List of library associations
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Library associations connect libraries, library workers, and information professionals at the local, national, and international level. Library associations often provide resources to their individual and institutional members that enable cooperation, exchange of information, education, research, and development.
International
- Arab Federation for Libraries and Information (AFLI)[1]
- Asociación de Estados Iberoamericanos para el Desarrollo de las Bibliotecas Nacionales de Iberoamérica
- Association internationale francophone des bibliothécaires et documentalistes (AIFBD)
- Association of Independent Information Professionals
- China–CEEC Libraries Union (Chinese: 中国—中东欧国家图书馆联盟)[2][3]
- International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA)
- Commonwealth Library Association[1]
- International Council on Archives
- Polar Libraries Colloquy
- Seminar on the Acquisition of Latin American Library Materials (SALALM)
- Special Libraries Association (SLA)
Academic
- International Association of University Libraries
- International Association of School Librarianship
Political and social
- Information for Social Change
- Librarians for Fairness[citation needed]
- Progressive Librarians Guild
Religious
Topic
- International Association of Music Libraries
- International Association of Music Libraries, Archives and Documentation Centres
- International Association of Aquatic and Marine Science Libraries and Information Centers (IAMSLIC)
- International Association of Law Libraries
- International Association of Agricultural Information Specialists (IAALD)
- Masonic Library and Museum Association[citation needed]
Africa
Regional
- African Library and Information Associations and Institutions (AfLIA)
- West Africa Library Association (WALA)[citation needed]
- Association for Health Information and Libraries in Africa
- Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Branch of the International Council on Archives (ESARBICA)
- Standing Conference of Eastern, Central and Southern African Library and Information Associations, SCECSAL
- Association for Health Information and Libraries in Africa
Botswana
- Botswana Library Association (BLA)
Cameroon
- Cameroon Association of Librarians, Archivists, Documentation Professionals, Museographers (ABADCAM)[1]
- Consortium of Cameroon University and Research Libraries (COCUREL)[citation needed]
Egypt
- Egyptian Library Association (ELA)[4]
Eritrea
- Library and Information Association of Eritrea (LIAE)[citation needed]
Eswatini
- Eswatini Library and Information Association
Ethiopia
- School for Information Studies in Africa (SISA), Ethiopia
Ghana
Guinea
- Guinean Association for Sustainable Development Awake
Kenya
- Kenya Library Association[1]
Lesotho
- Lesotho Library Association
Libya
- Libyan Association for Libraries Information and Archives[citation needed]
Malawi
- Malawi Library Association (MALA)[5]
Mauritius
- Mauritius Council of Registered Librarians (MCRL)[6]
Namibia
- Namibian Information Workers Association
Nigeria
Senegal
- Senegalese Association of Librarians, Archivist, and Documentation Professionals (ASBAD), Association Sénégalaise des Bibliothécaires, Archivistes et Documentalistes
- Consortium des Bibliothèques de l’Enseignement Supérieur du Sénégal (COBESS)
Somalia
- Somali Library Association (SLA)
South Africa
- Association for Health Information and Libraries in Africa (AHILA)
- Library and Information Association of South Africa (LIASA)
- Development of Information Science in South Africa (DISSANET)
- Organization of South African Law Libraries (OSALL)
- South African Health Librarians Forum (SAHLF)
Swaziland
- Swaziland Library Association (SWALA)[8]
Tanzania
- Tanzania Library and Information Association (TLA)
- East African Community
The Gambia
- Gambia Library and Information Services Association
Tunisia
- Tunisian Library Association/Association Tunisienne des Bibliothécaires, Archivistes et Documentalistes (ATBAD)
Uganda
- Community Library Association of Uganda (COLAU)
- Uganda Library and Information Association (ULIA)
Zambia
- Library and Information Association of Zambia (LIAZ)[9] (formerly Zambia Library Association (ZLA))
