Thursday, Dec. 6, 2012

Coolidge Auditorium, Thomas Jefferson Building

Friday, Dec. 7, 2012

Coolidge Auditorium, Thomas Jefferson Building

  • 9:30-10:15 a.m. Welcome: James H. Billington, The Librarian of Congress
    Reading is Not an Option: A Conversation Between Walter Dean Myers, National Ambassador for
    Young People's Literature and John Y. Cole, Director, Center for the Book, Library of Congress
  • 10:15-11:15 a.m. The Role of Cultural Institutions in Fostering the Future of the Book
    Moderator and Commentator: Sir Harold Evans, Editor at Large, Reuters; Author, “The American Century”
    Jim Leach, Chairman, NEH
    Carla D. Hayden, Chief Executive Officer, Enoch Pratt Free Library, Baltimore
    Ira Silverberg, Literature Director, National Endowment for the Arts
  • 11:15-12:00 p.m. Copyright and the Book: A Conversation about Authors, Publishers and the Public Interest
    Moderator: Maria Pallante, Register of Copyrights & Director, U.S. Copyright Office
    Tom Allen, President & CEO, Association of American Publishers
    James S. Shapiro, Shakespearean Scholar, Columbia University; Vice President, Authors Guild
    Peter Jaszi, Professor of Copyright Law, American University
  • 1:30-3:00 p.m. The Publishing World Yesterday and Today
    Moderator: Marie Arana, Author; Literary Critic; Senior Consultant, Library of Congress
    Nan Talese, Senior Vice President and Publisher, Doubleday
    Geoffrey Kloske, President and Publisher, Riverhead/Penguin Books
    Karen Lotz, President and Publisher, Candelwick Press
    Niko Pfund, President and Publisher, Oxford University Press
  • 3:00-4:30 p.m. Using Lessons of the Past to Guide the Future
    Moderator: Michael Suarez, Professor and Director, Rare Book School, University of Virginia
    Karen Keninger, Chief, National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
    Thomas Mallon, Novelist, Critic, Director Creative Writing Program, George Washington University
    Fenella G. France, Chief, Preservation, Restoration & Test Division, Library of Congress
  • 4:30-5:00 p.m. “Passing the Torch” Ceremony
    Hon. John Larson (CT), U.S. House of Representatives
    James H. Billington, The Librarian of Congress
    Tommy Koh, Ambassador-at-Large, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Singapore
    Elaine Ng, CEO, National Library Board Singapore

If you have questions regarding the program, please contact David Taylor 202-707-1737 [email protected]