an ▁Publish ers ’ ▁planned ▁embargo ▁on ▁e Book ▁sales ▁to ▁libraries . ▁The ▁background ▁on ▁Mac mill an ' s ▁decision ▁has ▁been ▁explained ▁by ▁Jess am yn ▁West ▁in ▁a ▁CNN ▁opinion ▁ess ay , ▁" L ibr aries ▁are ▁fighting ▁to ▁preserve ▁your ▁right ▁to ▁borrow ▁e - books ". ▁ ▁International ▁Imp act ▁In ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁W anda ▁Kay ▁Brown ▁addressed ▁the ▁Sh ar j ah ▁Library ▁Association ▁during ▁the ▁Sh ar j ah ▁International ▁Book ▁Fair . ▁Her ▁ke yn ote ▁speech ▁was ▁titled , ▁“ T aking ▁the ▁Le ad : ▁Ind isp ens able ▁L ibr ari ans .” ▁ ▁Can cellation ▁of ▁ 2 0 2 0 ▁Ann ual ▁Conference ▁due ▁to ▁COVID - 1 9 ▁ ▁W anda ▁Kay ▁Brown ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁president ▁in ▁ 7 5 ▁years ▁under ▁whom ▁the ▁Ann ual ▁Conference , ▁scheduled ▁for ▁Chicago ▁in ▁June ▁ 2 0 2 0 , ▁was ▁cancel led . ▁The ▁reason ▁was ▁the ▁Cor on av irus ▁disease ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁( CO VID - 1 9 ). ▁“ AL A ’ s ▁priority ▁is ▁the ▁health ▁and ▁safety ▁of ▁the ▁library ▁community , ▁including ▁our ▁members , ▁staff , ▁supp or ters , ▁vend ors ▁and ▁volunte ers ,” ▁Brown ▁stated ▁in ▁a ▁press ▁release . ▁“ As ▁the ▁COVID - 1 9 ▁pan demic ▁unf olds , ▁it ’ s ▁become ▁clear ▁that ▁in ▁the ▁face ▁of ▁an ▁un pre ced ented ▁situation ,