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SPP Conference October 28th 2026

Conference Schedule October 28, 2026 11am-2pm EDT (GMT-4) To join us for the first SPP virtual conference, register here! Quick Overview Hour 1: 11am-12pm EDT (GMT-4) Intro and brief SPP update (15 minutes) Keynote (30 min + 15 min Q and A) Boaz Nadav-Manes Hour 2: 12pm-1pm EDT (GMT-4) Break...

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Best Practices, Communications and Advocacy, Technology, Standards and Metadata: New SPP Committees

Call For Committee Members

The Shared Print Partnership is excited to invite library staff across our Member organizations to join one or more of our new Standing Committees: Best Practices Communications and Advocacy Technology, Standards, and Metadata This is an opportunity for professional development with an interdisciplinary focus, collaborating with libraries and shared print...

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The GPO Joins the SPP

The Shared Print Partnership (SPP) is excited to announce that the U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) has become the SPP’s newest member as of September 2026, along with the Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP). The GPO, created by the United States Congress in 1860, is responsible for publishing Federal Government...

SPP Virtual Conference Call for Papers

SPP Virtual Conference: CFP and Registration

The Shared Print Partnership is glad to announce the date for the first SPP Virtual Conference, which will take place October 28th 11am-2pm ET/10am-1pm CT/9am-12pm MT/8am-11am PT. Zoom registration is now available. Full details to come. Call For Papers: We would like to invite anyone in the shared print community...

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SPP Spotlight: Tony Fonseca

For the September SPP Spotlight, we interview Tony Fonseca, the current chair of the SPP Executive Committee. Tony is Director of Alumnae Library & College Archivist at Elms College, and has long been a dedicated member of the shared print community. In this interview he shares some of his perspectives...

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SPP EGGs

The SPP is excited to announce the launch of SPP Exploratory Generative Groups, or EGGs. EGGs are a new way for members to start grassroots conversations about whatever they are passionate about, frustrated by, or interested in exploring about the work of shared print. We are inviting anyone who would...