2026
AALS Annual Meeting (Association of American Law Schools)
“Impact. Excellence. Resilience. The Enduring Contributions of Legal Education.” As the Association marks its 125th anniversary, this year’s theme will look back at the enduring impact of American legal education and the contributions of our faculty and staff colleagues on our local communities, our nation, our society, and the world.
January 6–9, 2026
New Orleans, LA, USA
Charleston Conference Asia
Key topics to be explored include Generative AI, Equity, and Sustainable Development Goals. Keynote speaker is Dr. Joyashree Roy, Founder Director of the South and South East Asia Multidisciplinary Applied Research Network on Transforming Societies of the Global South (SMARTS).
January 26–28, 2026
Bangkok, Thailand
ABA Midyear Meeting (American Bar Association)
February 3–9, 2026
San Antonio, TX, USA
https://www.americanbar.org/groups/departments_offices/meetings_travel_dept/midyear-meeting/
Computers in Libraries 2026
February 17–19, 2026
Arlington, VA, USA
https://computersinlibraries.infotoday.com/2026/default.aspx
EBLIDA Annual Council and Conference (European Bureau of Library, Information and Documentation Associations)
April 20–22, 2026
Prague, Czech Republic
https://eblida.org/discover-the-next-eblida-conference-destination-prague-2026/
ASIL 2026 Annual Meeting (American Society of International Law)
“Advancing and Defending the Rule of Law.” The 2026 ASIL Annual Meeting, the society’s 120th such gathering, will convene in uniquely difficult circumstances, characterized by increasing tension surrounding the rule of law. It will be a key moment to probe the role of international lawyers, norms, and institutions in addressing this tension, including as it pertains to all of the meeting’s thematic tracks.
April 22–25, 2026
Washington, DC, USA
ELUNA 2026 Conference (Ex Libris Users of North America)
“Libraries Always Changing.” ELUNA is the international user community for Ex Libris customers in the Americas.
April 27–May 1, 2026
Los Angeles, CA, USA
XXVII SCECSAL Conference (Standing Conference of Eastern, Central, and Southern African Library and Information Associations)
“African Libraries and Information Services at the New Crossroads.” African libraries and information services are at a new crossroads, needing to evolve to remain relevant in the digital age. This requires aligning with changing user needs and global trends while also addressing the challenge of serving communities that are excluded from or have limited access to digital technologies and resources. In all this, libraries and information services are expected to be provided to all communities, without leaving anyone behind.
April 27–May 1, 2026
Livingstone, Zambia
114.BiblioCon 2026 (German Association of Information Library Professionals)
“Analog Meets Algorithm/Analog trifft Algorithmus.” The event will explore innovative approaches bridging traditional library work and digital transformation.
May 19–22, 2026
Berlin, Germany
Teaching the Teachers Conference
The Teaching the Teachers conference focuses on evidence-based instructional strategies and instructional design. Taught by law librarians for law librarians, this program offers a hands-on learning opportunity where we will leverage our collective teaching experience to enhance our work in the legal research classroom. Together, we will create or improve materials for our teaching with guidance from experts.
May 28–29, 2026
University of Denver Sturm College of Law, Denver, CO, USA
CALIcon: CALI conference for Law School Computing (Center for Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction)
June 4–5, 2026
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Le congrès de l’ABF (L’Association des Bibliothécaires de France)
“L’hospitalité.” The theme of hospitality is embodied in free and open access to public reading establishments, one of the main principles of the library profession.
June 17–19, 2026
Rennes, France
ALA Annual Conference & Exhibition (American Library Association)
“For Our Libraries. For 150 Years More.”
June 25–29, 2026
Chicago, IL, USA
LIBER 2026
“The Power of Libraries in an Uncertain World.”
July 1–3, 2026
Trondheim, Norway
2026 Legal Writing Institute Conference
“LWI Assemble.”
July 15–18, 2026
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
https://www.lwionline.org/conferences/2026-legal-writing-institute-conference
AALL Annual Meeting (American Association of Law Libraries)
“Leading with Aloha.”
July 18–21, 2026
Cleveland, OH, USA
90th Annual Meeting of the Society of American Archivists
“Archives * Records 2026.”
July 29–August 1, 2026
New Orleans, LA, USA
IFLA World Library and Information Congress (International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions)
The 90th World Library and Information Congress (IFLA WLIC 2026) features diverse approaches, ranging from peer learning and practical case studies to thought-provoking insights from leading experts who challenge established assumptions.
August 10–13, 2026
Busan, South Korea
82nd Biennial ILA International Law Conference (International Law Association)
August 17–21, 2026
Vienna, Austria
https://www.ila-hq.org/en/conferences/82nd-biennial-international-law-conference-vienna-2026
2026 ALLA Conference (Australian Law Librarians’ Association)
August 19–21, 2026
Melbourne, VIC, Australia
IALS Global Law Deans Forum and Annual Meeting (International Association of Law Schools)
September 3–4, 2026
Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa
44th IALL Annual Course (International Association of Law Libraries)
September 13–16, 2026
Squire Law Library, University of Cambridge, UK
5th National Joint Conference of Librarians of Color
JCLC brings together a diverse group of librarians, library staff, library supporters, and community participants to explore issues of diversity in libraries and how they affect the ethnic communities who use our services.
October 7–11, 2026
Spokane, WA, USA
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
ASIL Annual Meeting (American Society of International Law)
April 14–16, 2027
Washington, DC, USA
ALA Annual Conference & Exhibition (American Library Association)
June 24–29, 2027
New Orleans, LA, USA
AALL Annual Meeting (American Association of Law Libraries)
July 17–20, 2027
Philadelphia, PA, USA
45th IALL Annual Course (International Association of Law Libraries)
October 10–14, 2027
Peace Palace Library, The Hague, and Sanders Law Library, Erasmus School of Law, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Charleston Library Conference
November 1–5, 2027
Charleston, SC, USA
2028
ASIL Annual Meeting (American Society of International Law)
April 26–28, 2028
Washington, DC, USA
ALA Annual Conference & Exhibition (American Library Association)
June 22–26, 2028
Denver, CO, USA
AALL Annual Meeting and Conference (American Association of Law Libraries)
July 22–25, 2028
Chicago, IL, USA
Charleston Library Conference
November 13–17, 2028
Charleston, SC, USA
2029
ALA Annual Conference & Exhibition (American Library Association)
June 21–25, 2029
Chicago, IL, USA
Charleston Library Conference
November 5–8, 2029
Charleston, SC, USA
2030
ALA Annual Conference & Exhibition (American Library Association)
June 20–24, 2030
New Orleans, LA, USA
2031
ALA Annual Conference & Exhibition (American Library Association)
June 26–30, 2031
Philadelphia, PA, USA
