Webinars
Conversations we need about media
2026 Coffee Chat Webinars
Starting in 2026, we’re offering new opportunities to connect and learn by alternating traditional webinars with community conversations.
Community conversations will not be recorded. Traditional webinars will be recorded and made available with presenters’ permission.
Members and webinar registrants get exclusive access for the first 6 months, then all content will become publicly available on our website.
2026 Coffee Chats Calendar
Film Librarianship in 2026: A Community Conversation
February 23, 2026, 2pm EST
MARCH
Streaming Film: Budgeting and Management Strategies
March 18, 2026, 1pm EST
In this March Coffee Chats webinar, Kate Montgomery will share strategies she's implemented at Tulane University to create a financially sustainable approach to film acquisitions. Sarah Setzer (NC State University) will walk us through key elements of film collection management after the purchase has been made, touching on issues related to license agreements, hosting, and cataloging/discoverability. There will be ample time for Q&A and discussion.
APRIL
Community Conversation
April 16, 2pm CST
Join us for another lively community conversation. This is an opportunity to talk with folks new and experienced in the field, workshop ideas, and ask questions.
Leaning into the idea that we're stronger together and the idea the problems can't be solved when there are empty seats at the table, we welcome everyone who works with film to these conversations. Academic librarians, public librarians, film archivists and preservationists, and film distributors - we'd love to see you.
We're taking lessons learned from our February conversation and soliciting your ideas for discussion topics now. We'll do a flash vote at the top of the hour. Our conversation will start with the topic that received the most votes and then we'll continue moving through the topics as time allows. Submit your discussion topics here: https://forms.gle/WetHWfjZots5tsQYA
MAY
A librarian & copyright specialist walk into a room...
Details coming soon! Date and details subject to change.
JUNE
Community Conversation
June 18, 2pm CST
Join us for another lively community conversation. This is an opportunity to talk with folks new and experienced in the field, workshop ideas, and ask questions.
Leaning into the idea that we're stronger together and the idea the problems can't be solved when there are empty seats at the table, we welcome everyone who works with film to these conversations. Academic librarians, public librarians, film archivists and preservationists, and film distributors - we'd love to see you.
JULY
AI in Film (Librarianship)
Details coming soon! Date and details subject to change
AUGUST
Community Conversation
August 20, 2pm CST
Join us for another lively community conversation. This is an opportunity to talk with folks new and experienced in the field, workshop ideas, and ask questions.
Leaning into the idea that we're stronger together and the idea the problems can't be solved when there are empty seats at the table, we welcome everyone who works with film to these conversations. Academic librarians, public librarians, film archivists and preservationists, and film distributors - we'd love to see you.
SEPTEMBER
Media Literacy
Details coming soon! Date and details subject to change
OCTOBER
Community Conversation
October 15, 2pm CST
Join us for another lively community conversation. This is an opportunity to talk with folks new and experienced in the field, workshop ideas, and ask questions.
Leaning into the idea that we're stronger together and the idea the problems can't be solved when there are empty seats at the table, we welcome everyone who works with film to these conversations. Academic librarians, public librarians, film archivists and preservationists, and film distributors - we'd love to see you.
“I have recently been given responsibility for faculty video requests, having never dealt with these before. I was gratified to be able to immediately put some of the knowledge I gleaned from the webinar to use. Thanks a bunch!“
- Bonnie Petry, Reference Librarian, John M. Pfau Library, Cal State San Bernadino
“… a really well-organized discussion, and helped confirm what I am already doing -- and gave me tools to talk about why I make some of the decisions I do. Bravo!”
- Alice Pearman, Collection Management Librarian, Plymouth State University
Video Trust Members have access to our full archive of past webinars
Controlled Digital Lending of Video Resources: Ensuring the Provision of Streaming Access to Videos (May 2022)
Can I Keep It?: Benefits of Purchasing Perpetual and/or Life of File Collections (April 2022)
Copyright & Media Collections (March 2022)
Closed Captioning & Media Collections (February 2022)
Developing Diverse Media Collections (January 2022)
Film Pedagogy Redux: Teaching With Film, All the Best Practices (February 2021)
Streaming in Secret? What's the 'Exception' to the Rule
Virtual Reality 101 for Media Librarians (November 2021)
Let’s Talk About Media Consolidation: the Impact of Mergers on Media Libraries (September 2021)
Public Libraries' Responses to the Pandemic
Starter Guide To Streaming for Librarians
Library Responses to the Pandemic
Digitizing Media at your Library
I Can't Find This Title Anywhere!
Entertainment Law & Order Consumer streaming and libraries
How Film Distribution Works, Part One Acquisitions
K 12 Libraries' Responses to the Pandemic
Improving Patron Driven Acquisition
Academic Libraries' Responses to the Pandemic
A Critical Look at Disney, Historical to Present-Day
Online Watch Parties, Twitch and Legal Concerns
Here is a selection of our webinars offered for free!
Virtual Reality 101 for Media Librarians
Developing Diverse Media Collections
