Conferences & Events

ALA, its Divisions, Round Tables and Affiliates host many conferences, and in-person and online events to showcase cutting-edge developments in library advocacy, information literacy, and many other areas of interest.

LibLearnX - The Library Learning Experience - Phoenix, AZ Jan. 24-27, 2025

ALA LibLearnX: The Library Learning Experience

LibLearnX provides immersive learning for library professionals with workshops, bite-sized sessions, and tailored experiential formats tailored to various learning styles. Expand networks, celebrate peers, and honor authors at the Award ceremonies.

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ALA Annual Conference & Exhibition

The ALA Annual Conference & Exhibition unites librarians, authors, publishers, and more for the largest library event worldwide. Features top-quality education, key discussions on current issues, evolving library roles, and relevant legislative updates.

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Arizona Library Association Conference

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Michigan Library Association Conference

Michigan Library Association Annual Conference

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Virginia Library Association Conference

Virginia Library Association Annual Conference

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California Library Association Conference

California Library Association Annual Conference

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New England Library Association Conference

New England Library Association Annual Conference

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New Mexico Library Association Conference

New Mexico Library Association Annual Conference

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Minnesota Library Association Conference

Minnesota Library Association Annual Conference

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South Carolina Library Association Conference

South Carolina Library Association Annual Conference

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Kansas Library Association Conference

Kansas Library Association Annual Conference

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Wisconsin Library Association Conference

Wisconsin Library Association Annual Conference

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New York Library Association Conference

New York Library Association Annual Conference

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Indiana Library Federation Conference

Indiana Library Federation Annual Conference

We love the Friends of the Library. 2024 National Friends of Libraries Week, October 20-26, 2024, an initiative of United for Libraries

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2024 National Friends of Libraries Week

Celebrate Your Friends Group Oct. 20-26, 2024, during the 19th annual National Friends of Libraries Week!

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U.S. Media Literacy Week

Resources to help school librarians celebrate U.S. Media Literacy Week in school libraries.

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Native American Heritage Month

Celebrate Native American Heritage Month in your school library.

International Games Month in green with a background of board games pieces and dice

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International Games Month

Resources to celebrate International Games Month in your school library.

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Election Day

Resources to share information about Election Day with learners in your school library.

colorful splotches with Creative Week in white and Imagination in Action in blue

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Crayola Creativity Week

Resources to share with your learners to celebrate Crayola Creativity Week.

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Black History Month

Resources to celebrate Black History Month with your learners.

Graphic promoted the Human Rights Campaign National Day of Reading on February 28, 2025

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National Day of Reading: A Celebration of Trans Stories

Resources to share with your learners in recognition of Welcoming Schools National Day of Reading

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Women's History Month

Resources to share with your learners in celebration of Women's History Month.

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Freedom of Information Day

Resources to share with your learners in recognition of Freedom of Information Day.

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School Library Month

Every April school librarians are encouraged to host activities to help their school and local community celebrate the

1958 poster for National Library Week. An American bald eagle holds a ribbon in its mouth that reads "Wake up and read" For a better-read and better-informed America.

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National Library Week 2025

National Library Week, April 6-12, 2025, is a celebration highlighting the valuable role libraries, librarians, and

multicolored books with D.E.A.R - Drop Everything and Read Day written

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D.E.A.R - Drop Everything and Read Day

Resources to help school librarians celebrate D.E.A.R - Drop Everything and Read Day.

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Holocaust Remembrance Day (Yom HaShoah)

Find Holocaust Remembrance Day (Yom HaShoah) resources to share with learners in your school library.

books with Each Story Matters Every Child Counts inside, Dia Children's day/book day

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Día from ALSC

El día de los niños/El día de los libros (Children's Day/Book Day) in your school library.

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Celebration

Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month

Celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month in your school library.

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Mental Health Awareness Month

Find resources to celebrate Mental Health Awareness Month in your school library.

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Jewish American Heritage Month

Find resources to celebrate Jewish American Heritage Month in your school library.

Books in rainbow colors with the text Rainbow Book Month

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Rainbow Book Month

Find resources to celebrate Rainbow Book Month in your school library.

LQBTQ Pride Month written in white on a background of rainbow colored bricks

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LGBTQ Pride Month

Find resources to celebrate LGBTQ Pride Month in your school library.

