The 2020 Keynote Speaker
Nancy Pearl
We are delighted to announce that author, literary critic, and “America’s librarian,” Nancy Pearl, will be the keynote speaker for the 2020 Long Island Library Conference.
Nancy Pearl regularly speaks about the importance and pleasure of reading at libraries, literacy organizations, and community groups around the world. She can be found on NPR’s Morning Edition and other news outlets talking about her favorite books. Among her many honors are the 2011 Librarian of the Year Award from Library Journal and the 2011 Lifetime Achievement Award from the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association. Nancy is the creator of the internationally-recognized program If All of Seattle Read the Same Book, and was the inspiration for the Archee McPhee “Librarian Action Figure.”
Nancy is, first and foremost, a reader and has spent her life promoting reading as one of the most beneficial and joyful experiences anyone can have. You can visit her website to learn more: https://www.nancypearl.com/.
Past Keynote Speakers
Year 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 |
Speaker Dave Isay Emily Esfahani Smith K.C. Boyd Tad Hills Jadeep Mansour Sarah Vowel Jack Gantos Nancy Pearl Andrew Xia Fukuda Richard Paul Evans Adriana Trigiani Ellen Meister Susan Isaacs Chris Crutcher Mike Lupica Roger Rosenblatt Mick Foley David Baldacci Sarah Long M.E. Kerr |