2026 TNLA Conference

Higher education librarians across Tennessee are leading efforts to reduce textbook costs and improve access to course materials. This panel features members of the Tennessee Higher Education Commission's Textbook Affordability Task Force who have launched Open Education Resource programs, coordinated cost-saving initiatives and partnerships, and built repositories and publishing platforms to support access to open content. Panelists will share practical strategies for encouraging broad engagement with affordability and access efforts, building partnerships across roles and settings, and supporting collaborative development and use of open resources. These strategies offer adaptable models for librarians working in school, public, academic, and community-based settings.