Conferences & Preconferences
Upcoming Conferences
PLA at 2025 ALA Annual Conference
June 26–July 1, 2025
Philadelphia, PA
Join us at the 2025 ALA Annual Conference & Exhibition, June 26–July 1, 2025, in Philadelphia for top-quality education and best practices; featured thought-leaders; and special programming for library professionals looking to further develop their libraries, communities, and careers. View a list of PLA programs in the preliminary schedule. Registration is now open!
PLA 2026 Conference
April 1–3, 2026
Minneapolis, MN
Offered biennially, the PLA Conference is the premier event for public libraries, drawing thousands of librarians, library support staff, trustees, friends, and library vendors from across the country and around the world. This multi-day event offers more than 100 thoughtfully curated education sessions, inspiring speakers and authors, engaging networking opportunities, career services, micro-learning moments, and a bustling exhibits hall featuring the latest in products, services, and innovations.
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Past Conferences and Preconferences
Links to past events are provided here—handouts and/or archived recordings may be available.
PLA at 2024 ALA Annual Conference
June 27–July 2, 2024
San Diego, CA
The 2024 ALA Annual Conference & Exhibition, June 27–July 2 in San Diego, offered top-quality education and best practices; featured thought-leaders; and special programming for library professionals looking to further develop their libraries, communities, and careers. PLA programming covered timely topics for public library workers including staffing, equity and inclusion, safety and security, digital literacy, and artificial intelligence (AI).
View the list of past ALA Annual Conferences here.
PLA 2024 Conference
April 3–5, 2024
Columbus, OH
The Public Library Association (PLA) welcomed more than 7,500 public library workers, supporters, and vendors from across the country and around the world to celebrate all things public libraries at the PLA 2024 Conference, April 3–5, in the vibrant city of Columbus, Ohio! This three-day event offered more than 100 thoughtfully curated education sessions, inspiring speakers and authors, engaging networking opportunities, career services, micro-learning moments, and a bustling exhibits hall featuring the latest in products, services, and innovations.
