List of library associations

Library associations connect libraries, library workers, and information professionals at the local, national, and international level. Library associations often provide resources to their individual and institutional members that enable cooperation, exchange of information, education, research, and development.

International

• (AFLI)
• Asociación de Estados Iberoamericanos para el Desarrollo de las Bibliotecas Nacionales de Iberoamérica
• Association of Independent Information Professionals
• China–CEEC Libraries Union ()
• International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA)
• Commonwealth Library Association
• International Council on Archives
• Polar Libraries Colloquy
• Seminar on the Acquisition of Latin American Library Materials (SALALM)
• Special Libraries Association (SLA)

Academic

• International Association of University Libraries

Political and social

• Information for Social Change
• Librarians for Fairness
• Progressive Librarians Guild

Religious

• Association of Christian Librarians
• Association of Jewish Libraries

Topic

• International Association of Music Libraries
• International Association of Music Libraries, Archives and Documentation Centres
• (IAMSLIC)
• International Association of Agricultural Information Specialists (IAALD)
• Masonic Library and Museum Association

Africa

Regional

• African Library and Information Associations and Institutions (AfLIA)
• West Africa Library Association (WALA)
• Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Branch of the International Council on Archives (ESARBICA)
• , SCECSAL

Botswana

Cameroon

• Cameroon Association of Librarians, Archivists, Documentation Professionals, Museographers (ABADCAM)
• Consortium of Cameroon University and Research Libraries (COCUREL)

Egypt

• Egyptian Library Association (ELA)

Eritrea

• Library and Information Association of Eritrea (LIAE)

Eswatini

Ethiopia

• School for Information Studies in Africa (SISA), Ethiopia

Ghana

• Ghana Library Association

Guinea

• Guinean Association for Sustainable Development Awake

Kenya

Lesotho

Libya

• Libyan Association for Libraries Information and Archives

Malawi

Mauritius

• Mauritius Council of Registered Librarians (MCRL)

Namibia

Nigeria

• Nigerian Library Association (NLA)

Senegal

• , Association Sénégalaise des Bibliothécaires, Archivistes et Documentalistes
• Consortium des Bibliothèques de l’Enseignement Supérieur du Sénégal (COBESS)

Somalia

• Somali Library Association (SLA)

South Africa

• Association for Health Information and Libraries in Africa (AHILA)
• Library and Information Association of South Africa (LIASA)
• Development of Information Science in South Africa (DISSANET)
• Organization of South African Law Libraries (OSALL)
• South African Health Librarians Forum (SAHLF)

Swaziland

• Swaziland Library Association (SWALA)

Tanzania

• East African Community

The Gambia

Tunisia

• Tunisian Library Association/Association Tunisienne des Bibliothécaires, Archivistes et Documentalistes (ATBAD)

Uganda

Zambia

• (formerly Zambia Library Association (ZLA))

Zimbabwe

• Zimbabwe Library Association (ZimLA)

East Asia, Southeast Asia, and South Asia

Regional

• Congress of Southeast Asian Librarians (CONSAL)
• (ANKOS), Turkey
• Association of Librarians in Public Sector (ALPS), Inc.
• Central Government Library Association
• Chhattisgarh Information and Library Association (CGILA)
• Chhattisgarh Library Association

Bangladesh

• Bangladesh Association of Librarians, Information Scientists and Documentation Professionals
• Library Association of Bangladesh

Cambodia

• Cambodian Librarians and Documentation Professionals Association

China

• , est. 1979 ()
• , est. 1925 ()
• , Taiwan
• Macau Library and Information Management Association

Hong Kong

• Hong Kong Library Association

India

• Academic Library Association (ALA), India
• Andhra Pradesh Library Association
• Indian Academic Library Association
• Indian Association of Special Libraries and Information Centres (IASLIC)
• Indian Library Association (ILA)
• Kerala Library Association
• Kerala Library Professionals Organization
• Medical Library Association of India

Indonesia

• - IPI - Ikatan Pustakawan Indonesia

Japan

• Japan Library Association
• Japan Medical Library Association
• Junior College Library Association (Japan)

Malaysia

• ()

Maldives

Mongolia

• Mongolian Library Association (MLA)

Nepal

• Nepal Library Association (NLA)

North Korea

• Library Association of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea)

Pakistan

• National Library Association (Pakistan)
• Pakistan Library Association
• Pakistan Librarians Welfare Organization
• Pakistan Library Automation Group (PakLAG)
• Pakistan Library Club
• University of Peshawar Library & Information Science Alumni Association - Pakistan

Philippines

• Association of Special Libraries of the Philippines
• Medical and Health Librarians Association of the Philippines
• Philippine Association of School Librarians, Inc.
• Philippine Group of Law Librarians, Inc.
• , Inc.
• Philippine Association of Academic and Research Librarians

