2024
112th BiblioCon 2024
The annual Convention of German Librarians BiblioCon (Deutscher Bibliothekartag) is the largest convention for librarians and information professionals in Europe. The BiblioCon is jointly organized by VDB and BIB (Berufsverband Information Bibliothek). Some of the lectures will be delivered in English.
June 4–7, 2024
Hamburg, Germany
ASIL Abroad Inaugural Meeting
As roughly 40% of ASIL's membership is based outside the United States, ASIL Abroad was formed in 2022 to strengthen and promote ASIL's global membership. The two-day conference will consist of two parallel tracks on Human Rights, International Humanitarian Law, International Criminal Law (Track 1), and International Dispute Resolution and International Economic Law (Track 2).
June 5–6, 2024
Geneva, Switzerland
The Teaching Professor Annual Conference
Teaching has become more demanding in the past few years. The Teaching Professor Conference offers tools, tricks, ideas, and inspiration to address the issues facing college professors today.
June 7–9, 2024
New Orleans, LA, USA
69th Annual SALALM Conference (Seminar on the Acquisition of Latin American Library Materials)
“5 K'atuns/100 Years Completed: Calendar Celebrations and Commemorations in Latin America, the Caribbean, Iberia, and their Diasporas.” This international meeting gathers librarians, archivists, scholars, students, book/information professionals, and book dealers interested in collecting, preserving, and providing access to academic library resources in all formats relevant to Latin America, the Caribbean, Iberia, and their diasporic communities.
June 8–12, 2024
New Orleans, LA, USA
BIALL Annual Conference (British and Irish Association of Law Librarians)
“Full Steam Ahead: From Industrial to Knowledge Revolution.” Speakers include Masun Khokhar, University Librarian at the University of Leeds, and David Wills, Head of the Squire Law Library at the University of Cambridge.
June 12–14, 2024
Leeds, England, UK
IALL 42nd Annual Course (International Association of Law Libraries)
“From Vikings to Autonomous Ships: Past, Present and Future Law in a Norwegian and International Perspective.” Presented by the Law Library, University of Oslo Library. This edition of the IALL annual course will take you on a journey through 1,000 years, from the Vikings and their legal system and how it developed into the legal system we have today. The pre-conference workshop is CELL and the Library—Experiential Legal Learning, Digital Skills and Librarianship. Speakers include Professor Gentian Zyberi of the Norwegian Center for Human Rights at the University of Oslo, and Professor Ánde Somby of the University of Tromsø.
June 16–20, 2024
Oslo, Norway
Canadian Association of Law Libraries (CALL/ACBD) 2024
“Languages of Law.” Bilingual conference with topics including large-language models and artificial intelligence, accessible law, decolonization, interactions between common law and civil law, and how libraries are grappling with new language laws. Programs include Coexistence and Mutual Influences of Common Law and Civil Law: What is Really Going on and What are the Impacts on Legal Research?; Translating the Language of Law: Bringing Legal Information Beyond Law Libraries; and Openness, Inclusivity and Accessibility in Legal Writing and Citation Guides.
June 25–28, 2024
Montréal, QC, Canada
ACRL RBMS (Rare Books and Manuscripts Section of the ACRL)
“Momentum.” Presentations include International Co-Instruction: A Collaborative Model Between Special Collections and Subject Librarians; Archives and Special Collections Reference Desks and Reading Rooms: Exploring Possible Futures; and Weird Archives: Finding the Unexpected in Archival Library Collections.
June 25–28, 2024
Costa Mesa, CA, USA
ALA Annual Conference & Exhibition (American Library Association)
As the world's largest library event, the ALA Annual Conference & Exhibition brings together thousands of librarians and library staff, educators, authors, publishers, friends of libraries, trustees, special guests, and exhibitors. Featured speakers include Taraji P. Henson, Ali Velshi, and Max Greenfield.
June 27–July 2, 2024
San Diego, CA, USA
LIBER 2024
“State-of-the-art Libraries in the Service of Science and Society.” Research libraries are dynamic entities that evolve rapidly within society, research, and academia, in times when there is an urgency to solve critical global problems. It is time to show how state-of-the art services, spaces, and collections are not just a state of mind, but real implementations that respond to the great challenges in research and society of our time.
July 3–5, 2024
Limassol, Cyprus
International Library Leaders Program
An intensive week-long program for mid-career library and archive professionals. The program offers the opportunity for an intimate group of international library professionals to meet the British Library's experts and learn from their experiences of dealing with issues facing libraries today. The program includes a unique opportunity to visit the library's high-density storage buildings in Boston Spa in Yorkshire.