Zimbabwe
- Zimbabwe Library Association (ZimLA)[10]
East Asia, Southeast Asia, and South Asia
Regional
- Congress of Southeast Asian Librarians (CONSAL)
- [11]Anatolian University Libraries Consortium (ANKOS), Turkey[12]
- Association of Librarians in Public Sector (ALPS), Inc.[13]
- Middle East Librarians Association
- Regional Federation of South Asian Library Associations
- Central Government Library Association
- Chhattisgarh Information and Library Association (CGILA)
- Chhattisgarh Library Association [14][15][16][17][18][19][20]
Bangladesh
- Bangladesh Association of Librarians, Information Scientists and Documentation Professionals
- Library Association of Bangladesh
Cambodia
- Cambodian Librarians and Documentation Professionals Association[1]
China
Hong Kong
India
- Academic Library Association (ALA), India[22]
- Andhra Pradesh Library Association[23]
- Indian Academic Library Association
- Indian Association of Special Libraries and Information Centres (IASLIC)
- Indian Library Association (ILA)
- Kerala Library Association
- Kerala Library Professionals Organization [24]
- Medical Library Association of India
Indonesia
- Indonesian Librarian Association - IPI - Ikatan Pustakawan Indonesia[1]
Japan
- Japan Association of Private University Libraries
- Japan Library Association
- Japan Medical Library Association
- Japan School Library Association
- Japan Special Libraries Association
- Junior College Library Association (Japan)
- Japan Art Documentation Society (JADS)
Malaysia
- Librarians Association of Malaysia (Malay: Persatuan Pustakawan Malaysia)
Maldives
- Maldives Library Association
Mongolia
- Mongolian Library Association (MLA)[25]
Nepal
North Korea
- Library Association of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea)
Pakistan
- National Library Association (Pakistan)
- Pakistan Library Association[1]
- Pakistan Librarians Welfare Organization
- Pakistan Library Automation Group (PakLAG)[1]
- Pakistan Library Club
- University of Peshawar Library & Information Science Alumni Association - Pakistan
Philippines
- Association of Special Libraries of the Philippines[1]
- Medical and Health Librarians Association of the Philippines[1]
- Philippine Association of School Librarians, Inc.[1]
- Philippine Group of Law Librarians, Inc.[1]
- Philippine Librarians Association, Inc.
- Philippine Association of Academic and Research Librarians[1]
Singapore
South Korea
Sri Lanka
Taiwan
- Library Association of the Republic of China (Taiwan)
- Taiwan Medical Library Association
Thailand
- Thai Library Association, est.1954[1]
Vietnam
- Việt Nam Library Association (VLA)
Unsorted
- Librarians Association of Metro Pampanga (LAMP)
- Macau Library and Information Management Association
- Network of Academic Law Libraries, Inc. (NALL)
- Turkish Librarians Association - Turkey
- University and Research Librarians Association - Turkey
- Telangana library student association(TLIBSA)
Caribbean and Latin America
Regional
- The Association of Caribbean University, Research and Institutional Libraries (ACURIL)
- Asociación de Estados Iberoamericanos para el Desarrollo de las Bibliotecas Nacionales de Iberoamérica (ABINIA)
- Caribbean Association of Law Libraries (CARALL)
Antigua and Barbuda
- Barbuda Library Association
- Library Association of Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina
- Argentinian Library Association
- Association of Graduate Librarians of the Argentinian Republic (ABGRA)
- Argentinian Society for Information (SAI)
- Librarian Association of Córdoba
Bahamas
- Bahamas Library Service Association
Barbados
- Library Association of Barbados
Belize
- Belize National Library Service and Information System
Bermuda
- Library Association of Bermuda (LAB)
Bolivia
- Association of Information Science Professionals of Bolivia, Colegio de Profesionales en Ciencias de la Información de Bolivia (CPCIB)
Brazil
Chile
- La Dirección de Bibliotecas, Archivos y Museos (DIBAM)
- College of Librarians of Chile, Colegio de Bibliotecarios de Chile
Colombia
- Colombian Library Association (ASCOLBI)
- Fundación Universitaria Compensar
- Fundación Universitaria del Área Andina
Costa Rica
