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The American Library Association, its 8 divisions, 21 round tables, and offices host many conferences, meetings, forums, institutes, and other events. Use the filters to explore our many available options. Toggle between list and month views using the buttons below.

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October 2024
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29 Fundamentals of Management 2024 - Session 6.0 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 RMRT 5th Sunday Book Club Online Fundamentals of Acquisitions 2024 - Session 5.0 I Love My Librarian - Nominations Deadline	30 Fundamentals of Management 2024 - Session 6.0 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 I Love My Librarian - Nominations Deadline TeenTober™ from YALSA	1 Fundamentals of Management 2024 - Session 6.0 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 North Dakota Library Association Conference Bismarck, ND Georgia Library Association Conference Athens, GA	2 Fundamentals of Management 2024 - Session 6.0 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 North Dakota Library Association Conference Bismarck, ND Georgia Library Association Conference Athens, GA	3 Fundamentals of Management 2024 - Session 6.0 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 North Dakota Library Association Conference Bismarck, ND Georgia Library Association Conference Athens, GA Arkansas Library Association Hot Springs, AR Kentucky Library Association Conference Frankfort, KY	4 Fundamentals of Management 2024 - Session 6.0 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 North Dakota Library Association Conference Bismarck, ND Georgia Library Association Conference Athens, GA Arkansas Library Association Hot Springs, AR Kentucky Library Association Conference Frankfort, KY	5 Fundamentals of Management 2024 - Session 6.0 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 Arkansas Library Association Hot Springs, AR Pennsylvania Library Association Conference Harrisburg, PA Pennsylvania Library Association Conference Harrisburg, PA Hilton Pennsylvania Library Association Harrisburg, PA
6 Fundamentals of Management 2024 - Session 6.0 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 Arkansas Library Association Hot Springs, AR Pennsylvania Library Association Conference Harrisburg, PA Pennsylvania Library Association Conference Harrisburg, PA Hilton Pennsylvania Library Association Harrisburg, PA Connecting Information Literacy Efforts to Student Retention	7 Fundamentals of Management 2024 - Session 6.0 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 Pennsylvania Library Association Conference Harrisburg, PA Pennsylvania Library Association Conference Harrisburg, PA Hilton Pennsylvania Library Association Harrisburg, PA Connecting Information Literacy Efforts to Student Retention Nebraska Library Association Kearney, NE Illinois Library Association Conference Peoria, IL Illinois Library Association Peoria, IL	8 Fundamentals of Management 2024 - Session 6.0 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 Pennsylvania Library Association Conference Harrisburg, PA Pennsylvania Library Association Conference Harrisburg, PA Hilton Pennsylvania Library Association Harrisburg, PA Connecting Information Literacy Efforts to Student Retention Nebraska Library Association Kearney, NE Illinois Library Association Conference Peoria, IL Illinois Library Association Peoria, IL Building Effective Library Director & Board Relationships Iowa Library Association Des Moines, IA Nebraska Library Association Conference Kearney, NE Iowa Library Association Conference Des Moines, IA Wyoming Library Association Conference Casper, WY	9 Fundamentals of Management 2024 - Session 6.0 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 Pennsylvania Library Association Conference Harrisburg, PA Pennsylvania Library Association Conference Harrisburg, PA Hilton Pennsylvania Library Association Harrisburg, PA Connecting Information Literacy Efforts to Student Retention Nebraska Library Association Kearney, NE Illinois Library Association Conference Peoria, IL Illinois Library Association Peoria, IL Iowa Library Association Des Moines, IA Nebraska Library Association Conference Kearney, NE Iowa Library Association Conference Des Moines, IA Wyoming Library Association Conference Casper, WY Growing and Training Your Staff at Any Level! Zoom	10 Fundamentals of Management 2024 - Session 6.0 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 Nebraska Library Association Kearney, NE Illinois Library Association Conference Peoria, IL Illinois Library Association Peoria, IL Iowa Library Association Des Moines, IA Nebraska Library Association Conference Kearney, NE Iowa Library Association Conference Des Moines, IA Wyoming Library Association Conference Casper, WY	11 Fundamentals of Management 2024 - Session 6.0 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 Iowa Library Association Des Moines, IA Nebraska Library Association Conference Kearney, NE Iowa Library Association Conference Des Moines, IA Wyoming Library Association Conference Casper, WY	12 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
13 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 Deadline to submit Committee Appointment Applications extended to October 14, 2024 Reference Interview 101	14 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 Deadline to submit Committee Appointment Applications extended to October 14, 2024 Reference Interview 101	15 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 Hot Takes: A Virtual Series for PLA Members Zoom Hot Takes: A Virtual Series for PLA Members Zoom Hot Takes: A Virtual Series for PLA Members Zoom Virginia Library Association Norfolk, VA Arizona Library Association Conference Fort McDowell, AZ Michigan Library Association Acme, MI Virginia Library Association Conference Norfolk, VA Michigan Library Association Conference Acme, MI	16 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 Virginia Library Association Norfolk, VA Arizona Library Association Conference Fort McDowell, AZ Michigan Library Association Acme, MI Virginia Library Association Conference Norfolk, VA Michigan Library Association Conference Acme, MI Edi and Neal's Book Club California Library Association Conference Pasadena, CA Arizona Library Association Fort McDowell, AZ California Library Association Pasadena, CA	17 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 Virginia Library Association Norfolk, VA Arizona Library Association Conference Fort McDowell, AZ Michigan Library Association Acme, MI Virginia Library Association Conference Norfolk, VA Michigan Library Association Conference Acme, MI California Library Association Conference Pasadena, CA Arizona Library Association Fort McDowell, AZ California Library Association Pasadena, CA ACRL 2025 Call for Proposals Deadline	18 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 Virginia Library Association Norfolk, VA Arizona Library Association Conference Fort McDowell, AZ Michigan Library Association Acme, MI Virginia Library Association Conference Norfolk, VA Michigan Library Association Conference Acme, MI California Library Association Conference Pasadena, CA Arizona Library Association Fort McDowell, AZ California Library Association Pasadena, CA ACRL 2025 Call for Proposals Deadline	19 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 California Library Association Conference Pasadena, CA California Library Association Pasadena, CA New England Library Association Conference Portland, ME 2024 National Friends of Libraries Week
20 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 New England Library Association Conference Portland, ME 2024 National Friends of Libraries Week U.S. Media Literacy Week Business Reference 101	21 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 New England Library Association Conference Portland, ME 2024 National Friends of Libraries Week U.S. Media Literacy Week Business Reference 101	22 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 New England Library Association Conference Portland, ME 2024 National Friends of Libraries Week U.S. Media Literacy Week Business Reference 101 AI Insights: Revolutionizing Metadata Management AI Insights: Revolutionizing Metadata Management New Mexico Library Association Conference Carlsbad, NM	23 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 2024 National Friends of Libraries Week U.S. Media Literacy Week Business Reference 101 New Mexico Library Association Conference Carlsbad, NM Sharing is Caring: Maximizing the Impact of Your Library of Things Zoom Library In-Reach to Boost Morale and Realize Our Full Potential Minnesota Library Association Conference Rochester, MN	24 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 2024 National Friends of Libraries Week U.S. Media Literacy Week Business Reference 101 New Mexico Library Association Conference Carlsbad, NM Minnesota Library Association Conference Rochester, MN	25 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 2024 National Friends of Libraries Week U.S. Media Literacy Week Business Reference 101 New Mexico Library Association Conference Carlsbad, NM Minnesota Library Association Conference Rochester, MN	26 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 2024 National Friends of Libraries Week Business Reference 101
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

