2025
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
33rd EBLIDA Council & Conference (European Bureau of Library, Information & Documentation Associations)
“Power and Resilience: Books and Reading in the Age of AI.” Keynote and featured speakers include AI language technology evangelist Kaspars Kauliņš, Jeppe Mørch of Saga Publishing, and Serbin Oleg and Oksana Bruy of the Yaroslav Mudriy National Library of Ukraine.
April 7–9, 2025
Riga, Latvia
ASIL 2025 Annual Meeting (American Society of International Law)
“Traditions and Transitions in International Law.” While traditional international law and institutions have proven resilient in addressing challenges, transitions are emerging in areas where existing frameworks may not be achieving the international community’s shared goals. Featured speakers include Leila N. Sadat, Joseph H.H. Weiler, and E.Tendayi Achiume.
April 16–18, 2025
Washington, DC, USA
IFCPP 26th Annual Conference (International Foundation for Cultural Property Protection)
The IFCPP’s 2025 conference will include conference sessions by industry leaders, excursions to world-renowned cultural institutions, and educational and networking events.
May 3–8, 2025
Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
13th Nordic Law Libraries Conference 2025
“From Archives to AI: Law Libraries in the Age of Digital Transformation.” Programs include a keynote speech by Janne Salminen, Dean of the Faculty of Law, University of Turku, on revisiting the idea of law libraries for our own time.
May 7–9, 2025
Turku, Finland
https://www.utu.fi/fi/yliopisto/kirjasto/nordic-law-libraries-conference-2025
9th International Conference of Asian Special Libraries (ICOASL 2025)
“Sustainable Development of Libraries Through Innovative Technologies.” The conference highlights the transformative effect of technology on modern libraries, examining how innovations like artificial intelligence, big data, and digital archives revolutionize services and enhance user experiences.
May 9–11, 2025
Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
International Library Staff Week
“A United Future: Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging in Libraries.” The event brings together professional library staff with varied backgrounds working in universities or other research-orientated libraries with an interest in sharing ideas and networking with colleagues.
May 12–16, 2025
Koç Űnïversïtesï, Istanbul, Türkiye
6th AfLIA Conference & 8th African Library Summit (African Library & Information Associations & Institutions)
“Open Knowledge: Present, Future and African Realities.” AfLIA seeks to empower African librarians and allied professionals to effectively discern, understand, adapt, and respond to the evolving trends and developments in the information and knowledge universe. Subthemes of the conference include decolonizing educational content for the future of learning in Africa and intellectual property legislation in Africa.
May 18–23, 2025
Windhoek, Namibia
LIDA 2025 (Libraries in the Digital Age)
“Navigating Disruptive Times: Embracing Uncertainty, Ensuring Credibility.” Programs include “Digital Well-Being in Libraries: Personal Data, Information Privacy and Digital Services Act” and “Promoting Gender Equality in Information Science: Innovative Approaches in Higher Education.”
May 19–21, 2025
Dubrovnik, Croatia
NEXT Library Festival
Sessions will cover three themes: the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), democracy, and play. What role will libraries play? How can libraries respond to book bans and censorship? Are libraries truly non-partisan?
May 24–27, 2025
Aarhus, Denmark
CALL/ACBD 2025 Conference (Canadian Association of Law Libraries)
“Moving Mountains Together/Déplacer des Montagnes Ensemble.” Speakers include Judge Renée Cochard of the Alberta Court of Justice and Sandra Jacobi of the Police Review Commission of Alberta.
May 25–28, 2025
Calgary, AB, Canada
SALALM 2025 Conference (Seminar on the Acquisition of Latin American Library Materials)
“Hay que volar con lo establecido: Libraries and Contracultura(s) in las Américas.” The conference will present papers dealing with the countercultures of Latin America and the Caribbean from all angles, including the formation of international connections and solidarities through oppositional political, artistic, and cultural movements, and the material, logistical, and ethical challenges and responsibilities of collaborating with marginalized communities.
May 26–29, 2025
New York, NY, USA
CAPAL2025 (Canadian Association of Professional Academic Librarians)
“The Fabric of Librarianship: A Patchwork of Experience.” The conference will explore how our experiences as academic librarians have been shaped by other library types of academic worlds and how the diversity of skills, perspectives, and roles that academic librarians fulfill piece together into the quilt of our professional community.
June 2–3, 2025
George Brown College, Toronto, ON, Canada
CILIPS Annual Conference 2025 (Scotland’s Library and Information Professionals)
“Connecting and Preserving Communities.” Keynote speakers are Rosalyn Landor and David Jackson Young, presenting “Telling Tales – Audiobooks (Everything You Never Wanted to Know).”
