Library Conferences

Canada

  • Access
    Access is a library technology conference that moves location on an annual basis. Hackfest, a popular event within the conference, acts as an opportunity for interested parties to collaborate on solving real world library problems.
  • Canadian Library Association National Conference and Tradeshow
    The annual conference of the Canadian Library Association shifts locations every year. Each gathering is designed to address trends in libraries and examine how larger shifts in publishing can affect the industry.
  • MagNet
    MagNet is Canada’s only national professional development conference for the magazine industry, held annually in Toronto in the spring. MagNet is produced collaboratively by key industry associations and provides targeted and exclusive programming.
  • Manitoba Libraries Conference
    The Manitoba Libraries Conference acts as an opportunity for those in the library community to network and review trends in the library industry.

Alberta

  • Alberta Library Conference
    The annual conference is attended by library staff, library trustees and library school students. It is held in Jasper, Alberta.

Atlantic Provinces

  • APLA Conference
    The Atlantic Provinces Library Association has an annual conference that shifts location every year. A new Web site for the event is created each year and can be accessed through the association’s main page.

British Columbia

Manitoba

  • Manitoba Libraries Conference
    The Manitoba Libraries Conference acts as an opportunity for those in the library community to network and review trends in the library industry.

Newfoundland and Labrador

Nova Scotia

  • LBANS/NSLA Conference
    The Library Boards Association of Nova Scotia and Nova Scotia Library Association annual conference is run in conjunction with the Festival of Writers, and is an opportunity for personal development.

Ontario

  • SuperConference
    The Ontario Library Assoiciation’s SuperConference is an annual event designed to keep those working in libraries (both public and private) informed about innovations in the world of information management.

Quebec

  • ABQLA Annual Conference
    The Association des bibliothécaires du Québec Library Association (ABQLA) conference theme is focused on librarians and information specialists not only as service providers, but also as educators and innovators related to new strategies and approaches.

Saskatchewan

  • Saskatchewan Libraries Conference
    The Saskatchewan Libraries Conference occurs annually and is put on by the Saskatchewan Library Association. The three-day event consists of a series of workshops, meetings, speakers and social events.
  • Saskatchewan School Library Association Conference
    The school library association focuses on resource-based curriculums within the school board. The conference serves as an opportunity for professional development within the school librarianship field.

International

  • ALA Annual Conference
    The American Library Association’s annual conference takes place in a different location every year. The conference consists of business meetings, education programs and exhibits.
  • American Association of School Librarians National Conference and Exhibition
    This is an annual conference designed to allow networking as well as educate school librarians about trends in the industry. The American Association of School Librarians is a division of the American Library Association.
  • IASL Annual Conference
    The International Association of School Librarianship’s annual event gives an international forum to people interested in promoting effective school library media programs.
  • IFLA Annual Conference
    The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions annual World Library and Information Congress, which is also the IFLA general conference and assembly, is traditionally held in a different part of the world each year.
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