Registration is now open for the 2026 Library Publishing Forum! This year’s Forum is an in-person event, to be held in June at the University of Washington, Seattle, Washington. We are excited to be co-locating our conference with the Association of University Presses Annual Meeting and to be collaborating on a university-based publishing-themed event between our two conferences. We are also happy to introduce a Forum Friends program for community members who can’t make it to Seattle in person! See below for details about all three.
Library Publishing Forum
The Library Publishing Forum is an annual conference that brings together representatives from libraries engaged in (or considering) publishing initiatives to define and address major questions and challenges; to identify and document collaborative opportunities; and to strengthen and promote this community of practice. The Forum includes representatives from a broad, international spectrum of academic library backgrounds, as well as groups that collaborate with libraries to publish scholarly works, including publishing vendors, university presses, and scholars. The Forum is sponsored by the Library Publishing Coalition, but you do not need to be a member of the LPC to attend.
Dates: June 17-18, 2026 | Location: University of Washington, Seattle, WA | Cost: Standard registration is $400, with discounts available for LPC member institutions, students, and attendees from low- and middle-income countries.
Responding to Universities in Crisis: A Summit for University-Based Publishing
The summit is for anyone involved in publishing in a university setting who wants to build their professional network and deepen their understanding of our shared values and interests. The summit will include brief presentations, small and large group discussions, and a hands-on advocacy workshop. This event takes place between the Library Publishing Forum and the AUPresses Annual Meeting, but you don’t have to attend either of these conferences to attend the summit.
Date: June 16, 2026; 10am-3pm | Location: University of Washington, Seattle, WA | Cost: $50
Forum Friends
This year’s Library Publishing Forum is an in-person gathering, but we heard loud and clear at last year’s virtual conference that options for remote engagement are increasingly important. We will be back in a virtual format next year, but we have come up with a fun, lightweight way for folks who can’t travel to engage with this year’s Forum: the Forum Friends program!
Cost: $10