June 2–3, 2025
Dundee, Scotland, UK
SLA 2025 116th Annual Conference & Expo (Special Libraries Association)
“Creative Transformation: Shaping the Future of the Information Profession.” Programs include “Creative Transformation Through Leadership and Management in Special Libraries of Asia”; “The Evolution of Use Cases for Generative AI in Answering Legal/BCI Research Questions”; and “Empowering Legal Research with Business Insights.”
June 7–10, 2025
University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
ACURIL 2025 (Association of Caribbean University, Research and Institutional Libraries)
“Digital Humanities: Connecting the Caribbean (Communities) Through Archives, Museums, and Libraries.” The conference will address the challenges and opportunities in digitizing cultural resources within the context of the Caribbean’s post-colonial realities. Key discussions will focus on the ethical dimensions of reclaiming and digitizing colonial records, the representation of marginalized voices, and the deconstruction of Eurocentric frameworks in archival and curatorial practices.
June 8–12, 2025
Curaçao
https://acurilconference.com/index.php/mainpage/index/about_conference
ALF 70e Congrès (L’Association des Bibliothécaires de France)
“Bibliothèque et esprit critique.” Library and Critical Thinking. It is important to rebuild the legitimacy of libraries as places of trust to support the individual journey of the public toward enlightened autonomy. The congress will offer an approach to critical thinking in libraries, where introspection and openness to the world go hand-in-hand.
June 11–13, 2025
Montreuil, France
https://www.abf.asso.fr/2/229/1103/ABF/70e-congres-11-13-juin-2025-montreuil
BIALL Annual Conference (British & Irish Association of Law Librarians)
“Playing a Blinder: Moving Forward in the City of a Thousand Trades.” The conference will focus on AI and innovation, including practical applications and insights in academic institutions, plus practical sessions on finding company and legal information for other jurisdictions.
June 11–13, 2025
Birmingham, England, UK
9th Bibliothekskongress 2025 (Berufsverband Information Bibliothek)
“Libraries Devoted to Democracy.” “Bibliotheken Entschlossen Demokratisch.” English-language programs include “Implementing an AI Strategy at a Social Sciences University – How to Get the Library Involved”; “Freedom of Expression in Libraries—an Interpretation Based on Section 1 of the COE Recommendation on Libraries”; and “Exhibiting Colonial Collections in Libraries: Engaging with the Public.”
June 24–27, 2025
Bremen, Germany
ALA Annual Conference & Exhibition (American Library Association)
Featured speakers include Governor Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan, George Takei, and Geena Davis. Programs include “Trials and Tribulations: Making Historic Court Records Freely Accessible to All”; “Bridging Justice: Legal Information Support for the Incarcerated”; and “Solving Technical, Legal and Copyright Issues in Born-Digital Collecting from Independent Creators.”
June 26–30, 2025
Philadelphia, PA, USA
CILIP Conference 2025
“North Star: Asserting our Ethical Principles and Leading Through Change.” The CILIP Conference 2025 will explore our “North Star,” ethical principles in the context of how we navigate this time of great challenge and opportunity, and examine how we, as trusted information professionals, can exert our influence, demonstrate our impact, and position our sector’s expertise to secure our seat at the top table, whether that be at an organizational, local, national, or international level.
July 2–3, 2025
Birmingham, England, UK
LIBER 2025 Annual Conference (Association of European Research Libraries)
“Engage, Collaborate, Innovate: Libraries Working to Address Global Challenges.” The keynote speaker is Thanos Giannakopoulos, Chief of the Information Management Section and Principal Librarian of the Dag Hammarskjöld Library at the UN headquarters.
July 2–4, 2025
Lausanne, Switzerland
2025 ILA-ASIL Asia-Pacific Research Forum (International Law Association and the American Society of International Law)
“Sustainable International Law.” The program aims to provide a forum for academics, private practitioners, and government attorneys to present works-in-progress across the spectrum of international and transnational law issues related to the Asia-Pacific region.
July 7–8, 2025
Taipei, Taiwan
AALL Annual Meeting (American Association of Law Libraries)
“Be Bold.” Programs include “Neighbours to the North: Understanding the Canadian Legal Landscape”; “Exploring the Globe: Cataloging Foreign Materials”; and “History at the High Court: Lessons from the Court’s Use of Historical Sources and Tips for Using and Teaching Historical Sources.”
July 19–22, 2025
Portland, OR, USA
CARALL Annual Conference (Caribbean Association of Law Libraries)
“Examining Commonwealth Caribbean Law: A Comparative Analysis in a Global Context.”
July 28–31, 2025
Kingston, Jamaica
ABA Annual Meeting (American Bar Association)
“Rule of Law Rising: Advancing Law in a Connected World.”