- Colegio de Profesionales en Bibliotecología de Costa Rica (COPROBI)
Cuba
- Cuban Association of Librarians (ASCUBI)
Dominica
- Dominica Library & Information Society
El Salvador
- Asociación de Bibliotecarios de El Salvador (ABES)
- Librarian Association of El Salvador
Guatemala
- FILGUA in Guatemala
- Asociación Bibliotecológica de Guatemala
- Comité de Cooperación entre Bibliotecas Universitarias de Guatemala
Haiti
- Fondation Connaissance et Liberté (FOKAL)
Honduras
- Honduran Association of Librarians and Documentalists
Jamaica
- Library and Information Association of Jamaica (LIAJA)
- Association of Librarians in the Jamaica Library Service (ALJAS)
- Commonwealth Library Association (COMLA)
Panama
- Asociacíon Panameña de Bibliotecarios
Paraguay
- Asociación Paraguaya de Gestores de la Información (APGI)
St. Lucia
- National Association of Librarians and Information Professionals (NALIP) Saint Lucia
Trinidad and Tobago
- Library Association of Trinidad and Tobago (LATT)
Uruguay
- Asociación de Bibliotecólogos del Uruguay / Uruguayan Library Association (ABU)
Unsorted
- Asociación de Bibliotecarios Escolares de Puerto Rico
- Asociación Mexicana de Bibliotecarios (AMBAC)
- Brazilian Federation of Associations of Librarians, Information Scientists and Institutions (FEBAB)
- Cayman Islands Information Professionals (CIIP)
- Colegio Nacional de Bibliotecarios, A.C. (México)
- Sociedad de Bibliotecarios de Puerto Rico (SBPR)
Central Asia
Regional
- Library Association of Eurasia
- ASEEES (Association for Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies)
- European Association for Health Information and Libraries (EAHIL)
- European Association of Aquatic Sciences Libraries and Information Centres (Euraslic)
- European Association of Libraries and Information Services on Addictions (Elisad), formerly the European Association of Libraries and Information Services on Alcohol and other Drugs
- European Association of Sinological Librarians (EASL)
- European Bureau of Library, Information and Documentation Associations (EBLIDA)
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyz Republic
- Kyrgyzstan Library Information Consortium (KLIC)
Tajikistan
- Library Society of Tajikistan
Uzbekistan
- Uzbekistan Library Association
Europe
Regional
- Association of European Research Libraries (LIBER)
- Conference of European National Librarians (CENL)[26]
- Consortium of European Research Libraries (CERL)
- ARLIS Norden
- European Theological Libraries (BETH)
Armenia
- Armenian Library Association
- Digital Library Association of Armenia
- International Association of Armenian Librarians and Archivists
Austria
- Austrian Association of Librarians
- Austrian Library Association
Belarus
- Belarusian Library Association
Belgium
- Belgian Association for Documentation
- Brussels Libraries
- Flemish Association for Libraries, Archives, and Documentation
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bulgaria
- Bulgarian Library Association
Croatia
- Croatian Library Association
- Croatian Association of Theological and Church Libraries
Czechia
- Association of Libraries of Czech Universities
- Association of Library and Information Professionals of the Czech Republic
- The Czech Republic Libraries Association (SDRUK ČR)
Denmark
- Danish Library Association
- Danish Union of Librarians
- German Library Center and Central Library Aabenraa
- Municipal Association for Educational Learning Centres
Estonia
- Estonian Librarians Association
Finland
- Bibliothecarii Medicinae Fenniae, Association of Medical Librarians
- Finland's Swedish Library Association
- Finnish Library Association
- Finnish Music Library Association
- Finnish Research Library Association
- Finnish Theological Library Association
- Finnish University Libraries’ Network (FUN)
France
- Association of French Librarians (Association des Bibliothécaires de France, ABF), est.1906[28]
- Association of information and documentation professionals (ADBS), formerly the Association of specialized librarians and librarians[28]
- Association des directeurs de bibliothèques municipales et intercommunales des grandes villes de France (ADBGV), Association of directors of municipal and inter-municipal libraries of major cities in France, est.2002[28]
