Librarians will generate their own buzz at BookExpo this year. The Association of American Publishers' Trade Libraries Committee will feature "Librarian's Book Shout and Share" on Saturday, May 30, from 3:30-5:00 p.m., in room IE14 at the Javits Center. The AAP explained that "eight librarians from across the country will spend the first two and a half days of BEA listening to publishers spin their own much anticipated titles, hearing from scores of authors, and visiting hundreds of exhibitor booths before presenting an audience of fellow librarians with the titles they think patrons will be lining up for at libraries nationwide."
 
"Buzzers" will include Michael R. Colford, Boston Regional Library System, Barbara Genco, Brooklyn Public Library; Jason Honig, San Francisco Public Library; Robin Nesbitt, Columbus Metropolitan Library; Miriam Tuliao, New York Public Library; Neal Wyatt, Library Journal readers' advisory columnist; Katie Stover, Kansas City Public Library; and Lila Wisotzki, Baltimore County Public Library.

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On Friday, May 29, 3:30-4:30 in Room 1E04, the Book Industry Study Group offers results from the 2009 edition of Book Industry TRENDS, which has comprehensive unit and dollar sales figures for 2008 and forecasts through 2013 in all major book categories. Presenters are BISG executive director Michael Healy and Outsell, Inc., chief analyst Leigh Watson Healy. Printed and PDF editions of Book Industry TRENDS will be published soon.

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Ana M. Ma, chief of staff at the U.S. Small Business Administration, will speak at a new ABA session, "How SBA and the Federal Stimulus Package Can Help Your Business," which will be held Saturday, May 30, from 10:30 a.m.-Noon. This issue of obtaining access to capital could be of great interest to small publishers as well as booksellers.