Singapore

• Library Association of Singapore

South Korea

• Korean Association of School Libraries

Sri Lanka

• Sri Lanka Library Association

Taiwan

• Library Association of the Republic of China (Taiwan)
• Taiwan Medical Library Association

Thailand

• , est.1954

Vietnam

• North Central Vietnam Library Association ()
• ()
• (VLA) ()

Unsorted

• Librarians Association of Metro Pampanga (LAMP)
• Network of Academic Law Libraries, Inc. (NALL)
• Turkish Librarians Association - Turkey
• University and Research Librarians Association - Turkey
• Telangana library student association(TLIBSA)

Caribbean and Latin America

Regional

• The Association of Caribbean University, Research and Institutional Libraries (ACURIL)
• Asociación de Estados Iberoamericanos para el Desarrollo de las Bibliotecas Nacionales de Iberoamérica (ABINIA)
• Caribbean Association of Law Libraries (CARALL)

Antigua and Barbuda

• Barbuda Library Association
• Library Association of Antigua and Barbuda

Argentina

• Argentinian Library Association
• Argentinian Society for Information (SAI)

Bahamas

• Bahamas Library Service Association

Barbados

• Library Association of Barbados

Belize

• Belize National Library Service and Information System

Bermuda

• Library Association of Bermuda (LAB)

Bolivia

• Association of Information Science Professionals of Bolivia, Colegio de Profesionales en Ciencias de la Información de Bolivia (CPCIB)

Brazil

• Brazilian Federation of Associations of Librarians, Information Scientists and Institutions (FEBAB)

Chile

• La Dirección de Bibliotecas, Archivos y Museos (DIBAM)
• , Colegio de Bibliotecarios de Chile

Colombia

• Fundación Universitaria Compensar
• Fundación Universitaria del Área Andina

Costa Rica

• Colegio de Profesionales en Bibliotecología de Costa Rica (COPROBI)

Cuba

Dominica

• Dominica Library & Information Society

El Salvador

• Asociación de Bibliotecarios de El Salvador (ABES)

Guatemala

• FILGUA in Guatemala
• Asociación Bibliotecológica de Guatemala
• Comité de Cooperación entre Bibliotecas Universitarias de Guatemala

Haiti

• Fondation Connaissance et Liberté (FOKAL)

Honduras

Jamaica

• Association of Librarians in the Jamaica Library Service (ALJAS)
• Commonwealth Library Association (COMLA)

Panama

• Asociacíon Panameña de Bibliotecarios

Paraguay

• Asociación Paraguaya de Gestores de la Información (APGI)

St. Lucia

• National Association of Librarians and Information Professionals (NALIP) Saint Lucia

Trinidad and Tobago

• Library Association of Trinidad and Tobago (LATT)

Uruguay

• Asociación de Bibliotecólogos del Uruguay / Uruguayan Library Association (ABU)

Unsorted

• Asociación de Bibliotecarios Escolares de Puerto Rico
• Asociación Mexicana de Bibliotecarios (AMBAC)
• Brazilian Federation of Associations of Librarians, Information Scientists and Institutions (FEBAB)
• Cayman Islands Information Professionals (CIIP)

Central Asia

Regional

• Library Association of Eurasia
• ASEEES (Association for Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies)
• European Association for Health Information and Libraries (EAHIL)
• European Association of Aquatic Sciences Libraries and Information Centres (Euraslic)
• European Association of Libraries and Information Services on Addictions (Elisad), formerly the European Association of Libraries and Information Services on Alcohol and other Drugs
• European Association of Sinological Librarians (EASL)
• European Bureau of Library, Information and Documentation Associations (EBLIDA)

Kazakhstan

• Association of University Libraries of the Republic of Kazakhstan
• East Kazakhstan Librarians' Association
• , est.2017
• , est.1997

Kyrgyz Republic

• Kyrgyzstan Library Information Consortium (KLIC)

Tajikistan

• Library Society of Tajikistan

Uzbekistan

• Uzbekistan Library Association

Europe

Regional

• Association of European Research Libraries (LIBER)
• Conference of European National Librarians (CENL)
• Consortium of European Research Libraries (CERL)
• European Theological Libraries (BETH)

Armenia

• Digital Library Association of Armenia

Austria

Belarus

Belgium

• Belgian Association for Documentation

Bosnia and Herzegovina

• (Association of information professionals - librarians, archivists and museologists), est.2006
• , est.1997
• Society of Librarians of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bulgaria

Croatia

Czechia

• Association of Library and Information Professionals of the Czech Republic

Denmark

• Danish Union of Librarians

Estonia

Finland

• , Association of Medical Librarians
• Finnish Music Library Association

France

• (Association des Bibliothécaires de France, ABF), est.1906
• (ADBS), formerly the Association of specialized librarians and librarians
• (ADBGV), Association of directors of municipal and inter-municipal libraries of major cities in France, est.2002
• (ADBU), French national association of directors and senior staff in university and research libraries, est.1974
• (UNCBPT), est.1971