- Association des directeurs et personnels de direction des bibliothèques universitaires et de la documentation (ADBU), French national association of directors and senior staff in university and research libraries, est.1974[28]
- Union Nationale Culture et Bibliothèque pour Tous (UNCBPT), est.1971[28]
Georgia
- Georgian Association of Information Specialists, est.1997[29]
- Georgian Library Association, est.2000
Germany
- Bavarian Library Network (BVB)
- Library & Information Germany (BID)
- Association of German Librarians
- Association of Archives and Libraries in the Protestant Church (AABevK)
Greece
- Association of Greek Librarians & Information Scientists
Hungary
- Association of Hungarian Librarians
- Union of Ecclesiastical Libraries
Iceland
- Icelandic Library and Information Science Association
Ireland
- Association of British Theological and Philosophical Libraries
- Library Association of Ireland
Italy
- Italian Library Association
- South Tyrol Library Association
Kosovo
- Association of Librarians of Kosovo
- Association of Electronic Libraries in Kosova (AELK)
Latvia
- Latvian Librarians Association[30]
Lithuania
- Lithuanian Librarian's Association
Luxembourg
- Association of Luxembourg Librarians, Archivists and Documentalists
- Luxembourgish Public Library Association
Malta
Moldova
- Association of Librarians from the Republic of Moldova, Asociaţia Bibliotecarilor din Republica Moldova
Netherlands
- Association for Theological Librarianship
- Dutch Association of University Libraries, the Royal Library and the Library of the Royal Dutch Academy of Science
- Dutch National Association of Public Libraries
- European Association for Health Information and Libraries
- European Bureau of Library, Information and Documentation Associations
- International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions
- Netherlands Public Library Association
- Royal Dutch Association of Information Professionals
North Macedonia
Norway
- Forum for Theological and Religious Sciences Libraries
- Norwegian Librarian Association
- Norwegian Association of Special Libraries
Poland
- Polish Librarians Association
- Polish Association of Libraries
Portugal
- Associação Portuguesa de Documentação e Informação de Saúde (APDIS; Portuguese Association for Health Documentation and Information)
- Portuguese Association of Librarians, Archivists and Documentation Professionals
Romania
- Romanian Library Association
- National Association of Public Librarians and Libraries in Romania
Russia
- Russian Library Association
- Library Assembly of Eurasia
Serbia
- Association of School Librarians of Serbia , est.2006
- Association of University Libraries in Serbia, est.1992
- Serbian Library Association , est.1947
Slovakia
Slovenia
- Association of Public Libraries
- Slovenian Library Association, est.1983
Spain
- Association of Andalusian Librarians
- Association of Church Librarians in Spain
- Association of Valencian Librarians (ABV) (Spain)
- Col·legi Oficial de Bibliotecaris-Documentalistes de Catalunya (COBDC)
- Education and Libraries Association (Spain)
- Malta Library and Information Association
- Navarrese Association of Librarians (ASNABI) (Spain)
- Galician Library Association (ABG) (Spain)
- Spanish Federation of Societies of Archivist, Librarians, Documentalist and Museology (FESABID)
- Professional Association of Information Specialists (APEI) (Spain)
- Asociación de Estados Iberoamericanos para el Desarrollo de las Bibliotecas Nacionales de Iberoamérica
Sweden
- Network for Theological Libraries in Sweden
- Swedish Library Association
Switzerland
- Bibliosuisse , est.2019[27]
- Swiss Association Library & Information Management (SLI)
Turkey
Ukraine
- Ukrainian Library Association
United Kingdom (UK)
- ASLIB (UK); formerly 'Association of Special Libraries and Information Bureaux (ASLIB)'
- Association of British Theological and Philosophical Libraries (ABTAPL), est.1956[33]
- British and Irish Association of Law Librarians
- Cathedral Archives, Libraries & Collections Association (CALCA)
- Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP), formerly the Library Association and the Institute of Information Scientists (UK)
- CILIP Cymru Wales
