October 15–16, 2026
Binghamton University
The Union
Binghamton, NY
The ENUG Planning Committee gratefully acknowledges the Binghamton Libraries as co-host of our 2026 conference.
Registration
Register for the conference through EventBrite.
Early Bird (until 9/25): $110
Presenter: $90
Regular (after 9/25): $145
Registration includes coffee/tea and light refreshments both mornings, lunch on Thursday, an afternoon snack break Thursday afternoon, and a box lunch on Friday. Dietary restrictions will be accommodated as requested.
Thank you to our Sponsor
Keynote
Creating a digital collection of LGBTQIA+ medieval sources: adventures in accessibility, information, community, and care
Dr. Bridget Whearty
with Anna Siebach-Larsen and Ronald Martin-Dent
Bridget Whearty (she/they) is an Associate Professor of English at Binghamton University, where they research and teach media history, medieval literature and culture, and LGBTQIA+ literature. She holds her BA from the University of Montana and her PhD from Stanford University. She is the author of Digital Codicology: Medieval Books and Modern Labor (2022). This academy year, their main focus is building the first publicly available iteration of Always Here: a queer+trans global medieval sourcebook, thanks to a “DH Incubator Grant” from the Digital and Data Studies Program at Binghamton.
Anna Siebach-Larsen (she/they) is the Associate Director of Special Collections and University Archives at Colgate College. They hold their BA and MA from Brigham Young University and their PhD from the University of Notre Dame. Through early October 2026, she was the Director of the Rossell Hope Robbins Library and the Koller-Collins Center for English Studies, as well as Executive Director of the Middle English Text Series (METS), all at the University of Rochester.
Ronald Martin-Dent (he/him) is the Archives and Special Collections Librarian at Fort Hayes State University. He holds his BA from Pacific Lutheran University and his MLIS from the University of Washington. He previously served as a processing archivist for the Shoulders to Stand On LGBTQ+ community archives at the Rochester Public Library and as an intern for Densho and the Library of Congress. Prior to library school, he served as the Director of Publicity and Production at BOA Editions, where he implemented a partnership with Bookshare to provide books in accessible formats.
Lightning Talks
We will be holding an informal Lightning Talk session at the end of the first day of the conference immediately after the ELUNA update. If you have something you’d like to speak about briefly (5-10 minutes) on any library-related topic, let us know!
If you are interested, please fill out the Lightning Talk form by October 15th, 2026.
Questions? Contact Fernando Aguirre (la2649@nyu.edu)
Parking
Visitor parking is $1.50 per hour in Visitor’s Lot near the Bartle Library – Campus Map
Parking Services provides more information on visitor parking.
Carpooling
Attendees staying at nearby hotels who would like a ride or are willing to drive should keep an eye out for the carpooling form in an email getting sent ahead of the conference.
Places To Stay
The group rate at Courtyard by Marriott Binghamton is full.
Binghamton Libraries has secured another group conference rate at the Holiday Inn Express & Suites Binghamton University-Vestal for $127 per night. Book rooms.
There are many other hotels within a few miles of campus and Visit Binghamton has a listing of places to stay.
Things to Do
Local Events like music and theatre are listed on Visit Binghamton
Binghamton’s Unique-ness includes Rod Serling from the Twilight Zone, lots of carousels, and the local cuisine – spiedies.
On campus Nature Preserve
How to Get There
Visit Binghamton University has links to air, bus, and car.