Library Speakers Consortium Project

Free health and wellness author talks available for any public library system in Virginia in partnership with Library Speakers Consortium and teh Library of Virginia

The Library of Virginia is excited to offer a partnership with the Library Speakers Consortium to provide a free monthly Health & Wellness Virtual Author Talk series to every public library system in Virginia.

Library Speakers Consortium is a high-value service already trusted by over 500 library systems nationwide, including many in Virginia (such as Loudoun County, Chesterfield County, and Pearisburg). Through this partnership, your patrons will have access to live, virtual events featuring credentialed experts and best-selling authors in the health and wellness space.

You can learn more by watching the recording of our recent webinar on this partnership in the LVA Niche Academy.

Ready to sign up? Simply fill out this opt-in form.

This is an opt-in program available to every public library system in Virginia. When you opt in, your library system will receive:

A Branded Microsite: A custom landing page where your patrons can register for and view all virtual talks.
Monthly Programming: A new, high-quality author talk every month, which will be available live and on-demand. Your patrons can submit questions in advance or during the livestream.
Public Use Rights: Host in-library watch parties or use the author talks for outreach at senior centers, etc.
Ready-to Use Marketing Materials: All marketing assets are provided for you, including social media graphics, program descriptions, printables, like flyers and bookmarks, and more.
Real-time analytics: Each library system gets their own unique dashboard to monitor registration and patron engagement.

After a library opts in, they will provide images and logos for their branded microsite. They’ll also participate in an onboarding call, during which they’ll learn how to use their microsite, how to access marketing materials, and best practices for promoting virtual author talks to their patrons. Participating libraries are asked to include their author talk virtual events on their digital calendars and feature them in standard marketing materials (such as newsletters and social media).