Free, online workshops and pitch competitions on how libraries and librarians support entrepreneurship in their communities and campuses
Thank you to everyone who presented and attended the 2025 International Conference.
The recordings are now available.
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Past events:
- ELC International 2025
- Fall 2024: Impact Innovators: Driving Change Through Social Entrepreneurship
- ELC 2024 pitch competition
- Fall 2023: Refresh & Refocus: Libraries’ New Trends in Supporting Entrepreneurship
- ELC 2023 pitch competition
- ELC International (Fall 2022)
- ELC 2022 pitch competition
- Inclusive Entrepreneurship mini-conference (Fall 2021)
- Cannabis Entrepreneurship mini-conference (Spring 2021)
- ELC 2020 two-day conference
- ELC 2020 pitch competition
- Publications from the Conference for Entrepreneurial Librarians (2009-16)
About the ELC
The ELC offers free online workshops and pitch competitions on how libraries and librarians support entrepreneurship in their communities and campuses. ELC leadership includes a diverse mix of public, special, and academic librarians and partners, from several countries. The ELC is for and by information professionals who support and believe in the power of inquiry and information to transform lives and support entrepreneurial endeavors.
While the ELC leadership is international, the ELC is officially hosted by BLINC, the business librarianship section of NCLA. Since its founding in 2003, BLINC has been a community of public, academic, and special librarians who value networking, supporting each other, and offering frequent and free workshops.
ELC Directors:
- Angel Truesdale (UNC Charlotte): [email protected]
- Kellee Forkenbrock (North Liberty Library): [email protected]
- Steve Cramer (UNC Greensboro): [email protected]