Georgia

• Georgian Association of Information Specialists, est.1997
• , est.2000

Germany

• Bavarian Library Network (BVB)
• Association of German Librarians

Greece

• Association of Greek Librarians & Information Scientists

Hungary

Iceland

Ireland

• Library Association of Ireland

Italy

Kosovo

• Association of Librarians of Kosovo
• Association of Electronic Libraries in Kosova (AELK)

Latvia

Lithuania

Luxembourg

Malta

• Malta Library and Information Association

Moldova

• , AsociaÅ£ia Bibliotecarilor din Republica Moldova

Netherlands

• Dutch Association of University Libraries, the Royal Library and the Library of the Royal Dutch Academy of Science
• Dutch National Association of Public Libraries
• European Bureau of Library, Information and Documentation Associations
• International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions

North Macedonia

• INNOVA Lib
• Library Association of Macedonia

Norway

Poland

Portugal

• (APDIS; Portuguese Association for Health Documentation and Information)

Romania

Russia

Serbia

• , est.2006
• , est.1992
• , est.1947

Slovakia

• (SSKK), est.1990
• (SAK)

Slovenia

• , est.1983

Spain

• Association of Andalusian Librarians
• Association of Church Librarians in Spain
• Association of Valencian Librarians (ABV) (Spain)
• Education and Libraries Association (Spain)
• Malta Library and Information Association
• Navarrese Association of Librarians (ASNABI) (Spain)
• Galician Library Association (ABG) (Spain)
• Professional Association of Information Specialists (APEI) (Spain)
• Asociación de Estados Iberoamericanos para el Desarrollo de las Bibliotecas Nacionales de Iberoamérica

Sweden

Switzerland

• , est.2019
• Swiss Association Library & Information Management (SLI)

Turkey

• Turkish University and Research Librarians' Association (UNAK)
• (TKDt)
• (ANKOS)

Ukraine

United Kingdom (UK)

• ASLIB (UK); formerly 'Association of Special Libraries and Information Bureaux (ASLIB)'
• (ABTAPL), est.1956
• British and Irish Association of Law Librarians
• Cathedral Archives, Libraries & Collections Association (CALCA)
• Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP), formerly the Library Association and the Institute of Information Scientists (UK)
• , est.1989
• M25 Consortium of Academic Libraries
• Private Libraries Association (UK)
• Research Libraries UK
• School Library Association (UK)

Southwest and West Asia

Regional

• Middle East Librarians Association (MELA)
• IFLA Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Regional Division
• Arabian Gulf Chapter of the Special Libraries Association (SLA/GC)

Afghanistan

• Anjuman Ketab Khana-e-Afghanistan (Afghanistan Library Association)

Armenia

• (ALA), formerly known as Armenian Library Union
• Digital Library Association of Armenia (DLAA)
• (IAALA)

Bahrain

• Bahrain Library and Information Association

Cyprus

Iraq

• Iraqi Library Association
• Iraqi Association for Information, Libraries, and Documentation Specialists

Iran

• East Azerbaijan branch, est.2013
• Mazandaran Branch, est.2007
• The union of Iranian library and information science student associations (ADKA)

Israel

• Association of Israeli Librarians (ASI)
• Association of Libraries, Archives and Data Processors in Israel
• , 2009-2021 ()
• Israeli Society of Libraries and Information Centers (SEMEL-ASMI), est.1966

Kuwait

• Library and Information Association of Kuwait

Lebanon

Oman

• Omani Library Association (OLA)
• Omani Association for Libraries and Information
• (LMA) The Library Monitor Association (Student-run Association)

Palestine

• Librarians and Archivists with Palestine

Qatar

• Library and Information Association in Qatar (LIA-Q)

Saudi Arabia

• Libraries Commission

Syria

• Libraries and Documents Association of Syria
• Syrian Library Association

Turkey

• , Türk Kütüphaneciler Derneği
• University and Research Librarians' Association (UNAK)

United Arab Emirates

• Emirates Library and Information Association
• Filipino Librarians Association UAE

Yemen

• Yemeni Association for Disseminating Culture & Knowledge

Kazakhstan

• Association of University Libraries of the Republic of Kazakhstan
• East Kazakhstan Librarians' Association
• Library Association of the Republic of Kazakhstan (BARK)

Kyrgyz Republic

• Kyrgyzstan Library Information Consortium (KLIC)

Tajikistan

• Library Society of Tajikistan

Uzbekistan

• Uzbekistan Library Association

North America

Regional

• Academic Library Advancement and Development Network (ALADN)
• Art Libraries Society of North America
• (ALA)

