After over a decade of helping others become authors, Season Press LLC founders Sean and Sonya Bernard-Hollins will inspire members of the Michigan Library Association to create innovative partnerships in their communities.

The team presented their workshop, “The Barbershop in the Library: How Creative Partnerships Inspire Patrons,” discussion at the state conference on October 19 at the Radisson Plaza Hotel and Suites in Kalamazoo, Michigan. The workshop provided creative ways for librarians to bring books to life with local authors and self-published works.

“As a local, self-published author, it seems our libraries often overlook us in our communities,” Sonya said. “Often, nationally known authors, who have no connection to the community, receive platforms that so easily could be more interactive and long-standing, with local authors.”