L.E.A.D. News

Featured Speaker Announcement!


AISLE is pleased to welcome author Kathleen Glasgow as a featured speaker at the AISLE L.E.A.D. Conference in November. Kathleen will accept the 2024 Lincoln Award at Saturday’s Readers’ Choice Lunch and will deliver the lunch keynote: “SAINTS AND POETS: You’d Be Home Now, Our Town, and Reimagination.” She will also present a concurrent session, “MY OWN PRIVATE POST-IT: Writing Clubs in the Library.” Click on the Featured Speakers link at top right for more information.

Registration is now open!


The moment you’ve been waiting for is here! Early Bird Registration for AISLE L.E.A.D. 24 is now open at bit.ly/AISLELEADregistration

Featured Speaker Announcement!


AISLE is pleased to welcome library educator Jonathan Hunt as a featured speaker at the AISLE L.E.A.D. Conference in November. Hunt will present two "Best Books" pre-conference sessions. Click on the Featured Speakers link at top right for more information.

Featured Speaker Announcement!


AISLE is pleased to welcome author/cartoonist Jeffrey Brown as a featured speaker at the AISLE L.E.A.D. Conference in November. Brown will present Saturday’s opening session, “Reader to Leader" and the concurrent session "Every Draft is a Rough Draft."  Click on the Featured Speakers link at top right for more information.

Featured Speaker Announcement!


AISLE is pleased to welcome Megan E. Freeman as a featured speaker at the AISLE L.E.A.D. Conference in November. She will present a Saturday concurrent session, “Reach More Readers with Novels in Verse,” and will accept the 2024 Rebecca Caudill Young Readers’ Book Award at Saturday’s Readers’ Choice Lunch. Click on the Featured Speakers link at top right for more information.

Conference Registration Rates and Hotel Reservations


Planning next year’s PDH and budget? Check out conference registration rates, PDH available, and how to reserve your hotel room at our group rate. Click the Attendees link at top right.

Exhibitor Registration


Exhibitor registration is now open. Click on the Exhibitors link at top right for more information. In addition to securing a space in the Exhibit Hall, vendors are also invited to consider conference sponsorship opportunities.



November 7-9, 2024