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National Conferences

Year Dates Location

2025

October 16-18

St. Louis, MO 

2023

October 19-21

Tampa, FL

2021

October 21-23

Salt Lake City, UT

2019

November 14-16

Louisville, KY 

2017

November 9-11

Phoenix, AZ

2015

November 5-8

Columbus, OH

2013

November 14-17

Hartford, CT

2011

October 27-30

Minneapolis, MN

2009

November 5-8

Charlotte, NC

2007

October 25-28

Reno, NV

2005

October 6-9

Pittsburgh, PA

2003

October 22-26

Kansas City, MO

2001

November 14-18

Indianapolis, IN

1999

November 10-14

Birmingham, AL

1997

April 2-6

Portland, OR

1994

November 9-13

Indianapolis, IN

1992

October 21-25

Baltimore, MD

1989

October 18-22

Salt Lake City, UT

1986

September 24-28

Minneapolis, MN

1984

October 31-November 4

Atlanta, GA

1982

October 21-24

Houston, TX

1980

September 25-28

Louisville, KY

National Institutes

Year Dates Focus Location

2016

September 23-24

GAME | Gaming As Meaningful Education

Rochester, NY

2014

October 17-18

School Librarians in the Anytime Anywhere Learning Landscape

St. Louis, MO

2012

October 12-13

Transliteracy and the School Library Program

Greenville, SC

2010

November 5-6

In Focus: The Essentials for 21st-Century Learning

Portland, OR

2008

October 17-19

Assessment, Part II: Constructing and Interpreting Viable
Tools for Effective Student Learning in the Library Media Center

Oak Brook, IL

2006

October 13-15

Assessing Student Learning in the School Library Media Center

Warwick, RI

2004

October 1-3

Collaboration and Reading to Learn @ your library

Dallas, TX

2002

October 4-6

National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS)
and the School Library Media Profession

Chicago, IL