The World Library and Information Congress (WLIC) is an international conference held annually by the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) for the library and information services sector. It brings together over 3,500 participants from more than 120 countries. It sets the international agenda for the library profession and offers opportunities for networking and professional development. The congress also offers an international trade exhibition.
Each year a new library can become "The Public Library of the Year" and it is announced to congress. Missoula Public Library was a recent winner.
List of WLIC host cities
- 2026: 10âÂÂ13 August, Busan, Republic of Korea
- 2025: 18âÂÂ22 August, Astana, Kazakhstan
- 2024: 19âÂÂ23 August, Dubai, United Arab Emirates â cancelled
- 2023: 19âÂÂ25 August, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
- 2022: 26âÂÂ29 July, Dublin, Ireland
- 2021: 17âÂÂ19 August, Virtual Conference
- 2019: 24âÂÂ30 August, Athens, Greece
- 2018: 24âÂÂ30 August, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- 2017: 19âÂÂ25 August, WrocÃ
Âaw, Poland
- 2016: 13âÂÂ19 August, Columbus, Ohio, United States of America
- 2015: 17âÂÂ23 August, Cape Town, South Africa
- 2014: 16âÂÂ22 August, Lyon, France
- 2013: 17âÂÂ23 August, Singapore
- 2012: 11âÂÂ17 August, Helsinki, Finland
- 2011: 13âÂÂ18 August, San Juan, Puerto Rico
- 2010: 10âÂÂ15 August, Gothenburg, Sweden
- 2009: 23âÂÂ27 August, Milan, Italy
- 2008: 10âÂÂ14 August Quebec, Canada
- 2007: 19âÂÂ23 August, Durban, South Africa
- 2006: 20âÂÂ24 August, Seoul, Korea
- 2005: 14âÂÂ18 August, Oslo, Norway
- 2004: 22âÂÂ27 August, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- 2003: 1âÂÂ9 August, Berlin, Germany
- 2002: 18âÂÂ24 August, Glasgow, Scotland
- 2001: 16âÂÂ25 August, Boston, US
- 2000: 13âÂÂ18 August, Jerusalem, Israel
- 1999: 20âÂÂ28 August, Bangkok, Thailand
- 1998: 16âÂÂ21 August, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- 1997: Copenhagen
- 1996: Beijing
- 1995: Istanbul
- 1994: Havana
- 1993: Barcelona
- 1992: New Delhi
- 1991: Moscow
- 1990: Stockholm
- 1989: Paris
- 1988: Sydney
- 1987: Brighton
- 1986: Tokyo
- 1985: Chicago
- 1984: Nairobi
- 1983: Munich
- 1982: Montreal
- 1981: Leipzig
- 1980: Manila
- 1979: Copenhagen
- 1978: Strbské Pleso
- 1977: Brussels
- 1976: Lausanne
- 1975: Oslo
- 1974: Washington
- 1973: Grenoble
- 1972: Budapest
- 1971: Liverpool
- 1970: Moscow
- 1969: Copenhagen
- 1968: Frankfurt am Main
- 1967: Toronto
- 1966:The Hague
- 1965: Helsinki
- 1964: Rome
- 1963: Sofia
- 1962: Berne
- 1961: Edinburgh
- 1960: Lund and Malmö
- 1959: Warsaw
- 1958: Madrid
- 1957: Paris
- 1956: Munich
- 1955: Brussels
- 1954: Zagreb
- 1953: Vienna
- 1952: Copenhagen
- 1951: Rome
- 1950: London
- 1949: Basel
- 1948: London
- 1947: Oslo
- 1939: The Hague and Amsterdam
- 1938: Brussels
- 1937: Paris
- 1936: Warsaw
- 1935: Madrid and Barcelona
- 1934: Madrid
- 1933: Chicago and Avignon
- 1932: Berne
- 1931: Cheltenham
- 1930: Stockholm
- 1929: Rome, Florence, and Venice
- 1928: Rome
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