- Independent Libraries Association, est.1989
- M25 Consortium of Academic Libraries
- Private Libraries Association (UK)
- Research Libraries UK
- School Library Association (UK)
Southwest and West Asia
Regional
- Middle East Librarians Association (MELA)
- IFLA Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Regional Division
- Arabian Gulf Chapter of the Special Libraries Association (SLA/GC)
Afghanistan
- Anjuman Ketab Khana-e-Afghanistan (Afghanistan Library Association)[34]
Armenia
- Armenian Library Association (ALA), formerly known as Armenian Library Union
- Digital Library Association of Armenia (DLAA)
- International Association of Armenian Librarians and Archivists (IAALA)
Bahrain
- Bahrain Library and Information Association
Cyprus
- Cyprus Association of Librarians - Information Scientists (CALIS)
Iraq
- Iraqi Library Association
- Iraqi Association for Information, Libraries, and Documentation Specialists
Iran
Israel
- Association of Israeli Librarians (ASI)
- Association of Libraries, Archives and Data Processors in Israel[21]
- Israeli Center for Libraries[1]
- Israeli Librarians and Information Professionals Association, 2009-2021 (Hebrew: ארגון הספרנים והמידענים בישראל (ע"ר))
- Israeli Society of Libraries and Information Centers (SEMEL-ASMI), est.1966[1]
Kuwait
- Library and Information Association of Kuwait
Lebanon
- Lebanese Library Association (LLA)
Oman
- Omani Library Association (OLA)
- Omani Association for Libraries and Information
- (LMA) The Library Monitor Association (Student-run Association)
Palestine
- Librarians and Archivists with Palestine
Qatar
- Library and Information Association in Qatar (LIA-Q)
Saudi Arabia
Syria
- Libraries and Documents Association of Syria[1]
- Syrian Library Association
Turkey
United Arab Emirates
- Emirates Library and Information Association
- Filipino Librarians Association UAE
Yemen
- Yemeni Association for Disseminating Culture & Knowledge
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyz Republic
- Kyrgyzstan Library Information Consortium (KLIC)
Tajikistan
- Library Society of Tajikistan
Uzbekistan
- Uzbekistan Library Association[1]
North America
Regional
- Academic Library Advancement and Development Network (ALADN)
- Art Libraries Society of North America
- Asociación Latinoamericana de Archivos (ALA)
Canada
- Canadian Association for School Libraries
- Canadian Association for Information Science (CAIS-ACSI)
- Canadian Association of Law Libraries / Association Canadienne des Bibliothèques de Droit (CALL / ACBD)
- The Canadian Association of Professional Academic Librarians / L’Association Canadienne des Bibliothécaires en Enseignement Supérieur (CAPAL / ACBAP)
- Canadian Association of Research Libraries / Association des Bibliothèques de Recherche du Canada (CARL / ABRC)
- Canadian Association of Special Libraries and Information Services
- Canadian Health Libraries Association / Association des bibliothèques de la santé du Canada (CHLA / ABSC)
- Canadian Federation of Library Associations/Fédération canadienne des associations de bibliothèques (CFLA-FCAB)
- Corporation des bibliothécaires professionnels du Québec (CBPQ)
- L'association des bibliothécaires du Québec/Quebec Library Association
- Library Association of Alberta (LAA)
- British Columbia Library Association (BCLA)
- Newfoundland and Labrador Library Association (NLLA)
- Nova Scotia Library Association (NSLA)[38]
- Atlantic Provinces Library Association (APLA
- The Canadian Association of Music Libraries, Archives and Documentation Centres (CAML)
- National Indigenous Knowledge & Language Alliance / Alliance nationale des connaissances et des langues autochtones (NIKLA)
- Council of Atlantic University Libraries (CAUL)
- Nunavut Library Association (NLA)
- Yukon Library Association (YLA)
- Northwest Territories Library Association (NWTLA)
- Council of Prairie and Pacific University Libraries (COPPUL)
Mexico
- Asociación Mexicana de Bibliotecarios, A.C. (AMBAC)
- National College of Librarians (CNB), Colegio Nacional de Bibliotecarios
- Association of Librarians of Baja California
- Mexican Association of Private Archives and Libraries, A.C. (AMABPAC), Asociación Mexicana de Archivos y Bibliotecas Privados, A.C.
