Past Conferences & Skip Anthony Lectures
| Year | Place | Skip Anthony Banquet Lecturer* |
| 1988 | Washington, D.C. | I.F. Stone, journalist and author of The Trial of Socrates |
| 1989 | Washington, D.C. | Richard Jackson, publisher, Bradbury Press |
| 1990 | San Francisco | Joe Kane, author of Running the Amazon |
| 1991 | St. Louis | Glen Savan, author of White Palace |
| 1992 | Washington, D.C. | Michael Dirda, editor of The Washington Post’s “Book World” |
| 1993 | Los Angeles | Rebecca Rothenberg, author of The Bullrush Murders |
| 1994 | Boston | Robert Cormier, author |
| 1995 | Denver | David Loertscher, AASL President |
| 1996 | Washington, D.C. | David Maraniss, author of First in His Class |
| 1997 | Baltimore | Taylor Branch, author of Parting the Waters |
| 1998 | Portland, OR | Chet Orloff, Director of the Oregon Historical Society |
| 1999 | Winston-Salem, NC | Jill McCorkle, author of The Cheerleader |
| 2000 | Washington, D.C. | Diane Rehm, National Public Radio journalist |
| 2001 | New England | James Gurney, author of Dinotopia |
| 2002 | Pasadena | Robin Rector Rupp, author and illustrator |
| 2003 | Charlottesville | John Cole, Director of The Center for the Book at the Library of Congress |
| 2004 | Dallas | Naomi Shihab Nye, poet and anthologist |
| 2005 | New York | Richard Peck, author |
| 2006 | Atlanta | Terry Kay, author of To Dance with the White Dog |
| 2007 | Philadelphia | Terry Gross, National Public Radio journalist |
| 2008 | Toronto | Deborah Ellis, author and activist |
| 2009 | Las Vegas | Jane Yolen and Adam Stemple |
| 2010 | Nashville | Robert Hicks author of The Widow of the South |
| 2011 | San Francisco | Gennifer Choldenko, author of Al Capone Does My Shirts |
| 2012 | Denver | Thomas J. “Dr. Colorado” Noel |
| 2013 | Baltimore | Kevin O’Malley, author of Animal Crackers Fly the Coop |
*Skip Anthony was the librarian at the Ellis School in Pittsburgh. He was a founding member of AISL, ” a lifelong librarian, the best in the profession, and a friend to all of us “old-timers”. Active in our library organizations, he was always present to give advice, encouragement and support. His passing in 1990 saddened us all and was a tremendous loss to AISL.”
–Mark Hillsamer, “AISL at Nine,” Library Connection, March 1996.
