Virtual

You can register for the next episode of Maryland Library Association’s MLA Conversations, Friday, July 9, 2021 from 3:00 – 4:00 p.m. Eastern (Episode 54). This will be our final episode of the weekly series!MLA Conversations Logo

We will learn about how the ebook public policy landscape is continuing to change. We’ll discuss the passage of the Maryland law requiring publishers to license ebooks to libraries under reasonable terms, DPLA’s recent agreement with Amazon Publishing to make their ebooks available to U.S. libraries, and other developments on the horizon. Our guests are:

  • Andrea Berstler, Executive Director, Carroll County Public Library; Chair, Maryland Library Association’s Legislative Panel
  • Michael Blackwell, Director, St Mary’s County Library; ReadersFirst
  • Alan Inouye, Senior Director, Public Policy & Government Relations, American Library Association

Register for free at https://forms.gle/78WMuTqzx8mTgLsR6

Did you miss our conversation on Friday, June 18, on Public Library/School Library Partnerships and Summer Reading with Carrie Sanders, Kathleen Brunnett, Angie Knight, Katelyn McLimans, Kimberly Quick, and Deb Spurrier? Watch the recording at https://marylandlibraries.zoom.us/rec/share/mzILlajkUyldNYtgHfB66dd4aV-aq6FTMNBSjPpyucoqc5fW9jYMX3ka-tZN3uOa.9D9W9z3xuC7QiL0M

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