Registration is now open for School Library Collection Fair, a free vendor fair and professional development day for Tennessee Electronic Library resources. This event will be held on Friday November 6th, 2026 from 10am-4pm CT at the John P. Holt Brentwood Library in Brentwood, TN. At this event school and youth services librarians will get a chance to connect with vendor partners, purchase collection items and build relationships while also having an opportunity to learn about vendor and TEL resources.
Event Schedule
| Time (in Central) | Activity |
|---|---|
| 9:30am - 10:00am | Event Check-In for Attendees |
| 10:00am | Vendor Fair Opens |
| 10:00am - 10:45am | Opening Session on Accessibility Presented by Laney Rogers, Director of Special Populations at Union City Schools Laney Rogers serves as the Special Education Coordinator and Director of Special Populations and Pre-K for the Union City School District in Union City, TN. Throughout her career in public education, she has dedicated herself to fostering inclusive environments, advocating for students with diverse learning needs, and building supportive school communities. A passionate champion for practical life skills, student independence, and community-integrated learning, Laney approaches education with a simple yet powerful philosophy: focusing on changing the world rather than changing your roster. She is thrilled to be featured as the keynote speaker for this year's Tenn Share School Library Collection Fair. |
| 11am - 11:45am | TEL PD - Petersons for Test Season Presented by Tammi Burke, Gale Senior Training Consultant Explore the latest enhancements available through Gale Presents: Peterson's Test and Career Prep from TEL. In this session, we'll explore updates to the Resume Builder, designed to help users create stronger, more professional resumes, as well as improvements to the ACT and SAT test preparation courses. Learn how these new features can better support students and job seekers as they prepare for academic and career success. Join us for a firsthand look at these exciting updates and learn how to share them with your community. Middle and High School. |
| 11:45am - 1:00pm | Lunch Break (bring a bag lunch or explore nearby options) |
| 1:00pm - 1:30pm | Flexible Spaces, Dynamic Displays: Designed for Discovery Presented by Ryan Shinn, Regional Sales Director and Courtenay Schuler, Tennessee Field Consultant for Demco Demco collections keep discovery happening with can’t-miss face-out moments, cozy reading nooks, dependable spine-out storage, and mobile pieces that let you remix the room whenever a new idea hits. Explore how modular furnishings can create flexible zones on demand, from browsing and reading to instruction and collaboration, while dynamic displays capture attention and engage students of all ages. |
| 1:45pm - 2:15pm | Joyful Reading Co: Reaching Reading Goals and Growing a Reading Culture Presented by Becca Traxler, Account Executive, Joyful Reading Co. Students are reading less, but K-12 librarians are finding new ways to reignite engagement. In this presentation, discover how schools are moving beyond quiz-based accountability by using digital reading logs, gamified challenges, badges, streaks, rewards, and friendly competition to make reading more motivating and student-centered. |
| 2:30pm - 3:00pm | The Modern School Library: High-Interest Reads, Smarter Systems, and Simplified Curation Presented by Tim Kane, Educational Sales Consultant, Mackin Discover how Mackin helps school librarians maximize their time and impact. We’ll dive into strategies for meeting soaring student demand with durable prebound manga + graphic novels, automating your print collection updates through MackinCurator, and streamlining daily operations with MackinVision, our intuitive school library management system. Walk away with practical tools to elevate your library's circulation and management. |
| 3:00pm - 3:45pm | TEL PD - TEL Schools Tips and Tricks Presented by Andrea Zielke, TEL Administrator Over the last year, there have been a number of changes to how students, teachers and librarians access TEL resources. Learn more about how to utilize the new TEL School pages to get the most out of your time with your students! Elementary, Middle and High School. |
| 4:00pm | Vendor Fair Closes |
Confirmed Vendor Partners attending the Vendor Fair
| Vendor | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| Demco | Demco helps educators spark curiosity and ignite learning by equipping schools and libraries with inspired furnishings and space design, innovative learning tools, and top-quality supplies and equipment. |  |
| Gale | Gale, part of Cengage School, provides essential, curriculum-aligned digital k12 content that empowers educators to solve curriculum challenges and meet students where they are. Gale resources provide educators with trustworthy resources that ensure equitable access and personalization for all students across the K-12 continuum. Thorndike Press, also in the Cengage School family, is the leading publisher of large print books for young readers. Thorndike Press helps educators and librarians close the literacy gap with high interest fiction and non fiction titles students love. |   |
| Ingram | Ingram Library Services is a trusted partner for libraries, offering comprehensive solutions including collection development, cataloging, processing, and ordering tools. Their services help libraries streamline acquisitions, enhance discoverability, and meet the evolving needs of their communities. With a focus on innovation and support, Ingram empowers libraries to deliver exceptional experiences to their patrons. |  |
| Joyful Reading Co. | The new Joyful Reading Company brings together Beanstack, the leading reading engagement platform, and Comics Plus, the premier digital comics and graphic novel provider, to help create a world of joyful readers. |  |
| Libraria | Welcome to Libraria, the next chapter in bookselling. After 40 years of dedication as Children’s Plus, Inc., we're evolving to better serve the modern librarian's needs. We partner with thousands of major educational and trade publishers, as well as small independent presses, to offer the most options and the highest fill rates. Our new name reflects our commitment to being the ultimate destination for all your library needs. Experience unparalleled service and selection with Libraria. |  |
| Mackin | For over 40 years, Mackin has provided PK-12 libraries and classrooms with access to over 4.2 million print and digital titles. The 23-time, multi-award-winning digital content management system, MackinVIA, along with divisions Mackin Classroom, MackinMaker, Mackin Learning, and the brand-new, whole-school resource management system, MackinVision, help to create a truly unique and robust educational resource company that schools and educators have relied on year after year. |  |
