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90th IFLA World Library and Information Congress (International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions)
2026-08-10 - 2026-08-13 | Busan Exhibition and Convention Center, Busan, Korea, Republic of
“Libraries Powering Transformation.” 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. Programs include an interactive session entitled Powering Transformation with Future-Focused Skills for Impact. Keynote speaker is Dr. Jiho Cha of the National Assembly of Korea, Under-Secretary General for future strategies of the Democratic Party of Korea.
Busan, South Korea

82nd Biennial ILA International Law Conference (International Law Association)
2026-08-17 - 2026-08-21 | University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
University of Vienna, Austria

2026 ALLA Conference (Australian Law Librarians' Association)
2026-08-19 - 2026-08-21 | Q Events, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
“Architecture of Information.” Keynote speakers include Chief Justice Niall of the Supreme Court of Victoria. Programs include a legal research workshop on Finding the Law Online.
Melbourne, VIC, Australia

IALS Global Law Deans Forum and Annual Meeting (International Association of Law Schools)
2026-09-03 - 2026-09-04 | Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa
Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa

ESIL Annual Conference 2026 (European Society of International Law)
2026-09-03 - 2026-09-05 | University of Málaga, Málaga, Spain
“International Law and Conflict: An Enduring Tension?” The ESIL 2026 Annual Conference will provide a unique forum for scholars, practitioners, and policymakers to reflect on how international law confronts conflict in its many forms, including ideological extremism and intolerance, economic and trade relations, armed conflict, and threats in artificial intelligence and cyberspace.
University of Málaga, Spain

44th IALL Annual Course (International Association of Law Libraries)
2026-09-13 - 2026-09-16 | University of Cambridge, Cambridge, England, United Kingdom
“Shifting Politics and Legal Realities.” The annual course will include lectures on UK constitutional law, European Union law post-Brexit, and international law, and will include library visits across the University of Cambridge and to the City of Ely.
Squire Law Library, University of Cambridge, UK

30th International Conference on Theory and Practice of Digital Libraries
2026-09-22 - 2026-09-25 | University of the Algarve, Faro, Portugal
In 2026, TPDL specifically reaches out to academic researchers and practitioners in digital libraries in the light of new technological advances. Currently, the speed of technological developments in knowledge extraction, management, and dissemination is breathtaking and offers a vast variety of possible research directions. It will be central to the field that new results showcase innovative, yet also usable, reliable, and sustainable approaches.
University of the Algarve, Faro, Portugal

19th IFLA Interlending and Document Supply Conference (International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions)
2026-09-28 - 2026-09-30 | Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
“Knowledge Without Walls: Sharing in Times of Change.” Resource-sharing — the supply of loans and copies between libraries regionally, nationally, and globally — is the foundation of international library cooperation, ensuring access to diverse ideas and research materials. Today, this essential mission faces profound global challenges that threaten to build new walls around knowledge and access. The DDRS Standing Committee challenges the resource-sharing community to examine strategies, technologies, and partnerships that dismantle these emerging walls and ensure knowledge equity in this rapidly shifting world.
Sapienza University of Rome, Italy

2026 Annual Conference on Empirical Legal Studies (CELS)
2026-10-02 - 2026-10-03 | Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, United States
Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law, Evanston, IL, USA

5th National Joint Conference of Librarians of Color
2026-10-07 - 2026-10-11 | Spokane Convention Center, Spokane, WA, United States
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.
Spokane, WA, USA

International Law Weekend (American Branch, International Law Association)
2026-10-22 - 2026-10-24 | Empire Hotel, New York, NY, United States
“[R]evolution in the International Legal Order.” This interdisciplinary conference will explore how states and regional groupings can step forward to uphold, reinterpret, and strengthen international law through cooperation, innovation, and leadership. It will also highlight the constructive roles of international institutions, non-state actors, and civil society in sustaining, contesting, and advancing legal norms.
New York City, NY, USA

International Conference on Information Literacy (ICIL Africa)
2026-10-26 - 2026-10-30 | University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya
The International Conference on Information Literacy (ICIL-Africa) is held biannually to bring together researchers, library and information services professionals, and other related parties from around the world to exchange knowledge and experience, and to discuss recent developments and current challenges in both theory and practice. The year 2026 marks the collaboration among the University of Nairobi, the North-West University (NWU), and the University of Pretoria (UP) in South Africa, within the framework of organising and hosting the 4th edition of the International Conference on Information Literacy (ICIL-Africa).
University of Nairobi, Kenya

Charleston Library Conference
2026-11-02 - 2026-11-06 | Charleston Gaillard Center, Charleston, SC, United States
The Charleston Conference is an informal annual gathering of librarians, publishers and resource managers in Charleston, SC to discuss issues of importance to them all.
Charleston, SC, USA

