Pacific NW Booksellers Trade Show, Portland

Date, Location

Thu, 10/07/2010 - 7:00am to Sat, 10/09/2010 - 1:00pm

Portland Airport Holiday Inn
Portland, OR

About the Event

 

I would be more than happy to answer any questions you may have about the PNBA trade show. For more information go to http://www.pnba.org and click on Fall Tradeshow.

 

Robin Beerbower

Salem Public Library

 

TOP TEN REASONS WHY LIBRARIANS SHOULD ATTEND PNBA’S TRADE SHOW

For the past two years the Pacific NW Booksellers Association has been inviting librarians to their annual trade show held in Portland. PNBA is being held October 7-9 at the Portland Airport Holiday Inn and is again welcoming librarians. Last year I attended for the first time and was amazed at what was offered and how helpful it was for collection development, author programming, networking, and education. Please consider attending and here are ten reasons why:

1. Bill Baars of Lake Oswego and I will be presenting on Thursday, Oct. 7! Every year PNBA offers a selection of educational sessions to rival anything offered at library conferences and this year there will be a set of sessions just for librarians.

2. It won’t break your training budget! If your library joins PNBA (cost $125), then up to FOUR people from your library may attend the show for free. (Individual book professionals may attend the show for a $75 badge fee.) That’s a mere $31.25 per staff member! Where else can you attend educational sessions, meet and greet authors of great renown, and tour exhibits for that amount? Granted, meals are extra, but famous authors will be at each meal and you will walk away with a bag full of signed, free books!

3. It’s exclusive! The shows are not open to the public so everyone you meet will be associated with books in some way. It’s a bibliomaniac’s paradise.

4. Authors, authors, and more authors! The Thursday night Nightcapper party is free and you will meet 20 authors who will sign books or galleys. The meals also feature famous authors, and this year Ivan Doig and our hero Nancy Pearl will be presenting at the Friday morning breakfast. Last year I attended the Feast of Authors dinner and literally rubbed elbows with Susan Wiggs and Brian Herbert (son of Frank). Authors love libraries and opportunities abound to ask about library appearances.

5. It’s not just for adults! There are educational sessions aimed at serving youth and exhibitors give away many books for children and teens. There are also children’s book authors presenting during the meals.

6. It’s a great source for collection development librarians! Hearing the authors speak and touring the exhibits will give you a heads up as to what’s new and forthcoming. Your patrons will be most impressed when you get books of local interest in your library before they are reviewed in your local newspaper.

7. Free books! You will receive advance reading copies and signed books from the authors and exhibitors.

8. Network! You will meet Indie booksellers from all over the NW and it’s fun to meet new book smart people.

9. Come feel the love! PNBA is courting librarians and authors love us!

10. Bill and I are presenting! Oh wait, I mentioned that but I needed one more reason…