ALISE: Association for Library and Information Science Education

09/23/2026

📚 Day Two at ALISE 2026 is packed with timely conversations and new perspectives.

Explore Breakout Series 3, 4, 5, and 6 as presenters tackle some of the most important questions facing LIS education, research, and practice today, including:

🤖 AI literacy, ethics, and responsible AI integration
📊 Assessment, research self-efficacy, and program evaluation
🌍 Community engagement, resilience, and social justice
📖 Archival practice, public librarianship, and youth services
🏳️‍🌈 Identity, belonging, and information experiences
🎓 Professional development, coaching, and innovative approaches to doctoral education

From critical inquiry and emerging technologies to community-centered scholarship and future-forward teaching, Day Two offers opportunities to challenge assumptions, discover new ideas, and connect with colleagues advancing the LIS profession.

✨ Start planning your ALISE 2026 experience today!

09/22/2026

🌙 ALISE After Dark is the perfect way to kick off ALISE 2026!

Join fellow attendees on Opening Night for an evening of networking, community, and creativity. Reconnect with colleagues, meet new friends, and experience ALISE After Dark, featuring creative works including We Can't All Be Rattlesnakes and Interrogo – A Poetic Dialogue.

✨ Connect. Create. Celebrate.
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We can't wait to welcome you to Buffalo and start an unforgettable ALISE 2026 experience!

09/18/2026

👏 A special congratulations to this year's ALISE Leadership Development Grant (Internship) recipients:
• Khiana Harris, Simmons University
• Hayley Park, University of Maryland, College Park
• Neil Grimes, Rutgers University

We look forward to honoring all award recipients at the ALISE 2026 Annual Conference in Buffalo, NY, November 16–18.

Join us in celebrating their achievements and commitment to excellence! 🎉

🔗 Learn more about the 2026 award recipients: alise.org/2026-awards

09/17/2026

✨ Day Two at brings fresh ideas and forward-thinking conversations on AI, teaching and learning, professional development, social justice, community resilience, archival practice, and preparing future library professionals for emerging challenges.

📚 Discover innovative perspectives, practical strategies, and the trends shaping the future of LIS.

🚀 Start planning your ALISE 2026 experience today!
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Our theme for the year is The Good Questions. We know that inquiry begins with questions: open-ended questions, leading questions, rhetorical questions, yes/no questions, hypothetical questions, probing questions. We inquire as students, as researchers, as scholars, and as people living in a complic...

09/15/2026

🚀 Showcase your brand at !

From faculty and researchers to emerging leaders, ALISE attendees represent the next generation of innovation in library and information science. Reserve an exhibit table to share your resources, build connections, and demonstrate your organization's impact.
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09/10/2026

🎉 More ALISE. More Connections. More Opportunities.

ALISE 2026 is expanding with a full day of programming on Monday, November 16! Attendees can kick off the conference with pre-conference workshops, the Emerging Scholars Workshop, two breakout session series featuring juried papers, panels, and SIG sessions, and networking opportunities including the ALISE After Dark Opening Night Reception. Get ready for an even richer conference experience in Buffalo!

🔗 View the schedule: https://2026aliseannualconference.sched.com/list/simple

09/04/2026

🎉 Congratulations to the 2026 recipients of the ALISE/Connie Van Fleet Award for Research Excellence in Public Library Services to Adults!

ALISE is proud to recognize Dr. Melissa Gross and Dr. Don Latham, Florida State University, for their outstanding contributions to research that advances public library services for adults. This award honors excellence in LIS research and commemorates the legacy of Dr. Connie Van Fleet, whose leadership and service helped shape the ALISE community.

Join us in celebrating their achievement!

🔗 Learn more: https://alise.org/page/2026-awards

09/02/2026

🎨 Calling All ALISE SIGs! 🎨

Show off your creativity and SIG pride by participating in the ALISE SIG Logo Competition! Create a logo that represents your SIG's identity, interests, and community, then submit it for a chance to be featured at the 2026 ALISE Annual Conference in Buffalo. Conference attendees will vote for their favorites, and the top three SIGs will each receive $200 to support their SIG activities. Logo submissions are due October 30, 2026. Must be apart of an ALISE SIG to enter.

🔗 Learn more and submit: https://alise.org/page/SIG-logo-competition

08/26/2026

👏 ALISE is proud to recognize Dr. Andrew Zalot (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign) as the 2026 recipient of the ALISE/Norman Horrocks Leadership Award! Named in honor of renowned library leader Norman Horrocks, this award celebrates emerging leaders who make exceptional contributions to ALISE and the profession. Congratulations, Dr. Zalot! 🎊

08/21/2026

📢 The ALISE 2026 Detailed Agenda is now available!

Explore the finalized conference program, featuring a record-breaking number of presentations and expanded Monday programming. Review sessions, start planning your schedule, and see what's in store for ALISE 2026.

⏰ Don't forget: Early Bird registration ends TONIGHT, August 21 at 11:59 p.m.