July 3–10, 2024
British Library, London, England, UK
CILIP Conference 2024
The UK's leading event for the library, information, and knowledge community. The program will explore “top of mind” issues for leaders at all levels, with a particular focus on intellectual freedom and its associated themes of freedom of expression, censorship, and information rights and will explore the sector's response to the UN Sustainability Goals.
July 10–11, 2024
Birmingham, England, UK
SLA 2024 Conference & Expo (Special Libraries Association)
The 2024 Annual Conference & Expo will be celebrating 115 years of SLA, which is planning an extraordinary event that offers opportunities to connect with special librarians and information, data research, and knowledge professionals from the academic, corporate, government, scientific, and non-profit sectors. Programs include Learning the Art of Library Collaboration: Case Studies from the Field; Fostering Innovation through Collaboration: Asian Special Libraries Unite; and Teaching Students Conducting Competitive Intelligence Research.
July 13–16, 2024
University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI, USA
IDEAL Conference 2024 (Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Accessibility in Libraries & Archives)
“Sustainable Resistance and Restoration in Global Communities.” Keynote speakers are Anne-Marie Pham, CEO of the Canadian Centre for Diversity and Inclusion, and Nicole Cardoza, founder of Reclamation Ventures. Programs include Resisting English Language Hegemony at PWI's, and Challenging Eurocentrism: Applying Critical Theory and Anti-oppression Frameworks to EDI Work in Libraries.
July 15–17, 2024
Toronto, ON, Canada
2024 LWI Biennial Conference (Legal Writing Institute)
“The Best is Yet to Come.” Programs include Engaging with Research; Making Research Fun; Using a Team-Based, in-Class Research Competition to Assess and Hone Skills; and “You Better Think” Like a Professional—Getting Students to Think Independently, Act Professionally, and See the Pervasive Role Both Play in Performing Effective Legal Research, Writing, and Analysis.
July 17–20, 2024
Indiana University, Robert H. McKinney School of Law, Indianapolis, IN, USA
https://www.lwionline.org/conferences/2024-lwi-biennial-conference
AALL Annual Meeting & Conference (American Association of Law Libraries)
“Lead, Innovate, Transform.” Keynote speaker is Cory Doctorow. Programs include Discover Foreign & International Law in the Second City; FCIL Cool Tools: Existing and Emerging Technologies for Around the World; and “No” is a Complete Sentence, or How Librarians Can Budget Their Time and Set Realistic Service Expectations.
July 20–23, 2024
Chicago, IL, USA
National Conference of African American Librarians
“Culture Keepers XII: Unity in Diversity, Stronger Together in the African Diaspora.”
July 24–27, 2024
New Orleans, LA, USA
ABA Annual Meeting (American Bar Association)
The Democracy Summit, the centerpiece of the annual meeting, will kick off with a fireside chat with national leaders discussing threats to democracy and the role of lawyers in ensuring democracy, hosted by former US Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Charles Johnson and former federal judge J. Michael Long.
July 31–August 6, 2024
Chicago, IL, USA
https://www.americanbar.org/groups/departments_offices/meetings_travel_dept/annual-meeting/
ALLA (Australian Law Librarians’ Association)
August 7–9, 2024
Adelaide, SA, Australia
88th Annual Meeting of the Society of American Archivists
“Archives * Records”
August 14–17, 2024
Chicago, IL, USA
Biennial Conference on International Law and the Social Sciences (ASIL)
“Building New Interdisciplinary Networks.”
September 27–28, 2024
Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law, Chicago, IL, USA
IFLA Information Futures Summit (IIFS)
Speakers include Dr. Carla Hayden, US Librarian of Congress, and Gene Tan, Chief Librarian of Singapore's National Library Board.
September 30–October 3, 2024
Brisbane, QLD, Australia
Internet Librarian 2024 Connect
Virtual conference. “Embracing Disruption & Forging New Tech Pathways.”
October 21–24, 2024
Online
International Law Weekend (American Branch, International Law Association)
“Powerless Law or Law for the Powerless?” This two-and-a-half-day conference features over thirty panels in which many of the world's leading international lawyers and diplomats participate.
October 24–26, 2024
New York City, NY, USA
https://www.ila-americanbranch.org/international-law-weekend/
AoIR2024 (Association of Internet Researchers)
“Industry.” The 2024 AoIR conference addresses the place of industry within internet research and as a research site, subject, and partner.
October 30–November 2, 2024
University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
Charleston Library Conference
November 11–15, 2024
Charleston, SC, USA
ASIL Midyear Meeting (American Society of International Law)
The ASIL Midyear Meeting encompasses several events, including leadership meetings of ASIL's Executive Council, meetings of the American Journal of International Law Board of Editors; the Research Forum, which features cutting-edge international law scholarship by more than 90 authors, and programming for practitioners.
