Reports from ESS members from travels to European Book Fairs.
Austria
Vienna Book Fair
2015 From Rhine to Danube: An American Librarian Experiences the Basel and Vienna Book Fairs, Robert Kusmer
2015 The Vienna Book Fair 2015 and Beyond: A Librarian’s Retrospective, Robert Kusmer
England
London Book Fair
The 2008 London Book Fair was Fair Enough, Richard Hacken
France
Salon du Livre, France
2015 A Librarian in Paris: Mini-report from the Salon du Livre de Paris, and more, Barbara Alvarez
2006 Return to the Salon du Livre, Jeffry Larson
Salon du l’Autre Livre
2007 Salon de l’Autre Livre report, Jeffry Larson
Salon de la Revue
2008 Salon de la Revue, Jeffry Larson
Germany
Frankfurt Book Fair
2017 Frankfurt International Symposium and Book Fair, Richard Hacken
2017 Frankfurt Book Fair Guide for Librarians, Heidi Madden
2016 Impressions of the Frankfurt Book Fair a First-Time Attendee, Mara Blake
2008 Archived Pages for Frankfurt 2008, Heidi Madden
2006 GNARP Conference held in connection with the Book Fair: The World According to GNARP: Prospects for Transatlantic Library Partnership in the Digital Age
2005 Joy Pile, Heather Moulaison and John Barnett in C&RL News, vol. 67, no. 4 (April 2006): “The Frankfurt Book Fair: Highlights from the 57th annual fair”
2004 Jeffrey Garrett in American Libraries, vol. 35, no. 11 (December 2004): “The 2004 Frankfurt Book Fair: Pageantry and Politics at Publishing’s Big Event”
2003 Janet Crayne & Marta Deyrup in C&RL News, vol. 65, no. 13 (March 2004): “The Frankfurt Book Fair: ACRL’s fifth year”
2003 Nedbook Northwest Europe Award for the Frankfurt Book Fair, Richard Hacken
2001 Photos 53rd Frankfurt Book Fair, Munich and the Bavarian Alps, October 9 – 19, 2001
2001 Dale Askey & Thea Lindquist in C&RL News, vol. 63, no. 3 (March 2002): “Back to Europe: ACRL at the 53rd Frankfurt Book Fair”
2000 Photos “A Photo Album from the 52nd Frankfurt Book Fair International Booksellers and Librarians Center (IBLC), October 18 – 23, 2000, Jeffrey Garrett
2000 Marzena Pasek & Gordon Anderson in C&RL News, vol. 61, no. 11 (December 2000): “ACRL promotes American libraries at the Frankfurt Book Fair: Highlights from the world’s largest book fair”
1998 Just How Big Is Frankfurt? WESS Travels to the Frankfurt Book Fair, October 1998: A Report Jeffry Garrett
1997 Print on Paper Still Rules at the 1997 Frankfurt Book Fair, Richard Hacken
Leipzig Book Fair
2009 Leipziger Buchmesse
2006 Leipzig Book fair: Twelve images
2004 American in Leipzig: Reflections on the Leipzig Book Fair, by Robert Kusmer
1998 An American in Leipzig: The 1997-98 ALA/USIA Fellows Program, by Roger Brisson
Italy
Bologna Children’s Book Fair
Garrett, Jeffrey. “The 2005 Bologna Children’s Book Fair: Hans Christian Andersen’s Birthday Bash.” American Libraries, vol. 36, no. 6, 2005, p. 36.
Rome Più Libri Più Liberi
2007 More Books, More Freedom in Rome, Jeffry Larson
Turin International Book Fair
2009 Fiera del libro, Claude Potts and Sarah Wenzel
2000 Fiera del Libro in Torino, Jeffry Larson
Portugal
Lisbon and Porto Book Fairs
2005 Iberian Spring, Jeffry Larson
Spain
LIBER (Barcelona and Madrid)
2009 LIBER 2009, Adán Griego
2009 LIBER 2009, Alison Hicks
2008 LIBER 2008, Adán Griego
2007 LIBER 2007, Jeffry Larson, Patricia Figueroa, Claude Potts et al.
2007 WESS at LIBER
2007 Librarian Activities at the Spanish National Book Fair – LIBER 2007, Lynn Shirey
2006 Madrid’s LIBER, 2006, Lynn Shirey
2006 Librarian Activities at the Madrid Book Fair LIBER 2006, Scott Van Jacob and Teresa Miguel
2000 Wandering Through the Many Spains, Adán Griego
1999 Madrid’s LIBER 99, Adán Griego
Madrid Book Fair
2005, Iberian Spring, Jeffry Larson
Switzerland
Basel Book Fair
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