ASIL Midyear Meeting (American Society of International Law)
2026-11-05 - 2026-11-07
The ASIL Midyear Meeting encompasses several events, including leadership meetings of the Society’s Executive Council and the Board of Editors of the American Journal of International Law; the Research Forum, which features cutting-edge international law scholarship by more than 90 authors; and programming for practitioners.
Santa Clara University School of Law, Santa Clara, CA, USA

ASIS&T 2026 Annual Meeting (American Society for Information Science & Technology)
2026-11-06 - 2026-11-10 | Royal Orchid Sheraton Riverside Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand
“Crossing Boundaries: Advancing Global Dialogue and Well-Being through Information Research and Practice.” Hosted for the first time in Asia, the meeting highlights the association’s growing global influence and its commitment to promoting cross-regional, cross-linguistic, and cross-disciplinary dialogue. Crossing boundaries encompasses not only geographic and spatial movement, but also collaboration among researchers, practitioners, educators, policymakers, and communities, as well as the circulation and stewardship of information across diverse sociocultural and institutional contexts.
Bangkok, Thailand

IFLA Symposium on Artificial Intelligence 2026 (International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions)
2026-11-09 - 2026-11-13 | University of the Free State, Parys, Free State, South Africa
“Building an AI-Empowered World: Practical Applications of AI.” We invite librarians, practitioners, scholars, technologists, and innovators to share evidence-based experiences, research findings, and visionary projects that demonstrate how AI can be responsibly integrated into library ecosystems.
University of the Free State, Parys, Free State, South Africa

2026 ALISE Annual Conference (Association for Library and Information Science Education)
2026-11-16 - 2026-11-18 | Hyatt Regency Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, United States
“The Good Questions.” We ask: what makes a question good, in all the senses of what good entails? How do questions play an important part of education, learning, teaching, information seeking, sensemaking, knowledge generation, and of being responsible, informed members of society?
Buffalo, NY, USA

IATUL 2026 (International Association of University Libraries)
2026-11-22 - 2026-11-26 | University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa
“Navigating the Future of Knowledge: Empowering Librarians Amidst Technological, Financial and Role Transformation.” A landmark event that celebrates knowledge, collaboration, and transformation in the world of academic librarianship and information services.
University of Johannesburg, South Africa

RAILS 2026: Research Applications in Information and Library Studies
2026-12-01 - 2026-12-03 | Adelaide University, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
“New Ideas, New Beginnings.” RAILS, the premier Australasian research conference on Research Applications in Information and Library Studies, is the leading annual event for researchers, practitioners, and educators in information studies and related fields, including librarianship, archival science, and social and community informatics.
Adelaide University, Adelaide, SA, Australia

AALS Annual Meeting (Association of American Law Schools)
2027-01-05 - 2027-01-08
New York, NY, USA

2nd Libraries, Knowledge, and Information Conference
2027-04-01 | Lucian Blaga University, Sibiu, Romania
“Defending Knowledge Access: Academic and Public Libraries in Times of Austerity, Financialization, and UnDemocratic Pressures.” This conference approaches academic and public libraries as interdependent actors within a shared knowledge ecosystem, one that is essential for equitable access to information, critical inquiry, and lifelong learning. Rather than treating openness, collaboration, and public engagement as purely technical or managerial challenges, we invite contributors to examine the political, economic, and institutional conditions that shape contemporary library work.
Postponed from September 2026.
Lucian Blaga University Library of Sibiu, Romania

ACRL 2027 (ALA Association of College and Research Libraries)
2027-04-07 - 2027-04-10 | Oregon Convention Center, Portland, OR, United States
“Rooted in Community.”
Portland, OR, USA, and online.

2027 ASIL Annual Meeting (American Society of International Law)
2027-04-14 - 2027-04-16
Washington, DC, USA

LILAC 2027: The Information Literacy Conference (Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals)
2027-04-21 - 2027-04-23
City St. George’s, University of London, England, UK

ALA Annual Conference & Exhibition (American Library Association)
2027-06-24 - 2027-06-28
New Orleans, LA, USA

AALL Annual Meeting (American Association of Law Libraries)
2027-07-17 - 2027-07-20
Philadelphia, PA, USA

IFLA World Library and Information Congress (International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions)
2027-08-09 - 2027-08-12
Dates not set.
London is the stage for the global library community to come together to celebrate IFLA’s Centenary year. As a vibrant international hub of innovation, culture, and learning, London offers an inspiring setting to celebrate our history and look forward to the future of the library and information field.
London, England, UK

45th IALL Annual Course (International Association of Law Libraries)
2027-09-26 - 2027-09-30
Peace Palace Library, The Hague, and Sanders Law Library, Erasmus School of Law, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Charleston Library Conference
2027-11-01 - 2027-11-05
Charleston, SC, USA

2028 ASIL Annual Meeting (American Society of International Law)
2028-04-26 - 2028-04-28