ACRL 2025 Democratizing Knowledge + Access + Opportunities

ACRL 2025 Call for Proposals Deadline

October 18, 2024

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

Conference

Featured Event

2024 National Friends of Libraries Week

October 20 - 26, 2024

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

Trustees, Friends & Foundations

Celebration

Free

Featured Event

New England Library Association Conference

October 20 - 22, 2024

New England Library Association Annual Conference

Conference

Maine

Chapter

Business Reference 101

October 21 - November 11, 2024

BizRef 101 is for any librarian in-training who wants to gain confidence and knowledge around BizRef topics such as company and industry research, consumer and market research, entrepreneurship topics and more.

Reference

Programs & Services

eLearning

U.S. Media Literacy Week

October 21 - 25, 2024

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

Celebration

Featured Event

AI Insights: Revolutionizing Metadata Management

October 22, 2024 October 23, 2024

Explore how AI is revolutionizing metadata management in libraries, from automated tagging to quality control. Share experiences and learn practical strategies for implementing AI tools while addressing key challenges and ethical considerations.

Technology

Collection Management

Cataloging

Archives & Records Management

eLearning

Forum

Free

New Mexico Library Association Conference

October 23 - 25, 2024

New Mexico Library Association Annual Conference

Conference

New Mexico

Chapter

AI Insights: Revolutionizing Metadata Management

October 22, 2024 October 23, 2024

Technology

Collection Management

Cataloging

Archives & Records Management

eLearning

Forum

Free

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Sharing is Caring: Maximizing the Impact of Your Library of Things

October 23, 2024

Learn how a Library of Things can improve programs and services in both large and smaller/rural libraries.

Collection Management

Programs & Services

eLearning

Webinar

Online

Library In-Reach to Boost Morale and Realize Our Full Potential

October 23, 2024

In-reach, a play on “library outreach,” helps to develop fresh and different perspectives – and boost morale. In this session participants will learn seven easy-to-use in-reach techniques or can-do-isms.

Administration & Leadership

eLearning

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