Conference theme: Transforming futures: Libraries leading through Change and Innovation.
Dates: 27 – 28 May
Location: Galmont Hotel & Spa, Galway
See the 2-day programme details here
Register for this event here
Tag: Networking
LIBER Architecture Group Seminar 2026
For the first time the LIBER Architecture Group Seminar will take place in Ireland!
This event is where librarians, architects, designers, and developers will come together to explore the future of library buildings. Under the theme “Invest – Involve – Inspire: Shaping the next generation of Library Buildings” .
Location: East Quad, Grangegorman Campus, Technological University Dublin.
This event will feature keynote talks, workshops, panel discussions, and guided library visits inlcuding the new Academic Hub library building at Technological University Dublin.
Register to attend on EventBrite.
For more information see here.
HSLG 2026 Conference: Celebrating Our Collective Power: Finding Strength in Difference – Call for abstracts now open
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.*
Tickets are now on sale register on Eventbrite
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.]
Ovid Platform & Critical Appraisal Skills Programme (CASP) Training
The Health Sciences Libraries Group is holding an in-person CPD event on Ovid Platform & Critical Appraisal Skills Programme (CASP). This event will be held on Tuesday 28th October 2025 at the Health Research Board.
This is an LAI CPD credited event and is open to all LAI members. Non-LAI members are welcome to join a waiting list by contacting contacthslg@gmail.com.
Morning session: Introduction to your resources and literature searching on the Ovid Platform, Rani Southern-Darbar, Senior Customer Success Consultant, Wolters Kluwer.
Afternoon session: How to critically appraise a Randomised Controlled Trial using The Critical Appraisal Skills Programme, Miriam Williams, Library & Information Service, Tallaght University Hospital
Register here through Eventbrite.
HSLG members can apply for funds to cover the registration fee and/or travel expenses for this event. See more here HSLG Bursaries – Health Sciences Libraries Group
EAHIL 2026 Conference
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
International Congress on Medical Librarianship (ICML) Conference 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
EAHIL 2025
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
International Clinician Librarian Conference
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
16th International Conference on Performance Measurement in Libraries
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
LAI/CILIP Ireland Joint Conference
The Library Association of Ireland and CILIP Ireland are hosting their joint conference in the Kingsley Hotel Cork on 10-11 April 2025
The conference theme is “Shining Lights”.
Keynote Speaker: Aphra Kerr, Professor of Digital Media & Communications, UCD
Registration for this event is through Eventbrite.
LAI/CILIP Ireland Member Full Delegate Rate €350
LAI/CILIP Ireland Member Day Delegate Rate €100