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Celebration

National Immigrant Heritage Month

Find information and resources to celebrate National Immigrant Heritage Month with learners in your school library.

books wearing headphones, text reads Audiobook Appreciation Month

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Audiobook Appreciation Month

Find information and resources to celebrate Audiobook Appreciation Month with learners in your school library.

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World Refugee Day

Resources to share with your learners in recognition of World Refugee Day.

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Library Card Sign-Up Month

Find information and resources to celebrate Library Card Sign-Up Month with learners in your school library.

ACRL 2025 Democratizing Knowledge + Access + Opportunities

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ACRL 2025 Call for Proposals Deadline

Deadline for community chat, lightning talk, poster session, roundtable discussion, and virtual presentation proposals.

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Core Forum 2024

The Core Forum will take place November 14-16, 2024, in Minneapolis, Minnesota! Registration is now open!

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2025 AASL National Conference

The AASL National Conference is the only national conference dedicated solely to school librarians and their unique role

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27 Fundamentals of Universal Design for Learning 2024 - Session 5.0 Fundamentals of Digital Library Projects 2024 - Session 5.0 Fundamentals of Metadata 2024 - Session 5.0 Fundamentals of Acquisitions 2024 - Session 5.0 TeenTober™ from YALSA Connecting Information Literacy Efforts to Student Retention Reference Interview 101 Business Reference 101	28 Fundamentals of Universal Design for Learning 2024 - Session 5.0 Fundamentals of Digital Library Projects 2024 - Session 5.0 Fundamentals of Metadata 2024 - Session 5.0 Fundamentals of Acquisitions 2024 - Session 5.0 TeenTober™ from YALSA Connecting Information Literacy Efforts to Student Retention Reference Interview 101 Business Reference 101 South Carolina Library Association Columbia, SC Kansas Library Association Wichita, KS South Carolina Library Association Conference Columbia, SC	29 Fundamentals of Universal Design for Learning 2024 - Session 5.0 Fundamentals of Digital Library Projects 2024 - Session 5.0 Fundamentals of Metadata 2024 - Session 5.0 Fundamentals of Acquisitions 2024 - Session 5.0 TeenTober™ from YALSA Connecting Information Literacy Efforts to Student Retention Reference Interview 101 Business Reference 101 South Carolina Library Association Columbia, SC Kansas Library Association Wichita, KS South Carolina Library Association Conference Columbia, SC United for Libraries Member Virtual Roundtables Kansas Library Association Conference Wichita, KS	30 Fundamentals of Universal Design for Learning 2024 - Session 5.0 Fundamentals of Digital Library Projects 2024 - Session 5.0 Fundamentals of Metadata 2024 - Session 5.0 Fundamentals of Acquisitions 2024 - Session 5.0 TeenTober™ from YALSA Connecting Information Literacy Efforts to Student Retention Reference Interview 101 Business Reference 101 South Carolina Library Association Columbia, SC Kansas Library Association Wichita, KS South Carolina Library Association Conference Columbia, SC Kansas Library Association Conference Wichita, KS Teaching Youth Ethics through Reference Interactions	31 Fundamentals of Universal Design for Learning 2024 - Session 5.0 Fundamentals of Digital Library Projects 2024 - Session 5.0 Fundamentals of Metadata 2024 - Session 5.0 Fundamentals of Acquisitions 2024 - Session 5.0 TeenTober™ from YALSA Connecting Information Literacy Efforts to Student Retention Reference Interview 101 Business Reference 101 South Carolina Library Association Columbia, SC Kansas Library Association Wichita, KS South Carolina Library Association Conference Columbia, SC Kansas Library Association Conference Wichita, KS Native American Heritage Month International Games Month	1 Fundamentals of Universal Design for Learning 2024 - Session 5.0 Fundamentals of Digital Library Projects 2024 - Session 5.0 Fundamentals of Metadata 2024 - Session 5.0 Fundamentals of Acquisitions 2024 - Session 5.0 Connecting Information Literacy Efforts to Student Retention Reference Interview 101 Business Reference 101 Kansas Library Association Wichita, KS Kansas Library Association Conference Wichita, KS Native American Heritage Month International Games Month	2 Fundamentals of Acquisitions 2024 - Session 5.0 Connecting Information Literacy Efforts to Student Retention Reference Interview 101 Business Reference 101 Native American Heritage Month International Games Month
