[NewtoLibraries] 2026 ALAO Conference Call for Proposals is Open

[Calabrese, Cara Mia]

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2026 ALAO Conference Call for Proposals

The Academic Library Association of Ohio (ALAO) Conference Planning committee invites you to submit proposals for the 52nd ALAO Annual Conference: Preserving the Past, Empowering the Future: Ohio Academic Libraries
In-Person Conference Location (Thursday and Friday, Oct 29th-30th, 2026): OCLC Convention Center, Dublin, OH

ALAO has a long tradition of being a launchpad for first-time presenters of sessions, posters, lightning talks, and panel discussions. Our conference provides a welcoming and supportive environment that is perfect for your first lift-off into presenting! In this spirit, the 2026 ALAO Conference Planning Committee hosted an informal virtual conversation to fuel interest among potential first-time presenters and anyone else curious about taking their ideas to new heights. Here is a recording of the webinar<https://youtu.be/_mnDG1V1OiY> that took place on April 8, 2025.

Submission Deadline: Friday April 24th, 2026
Submit Proposals Here<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScz18R9DeFuPHHeDdOgvsUgjvfNMN5_nj_lL4YtfmQ1F4cdYA/viewform?usp=header>
Please note also that grants are available for Students<https://www.alaoweb.org/Student-Presenter-Grant> and Library Support Staff<https://www.alaoweb.org/Support-Staff-Conference-Grant> to attend or aid in presenting at the conference.
Adherence to the conference theme, Preserving the Past: Empowering the Future, is encouraged but not required. Possible topics include, but are not limited to:

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Libraries’ role supporting citizenship and civic engagement
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Leadership in libraries during challenging times
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Preserving historical materials and documents
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Advocacy for libraries and library workers
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Innovative instruction & research support
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Generating student success in the classroom and beyond
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Measuring the impact of library programs and services
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Original use of generative AI in library work
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Exploring new acquisition models
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Strategies for working with Alma normalization rules
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Inventive student worker roles and duties
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Expressing the value of the library to stakeholders
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Collection assessment, management, & development
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Libraries as supportive environments and communities
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Self-care for library personnel
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Library integrations with campus systems like Workday or EAB Navigate
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Strategies for creating successful library outreach
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Connecting and collaborating with non-library units
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Universal access in libraries: spaces, interfaces, licenses, etc

Proposal Submissions
Choose which option best fits your topic(s). Multiple submissions are allowed, but each must represent a different topic.
Conference Session Proposals:
We invite proposals from all areas of library work in the form of presentations, posters, & lightning talks.  If you have a unique session format idea, please submit it under the Presentation option (i.e., panel discussions, etc.).
Full Details & Guidelines: https://www.alaoweb.org/conferences/2026/proposals
If you have questions about conference programming or proposal submissions, please contact the Conference Planning Committee at program at alaoweb.org<mailto:program at alaoweb.org>



Cara Calabrese, MLIS

Head, Acquisitions

Pronouns: She/her/hers

Indiana University Bloomington Libraries

Herman B Wells Library

1320 E 10th Street, 374
Bloomington, IN 47405-3907

812- 855-6077 | cmcalabr<mailto:cmcalabr at iu.edu>@iu.edu<mailto:cmcalabr at iu.edu>


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