November 14–16, 2024
University of Chicago Law School, Chicago, IL, USA
IATL 2024 (International Association of University Libraries 44th Conference)
“Ngā Reo o te Katoa | The voices of all.” The conference streams aim to embrace the diversity of our profession and the work that we do in academic libraries, offering the opportunity to educate by weaving an indigenization thread through all streams.
November 24–28, 2024
Auckland, NZ
LIBER Winter Event 2024 (Association of European Research Libraries)
“Expanding Horizons: Research Libraries and Social Engagement.”
November 26–27, 2024
University of Maribor, Maribor, Slovenia
https://libereurope.eu/eventscalendar/liber-winter-event-2024-in-maribor-slovenia/
Guadalajara International Book Fair (FIL 2024)
The Guadalajara International Book Fair is the most important publishing gathering in Ibero-America. The fair is aimed at professionals and the general public alike as a cultural festival in which literature plays a major role, including a program where authors from all continents and languages participate, and a forum for the academic discussion of the major issues of our time.
November 30–December 8, 2024
Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
2025
LibLearnX: The Library Learning Experience
January 24–27, 2025
Phoenix, AZ, USA
https://www.ala.org/conferencesevents/ala-upcoming-annual-and-liblearnx-conferences
ABA Midyear Meeting (American Bar Association)
January 30–February 3, 2025
Phoenix, AZ, USA
https://www.americanbar.org/groups/departments_offices/meetings_travel_dept/future-past-meetings/
ER&L 20th Anniversary Conference (Electronic Resources & Libraries)
“Camp ER&L.” For twenty years, ER&L has convened a conference and online learning opportunities to support the improvement of the way we collect, manage, maintain, and make electronic resources accessible.
March 23–26, 2025
Austin, TX, USA
Computers in Libraries
March 25–27, 2025
Arlington, VA, USA
ACRL Conference 2025 (Association of College & Research Libraries)
“Democratizing Knowledge + Access + Opportunities.” The conference will delve into complex topics and engage in critical conversations, addressing challenges like embedded bias with solution-centered approaches. Discover how our academic libraries are resiliently committed to inclusive excellence, navigating the complexities of our evolving landscape and communities.
April 2–5, 2025
Minneapolis, MN, USA
ALA Annual Conference & Exhibition (American Library Association)
June 26–July 1, 2025
Philadelphia, PA, USA
https://www.ala.org/conferencesevents/ala-upcoming-annual-and-liblearnx-conferences
AALL Annual Meeting & Conference (American Association of Law Libraries)
July 19–22, 2025
Portland, OR, USA
ABA Annual Meeting (American Bar Association)
August 6–12, 2025
Toronto, ON, Canada
https://www.americanbar.org/groups/departments_offices/meetings_travel_dept/future-past-meetings/
89th Annual Meeting of the Society of American Archivists
August 24–27, 2025
Anaheim, CA, USA
ICA 2025 Congress (International Council on Archives)
Dates not yet set. “Knowing Pasts. Creating Futures.” The congress will speak to and address pertinent archives and records issues faced by the profession.
October 2025
Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
AoIR 2025 (Association of Internet Researchers)
October 22–25, 2025
Universidade Paulista (UNIP), São Paulo, Brazil
Charleston Library Conference
November 3–7, 2025
Charleston, SC, USA
IALL 43rd Annual Course (International Association of Law Libraries)
“Space City Houston: Legal Gateway to the World, and Beyond.” Topics will include oil and gas law, climate change, immigration, reproductive rights, and civil rights. An optional day is tentatively scheduled to visit the Johnson Space Center.
November 9–12, 2025
South Texas College of Law, Houston, TX, USA
2026
LibLearnX: Library Learning Experience
January 23–26, 2026
National Harbor, MD, USA
https://www.ala.org/conferencesevents/ala-upcoming-annual-and-liblearnx-conferences
ALA Annual Conference & Exhibition (American Library Association)
June 25–30, 2026
Chicago, IL, USA
https://www.ala.org/conferencesevents/ala-upcoming-annual-and-liblearnx-conferences
AALL Annual Meeting & Conference (American Association of Law Libraries)
July 18–21, 2026
Cleveland, OH, USA
2027
ACRL Conference (Association of College & Research Libraries)
April 7–10, 2027
Portland, OR, USA
ALA Annual Conference & Exhibition (American Library Association)
June 24–29, 2027
New Orleans, LA, USA
https://www.ala.org/conferencesevents/ala-upcoming-annual-and-liblearnx-conferences
2028
ALA Annual Conference & Exhibition (American Library Association)
June 22–27, 2028
Denver, CO, USA
https://www.ala.org/conferencesevents/ala-upcoming-annual-and-liblearnx-conferences