| Middle Tennessee State University | The Master's of Library Science Program at Middle Tennessee State University prepares people to be exceptional school librarians through flexible, online, asynchronous coursework. We offer master’s degree options for teachers seeking a school librarian endorsement, Initial Teaching Licensure in addition to the MLS degree, non-degree options (fewer credits) for educators seeking the librarian endorsement, and non-degree options for those looking to strengthen their knowledge and skills. We prepare people to be difference makers in their school communities! |  |
| Mike Howard Educational Services | Mike Howard Educational Services, Inc. is a direct publisher's representative for various publishing companies. We help Kentucky and West and Middle Tennessee schools, school libraries, and public libraries build engaging collections with 21st-century learning materials. Mike Howard Educational Services is able to offer special discounts and incentives. Ordering through us will give you access to additional representative promotions that can help to stretch your budget even further. We would be happy to put together a personalized quote, complete with offers and publishers that are best suited for your institution’s needs. |  |
| Perma-Bound | An industry leader, Perma-Bound Books is a division of Hertzberg-New Method Inc., a family-owned business in Jacksonville, IL. For more than 70 years, we’ve been at the forefront of the library binding and educational services industry, providing durable library-bound books, eBooks, and teaching materials to thousands of PreK-12 classrooms and libraries. Through our powerful website, clients can access hundreds of thousands of books, eBooks, audiobooks, interactive eBooks, and databases from leading educational publishers, comprising titles, topics, and themes in multiple binding formats to fit all budgets. We also offer personal and comprehensive service to the PreK-12 curriculum and library market, including online catalog ordering, complete cataloging and processing, and collection development/analysis. Our customers’ satisfaction is the result of our unmatched sales support, responsive customer service, and fast, FREE delivery (with a 10-15 day turnaround on in-stock titles). Plus, volumes in our guaranteed premium binding--available exclusively from Perma-Bound--really are “The Strongest Books You Can Buy.” |  |
| Swank K12 Streaming | Swank Educational Streaming & Movie Licensing gives K–12 schools and districts the content, control and legal confidence to use video for instruction, celebrations and everything in between. Through exclusive studio partnerships, Swank provides movies, documentaries, educational series and teaching tools that help bring trusted video to classrooms and school communities. |  |
| Tennessee Association of School Librarians (TASL) | TASL is a volunteer-run organization dedicated to supporting the professional growth of Tennessee school librarians, fostering collaboration, and strengthening school library programs across the state. Our mission is to build an informed and literate society by connecting and equipping school library leaders to innovate, advocate, and support all learners. |  |
| Tennessee Electronic Library (TEL) | The Tennessee Electronic Library (TEL) is a virtual library that you can access from your home computer, school computer lab, or smartphone – anywhere with an Internet connection. Access to over 400,000 electronic resources including magazines, scholarly journals, podcasts, videos, e-books, test preparation materials, federal census records, Tennessee primary source materials, and more can all be found here. All types of nonprofit libraries participate in TEL and benefit from the wide range of information TEL databases offer, including homework help to new readers, consumer health information, business resources, leisure reading suggestions, current event essays, academic and civil service test preparation help, and genealogy and family history sources. Over 1.2 million searches are performed each month across the various TEL databases. Since 1999, the Tennessee Electronic Library has been dedicated to providing equal access to this expansive collection of electronic resources for all Tennesseans. TEL saves individual libraries money by providing core reference materials, journals, newspapers and is of special benefit to smaller and rural libraries since they could not afford these databases on their own. The Tennessee Electronic Library is made possible through funding provided by the General Assembly of the State of Tennessee and the Institute of Museum and Library Services. TEL is administered by the Tennessee State Library and Archives, a division of the Office of the Secretary of State, Secretary Tre Hargett. |  |
| Tennessee Library for Accessible Books & Media | The Tennessee Library for Accessible Books & Media (LABM) provides free public library services to any Tennesseean who has a disability which makes it difficult for them to read standard print. We loan our audio, braille and large print materials all over Tennessee through the U.S. Postal Service’s “free matter” mailing privilege, so there are not even any postage fees. In addition, we have a website and app which makes it possible to download the braille and audio books and magazines to a smartphone, tablet, braille display (which we loan to braille readers), or a smart speaker. We also loan talking book players for use with the audio books. The LABM is part of a national network of such libraries in every state and the territories. U.S. citizens with print disabilities can borrow the materials anywhere in the world. |  |
| Trevecca Nazarene University | As a student in Trevecca’s Master of Library and Information Science program, you’ll be part of the only library science program in Tennessee that is nationally recognized by the American Association of School Librarians and the Council for Accreditation of Education Preparation. This degree doubles as a full MLIS degree program and a librarian endorsement for licensed teachers, transforming classroom teachers into school library leaders in technology, instruction and information specialization. During your 15-month online program, you’ll gain the skills you need to serve as a librarian in grades K-12. You’ll take part in coursework and project-based learning that teaches you how to think outside the box, create engaging content and instruction, employ effective research practices, integrate emerging technologies, and promote literacy. |  |