United States
Most United States state library associations publish a journal.[39]
- American Library Association (ALA)[40]
- American Association of Law Libraries (AALL)
- American Association of School Librarians (AASL)
- American Indian Library Association (AILA)
- American Theological Library Association (ATLA)
- Art Libraries Society of North America (ARLIS/NA)
- Asian/Pacific American Librarians Association
- Association des bibliothèques publiques du Québec (ABPQ)
- Association pour la promotion des services documentaires scolaires (APSDS)
- Association of Architecture School Librarians
- Association of Caribbean University, Research and Institutional Libraries
- Association of Christian Librarians (ACL)
- Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL)
- Association of Library Professionals (ALP)
- Association of Research Libraries (ARL)
- Association of Southeastern Research Libraries (ASERL)
- Atlantic Provinces Library Association (APLA)
- Border Regional Library Association (BRLA)
- Boston Library Consortium (BLC)
- Cache Valley Library Association (CVLA)
- Catholic Library Association [41]
- Chinese American Librarians Association
- Center for the Future of Libraries
- Church and Synagogue Library Association
- Evangelical Church Library Association
- Fédération des milieux documentaires (FMD)
- Florida Association for Media in Education
- Foothills Library Association
- Greater Edmonton Library Association
- Library Association of Alberta (LAA)
- Library Information Technology Association (LITA)
- Lubbock Area Library Association
- Major Orchestra Librarians' Association
- Manitoba Library Association (MLA)
- Medical Library Association
- Metrolina Library Association
- Metropolitan New York Library Council (METRO)
- Mohave Library Alliance
- Mountain Plains Library Association
- Music Library Association
- New England Library Association
- North American Serials Interest Group (NASIG)
- Nova Scotia Library Association (NSLA)
- Northwest Territories Library Association (NWTLA)
- Nunavut Library Association
- Ontario Library Association (OLA)
- Pacific Northwest Library Association
- Patent and Trademark Resource Center Association (PTRCA)
- Polish American Librarians Association (PALA)
- Public Library Association
- Saskatchewan Library Association (SLA)
- Southeastern Library Association
- Southwestern Library Association
- Substance Abuse Librarians & Information Specialists (SALIS)
- Theatre Library Association
- United States Agricultural Information Network
- Urban Libraries Council
- USA Toy Library Association
- Western Association of Map Libraries
- Yukon Library Association
Oceania
Regional
- Australian and New Zealand Theological Library Association (ANZTLA)
- Association of Parliamentary Librarians of Asia and the Pacific (APLAP)
- Pacific Islands Association of Libraries, Archives, and Museums (PIALA)
- Conference of Directors of National Libraries in Asia and Oceania (CDNLAO)[26]
- IFLA Regional Standing Committee of Asia and Oceania (RSCAO)
- Pacific Regional Branch of the International Council on Archives (PARBICA)
Australia
- Australian Law Librarians' Association
- Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA)
- Australian School Library Association
- Australian School Library Association (NSW)
- School Library Association of South Australia (SLASA)
- School Library Association of Victoria
- Council of Australian University Librarians
- Public Libraries Australia
- Public Libraries NSW - Country (formerly Country Public Libraries Association NSW)
- Metropolitan Public Libraries Association (NSW)
Fiji
- Fiji Library Association (FLA)
Hawai'i
Marshall Islands
- Marshall Islands Library Association (MILA)
Micronesia
- Guam Library Association (GLA)
- Chuuk Association of Libraries (CAL)
- Kosrae Library Association (KLA)
- Libraries, Archives, and Museums of Pohnpei (LAMP)
- Yap State Libraries Association (YSLA)
New Zealand
- Council of New Zealand University Librarians (CONZUL)
- Library and Information Association of New Zealand Aotearoa, operating as LIANZA
- School Library Association of New Zealand Aotearoa (SLANZA)
- Te Rōpū Whakahau
- New Zealand Law Librarians Association
- Public Libraries New Zealand
Palau
- Palau Association of Libraries (PAL)
Samoa
- Library Association of Samoa[42]
Tonga
- Tonga Library Association (ACT)
Vanuatu
- Vanuatu Library Association (VLA)