3 Fundamentals of Acquisitions 2024 - Session 5.0 Connecting Information Literacy Efforts to Student Retention Reference Interview 101 Business Reference 101 Native American Heritage Month International Games Month	4 Fundamentals of Acquisitions 2024 - Session 5.0 Connecting Information Literacy Efforts to Student Retention Reference Interview 101 Business Reference 101 Native American Heritage Month International Games Month Wisconsin Library Association Conference Green Bay, WI Wisconsin Library Association Green Bay, WI Election Day	5 Fundamentals of Acquisitions 2024 - Session 5.0 Reference Interview 101 Business Reference 101 Native American Heritage Month International Games Month Wisconsin Library Association Conference Green Bay, WI Wisconsin Library Association Green Bay, WI Election Day New York Library Association Syracuse, NY New York Library Association Conference	6 Fundamentals of Acquisitions 2024 - Session 5.0 Reference Interview 101 Business Reference 101 Native American Heritage Month International Games Month Wisconsin Library Association Conference Green Bay, WI Wisconsin Library Association Green Bay, WI New York Library Association Syracuse, NY New York Library Association Conference	7 Fundamentals of Acquisitions 2024 - Session 5.0 Reference Interview 101 Business Reference 101 Native American Heritage Month International Games Month Wisconsin Library Association Conference Green Bay, WI Wisconsin Library Association Green Bay, WI New York Library Association Syracuse, NY New York Library Association Conference	8 Fundamentals of Acquisitions 2024 - Session 5.0 Reference Interview 101 Business Reference 101 Native American Heritage Month International Games Month Wisconsin Library Association Conference Green Bay, WI Wisconsin Library Association Green Bay, WI New York Library Association Syracuse, NY New York Library Association Conference	9 Reference Interview 101 Business Reference 101 Native American Heritage Month International Games Month New York Library Association Syracuse, NY New York Library Association Conference
10 Reference Interview 101 Business Reference 101 Native American Heritage Month International Games Month	11 Reference Interview 101 Business Reference 101 Native American Heritage Month International Games Month	12 Reference Interview 101 Native American Heritage Month International Games Month Innovative and Profitable Friends of the Library Book Sales	13 Reference Interview 101 Native American Heritage Month International Games Month Core Forum 2024	14 Reference Interview 101 Native American Heritage Month International Games Month Core Forum 2024	15 Reference Interview 101 Native American Heritage Month International Games Month Core Forum 2024	16 Reference Interview 101 Native American Heritage Month International Games Month Core Forum 2024 Indiana Library Federation Conference Indianapolis, IN
17 Reference Interview 101 Native American Heritage Month International Games Month Indiana Library Federation Conference Indianapolis, IN	18 Reference Interview 101 Native American Heritage Month International Games Month Indiana Library Federation Conference Indianapolis, IN	19 Reference Interview 101 Native American Heritage Month International Games Month Indiana Library Federation Conference Indianapolis, IN	20 Reference Interview 101 Native American Heritage Month International Games Month Telling Our Story: Career Paths in Resource Sharing Copyright (Basics) For Creators	21 Reference Interview 101 Native American Heritage Month International Games Month	22 Reference Interview 101 Native American Heritage Month International Games Month	23 Reference Interview 101 Native American Heritage Month International Games Month
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Hot Takes: A Virtual Series for PLA Members

October 15, 2024 November 12, 2024 December 10, 2024

Capture new ideas, affirm old ones, and connect with fellow members in this series of fast-paced exchanges.

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Michigan Library Association

October 16 - 18, 2024

Virginia Library Association

October 16 - 18, 2024

Arizona Library Association Conference

October 16 - 18, 2024

Arizona Library Association Conference

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Michigan Library Association Conference

October 16 - 18, 2024

Michigan Library Association Annual Conference

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Virginia Library Association Conference

October 16 - 18, 2024

Virginia Library Association Annual Conference

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Edi and Neal's Book Club

October 16, 2024

The second meeting of Edi and Neal's Book Club for professional development explores themes in Dr. Lesley S.J. Farmer's Impactful Community-Based Literacy Projects. Join us for the discussion via Zoom from 1 to 2 PM CT on Wednesday, October 16th.

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