Call for abstracts now open.
We will hold our annual conference in the Ashling Hotel, Dublin on Thursday 12th March 2026.
Our theme is “Celebrating Our Collective Power: Finding Strength in Difference“.
We all have different values, preferences, priorities, stakeholders, professional goals and ways of working. This diversity provides benefits to our profession with greater access to new ideas and innovations.
- Technology – how do we prepare for technological innovations such as AI
- Impact – how do we make a difference to others
- User Engagement – how do we ensure our services meet the varied needs of library users
- Resilience – how do we function well in the face of adversity
- Lifelong Learning – (such as CPD)
Submit your abstract to contacthslg@gmail.com by Tuesday 13th January 2026. Please include a presentation title, name of presenter(s), organisation, abstract of 250-300 words, and whether you will speak for 10 or 20 minutes.
Successful presenters will have the conference fee waived.*
Ticket Prices:
HSLG member: €35
Non-LAI member: €80
LAI member/Student/Unemployed: €50
[*Note: Standard presentation will be limited to a maximum of two presenters, with short presentations limited to one.]
We will hold our annual conference in the Ashling Hotel, Dublin on Thursday 12th March 2026.
Our theme is “Celebrating Our Collective Power: Finding Strength in Difference“.
We all have different values, preferences, priorities, stakeholders, professional goals and ways of working. This diversity provides benefits to our profession with greater access to new ideas and innovations.
- Technology – how do we prepare for technological innovations such as AI
- Impact – how do we make a difference to others
- User Engagement – how do we ensure our services meet the varied needs of library users
- Resilience – how do we function well in the face of adversity
- Lifelong Learning – (such as CPD)
Submit your abstract to contacthslg@gmail.com by Tuesday 13th January 2026. Please include a presentation title, name of presenter(s), organisation, abstract of 250-300 words, and whether you will speak for 10 or 20 minutes.
Successful presenters will have the conference fee waived.*
Ticket Prices:
HSLG member: €35
Non-LAI member: €80
LAI member/Student/Unemployed: €50
[*Note: Standard presentation will be limited to a maximum of two presenters, with short presentations limited to one.]
Bridges to New Horizons: Innovations in Health Information and Medical Libraries
8 – 12 June 2026, Antalya, Turkey
Under the theme Bridging Horizons, the conference will explore how emerging technologies, ethical practices, and collaborative partnerships are transforming medical libraries and health information systems worldwide.
Register to attend here.
Information on conference theme and subtheme here.
Key Deadlines
- Call for Papers Opens: 15 September 2025
- Abstract Submission Deadline: 14 November 2025
- Notification of Acceptance: 15 December 2025
- Early Registration Opens: 1 December 2025
- Early Registration Closes: 8 May 2026
- Preliminary Programme Release: March 2026
14th ICML Congress will take place in Glasgow from 14th -16th July 2026
Conference theme – Flourish: growing our communities
Subthemes:
- Growing Medical Librarianship through innovation
- Careers: flourishing careers from new professionals to retirement and beyond
- Equity, equality, disparities
- Research assessment: the impact and quality of medical research
- Evidence based practice: advancing library practice and our profession through research and evaluation
- Health and Wellbeing
- Sustainability
In-person and online registration options available
In-person early bird rate until 31st January 2026
For more information see here
The Ecosystem of Evidence: Navigating the future of the ecosystem of evidence
11th EBHC International Conference, joint meeting with the 11th Conference of the International Society for Evidence-Based Health Care
21st – 24th October 2026, Taormina, Sicily, Italy
This conference will delve into groundbreaking themes such as artificial intelligence (AI) and digital transformation in research, clinical practice, and healthcare service delivery.
Registration opens 7th May 2025
https://www.ebhcconference.org/
The EAHIL 2025 Workshop will be held in the post-industrial city of Lodz, Poland, from 9th – 13th June.
The Workshop’s main theme, IMAGINE, consists of 7 letters each representing the keywords – Inform, Manage, AI, Grow, Integrate, Network, Explore.
Register for this even here
This conference is for Clinician Librarians, Outreach Librarians, Embedded Librarians, Expert Searchers, Information & Knowledge Specialists and interested parties.
Full conference and 1-day tickets available.
Register here https://uhl-clinicaleducation.org/iclc/?kinsta-cache-cleared=true
Open to all library sectors—academic, public, school, special and national libraries, plus related information and collections services, such as archives.
LibPMC 2025 promises relevant, actionable insights for every role—acquisitions, user services, liaison, programmes and user education, digital provision, leadership/administration and more.
This conference will spotlight work based on quantitative, qualitative, or user experience methods, so that we can learn from each other to improve our own libraries.
Register here: https://libpmc2025.exordo.com/login
No Time to Wait is a 3 day conference dedicated to exploring open media, open standards, and digital audiovisual preservation.
Organized by the National Library of Ireland and MediaArea.net this in-person and online event will take place from October 15 – 17 2025.
Complete the event registration form in order to sign up for remote attendance or to join the in-person waiting list.