August 6–12, 2025
Toronto, ON, Canada
https://www.americanbar.org/groups/departments_offices/meetings_travel_dept/annual-meeting/
IFLA WLIC 2025 (International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions)
“Uniting Knowledge, Building the Future.” IFLA WLIC 2025 will incorporate different concepts, from peer learning and on-the-ground case studies to high-level thought leaders challenging our assumptions.
August 18–22, 2025
Astana, Kazakhstan
89th Annual Meeting of the Society of American Archivists
“Archives * Records 2025: Making it Count.” The programs will demonstrate the impacts of our work and expand our understanding of what counts in our profession. Program topics include applications of AI in our work, the ethical implications of its use, and the accessibility of archives, both as repositories and workplaces.
August 24–27, 2025
Anaheim, CA, USA
IALS Annual Meeting (International Association of Law Schools)
September 8–9, 2025
Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
2025 ESIL Annual Conference (European Society of International Law)
“Reconstructing International Law.” The ESIL Annual Conference serves as the flagship event of the European Society of International Law, bringing together scholars, practitioners, and students from around the world to discuss and debate the most pressing issues at the intersection of international law and global affairs. The theme of “reconstructing international law” will be brought to life on institutional, normative, historical, and theoretical levels.
September 10–13, 2025
Berlin, Germany
ASIL Midyear Meeting (American Society of International Law)
September 25–27, 2025
Case Western Reserve University School of Law, Cleveland, OH, USA
AoIR 2025 (Association of Internet Researchers)
October 15–18, 2025
Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
IALL Annual Course (International Association of Law Libraries)
“Space City Houston: Legal Gateway to the World, and Beyond.” Programs include “Ownership, Licensing, and Enforcement of Patents in Outer Space, Launch, and Re-Entry”; “The Four Pillars of American Energy—How 5% of the World’s Population Creates 25% of the World’s GDP”; and “Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) & the Trial of the Buffalo Soldiers.” An optional day is scheduled to visit the Johnson Space Center, with a discussion on space law.
October 19–23, 2025
South Texas College of Law, Houston, TX, USA
2025 KAL National Library Conference & Exhibition (Korean Library Association)
October 22–24, 2025
Suwon, Republic of Korea
10th International Conference on Library and Information Science (ICLIS-2025)
October 25–26, 2025
Tokyo, Japan
ICA 2025 Congress (International Council on Archives)
“Knowing Pasts. Creating Futures.” The ICA’s congress will speak to and address pertinent archives and records issues that are faced by the profession.
October 27–30, 2025
Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Swiss Library Congress/Congrès Suisse des bibliothèques (Bibliosuisse)
“Inviter - Inspirer - Connecter.” This is the largest continuing education and networking event for employees of academic and public libraries and information and documentation centers in Switzerland. Programs may be presented in German, French, Italian, Rheto-Romansch, or English.
October 29–31, 2025
Berne, Switzerland
https://www.bibliosuisse.ch/fr/activites/congressuissedesbibliotheques/berne2025
IATL 45th Annual Conference (International Association of University Libraries)
November 2–6, 2025
Shanghai, China
IBA 2025 (International Bar Association)
November 2–7, 2025
Toronto, ON, Canada
Charleston Library Conference
November 3–7, 2025
Charleston, SC, USA
2026
AALS Annual Meeting (Association of American Law Schools)
January 7–11, 2026
New Orleans, LA, USA
LibLearnX: Library Learning Experience
January 23–26, 2026
National Harbor, MD, USA
https://www.ala.org/conferencesevents/ala-upcoming-annual-and-liblearnx-conferences
Charleston Conference Asia
Key topics to be explored include generative AI, equity, and the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
January 26–28, 2026
Bangkok, Thailand
ASIL 2026 Annual Meeting (American Society of International Law)
April 22–25, 2026
Washington, DC, USA
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 (American Association of Law Libraries)
July 18–21, 2026
Cleveland, OH, USA
IALS Global Law Deans Forum and Annual Meeting (International Association of Law Schools)
September 3–4, 2026
Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa
Charleston Library Conference
November 2–6, 2026
Charleston, SC, USA
2027
AALS Annual Meeting (Association of American Law Schools)
January 6–10, 2027
New York, NY, USA
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
AALL Annual Meeting (American Association of Law Libraries)
July 17–20, 2027
Philadelphia, PA, USA
Charleston Library Conference
November 1–5, 2027
Charleston, SC, USA
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
Charleston Library Conference
November 13–17, 2028
Charleston, SC, USA
2029
Charleston Library Conference
November 5–8, 2029
Charleston, SC, USA