Canada

• Canadian Association for School Libraries
• Canadian Association for Information Science (CAIS-ACSI)
• Canadian Association of Research Libraries / Association des Bibliothèques de Recherche du Canada (CARL / ABRC)
• Canadian Association of Special Libraries and Information Services
• Canadian Health Libraries Association / Association des bibliothèques de la santé du Canada (CHLA / ABSC)
• Canadian Federation of Library Associations/Fédération canadienne des associations de bibliothèques (CFLA-FCAB)
• Corporation des bibliothécaires professionnels du Québec (CBPQ)
• Newfoundland and Labrador Library Association (NLLA)
• Nova Scotia Library Association (NSLA)
• Atlantic Provinces Library Association (APLA
• The Canadian Association of Music Libraries, Archives and Documentation Centres (CAML)
• National Indigenous Knowledge & Language Alliance / Alliance nationale des connaissances et des langues autochtones (NIKLA)
• Council of Atlantic University Libraries (CAUL)
• Nunavut Library Association (NLA)
• Yukon Library Association (YLA)
• Northwest Territories Library Association (NWTLA)
• Council of Prairie and Pacific University Libraries (COPPUL)

Mexico

• Asociación Mexicana de Bibliotecarios, A.C. (AMBAC)
• , Colegio Nacional de Bibliotecarios
• Association of Librarians of Baja California
• , Asociación Mexicana de Archivos y Bibliotecas Privados, A.C.

United States

Most United States state library associations publish a journal.

• American Library Association (ALA)
• American Association of Law Libraries (AALL)
• American Association of School Librarians (AASL)
• American Indian Library Association (AILA)
• American Theological Library Association (ATLA)
• Art Libraries Society of North America (ARLIS/NA)
• Asian/Pacific American Librarians Association
• Association pour la promotion des services documentaires scolaires (APSDS)
• Association of Architecture School Librarians
• Association of Caribbean University, Research and Institutional Libraries
• Association of Christian Librarians (ACL)
• Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL)
• Association of Library Professionals (ALP)
• Association of Research Libraries (ARL)
• Atlantic Provinces Library Association (APLA)
• Border Regional Library Association (BRLA)
• Boston Library Consortium (BLC)
• Cache Valley Library Association (CVLA)
• Catholic Library Association
• Chinese American Librarians Association
• Church and Synagogue Library Association
• Evangelical Church Library Association
• Florida Association for Media in Education
• Foothills Library Association
• Greater Edmonton Library Association
• Library Information Technology Association (LITA)
• Lubbock Area Library Association
• Major Orchestra Librarians' Association
• Medical Library Association
• Metrolina Library Association
• Metropolitan New York Library Council (METRO)
• Mohave Library Alliance
• Mountain Plains Library Association
• Music Library Association
• New England Library Association
• North American Serials Interest Group (NASIG)
• Nova Scotia Library Association (NSLA)
• Northwest Territories Library Association (NWTLA)
• Nunavut Library Association
• Ontario Library Association (OLA)
• Pacific Northwest Library Association
• Patent and Trademark Resource Center Association (PTRCA)
• Polish American Librarians Association (PALA)
• Public Library Association
• Saskatchewan Library Association (SLA)
• Southeastern Library Association
• Southwestern Library Association
• Substance Abuse Librarians & Information Specialists (SALIS)
• United States Agricultural Information Network
• USA Toy Library Association
• Western Association of Map Libraries

Oceania

Regional

• Australian and New Zealand Theological Library Association (ANZTLA)
• Association of Parliamentary Librarians of Asia and the Pacific (APLAP)
• Conference of Directors of National Libraries in Asia and Oceania (CDNLAO)
• IFLA Regional Standing Committee of Asia and Oceania (RSCAO)
• Pacific Regional Branch of the International Council on Archives (PARBICA)

Australia

• Australian Law Librarians' Association
• Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA)
• Australian School Library Association
• Australian School Library Association (NSW)
• School Library Association of South Australia (SLASA)
• School Library Association of Victoria
• Council of Australian University Librarians
• Public Libraries Australia
• Public Libraries NSW - Country (formerly Country Public Libraries Association NSW)
• Metropolitan Public Libraries Association (NSW)

Fiji

• Fiji Library Association (FLA)

Hawai'i

• Hawaii Library Association (HLA)

Marshall Islands

• Marshall Islands Library Association (MILA)

Micronesia

• Guam Library Association (GLA)
• Chuuk Association of Libraries (CAL)
• Kosrae Library Association (KLA)
• Libraries, Archives, and Museums of Pohnpei (LAMP)
• Yap State Libraries Association (YSLA)

New Zealand

• Council of New Zealand University Librarians (CONZUL)
• Library and Information Association of New Zealand Aotearoa, operating as LIANZA
• School Library Association of New Zealand Aotearoa (SLANZA)
• Te RōpÅ« Whakahau
• New Zealand Law Librarians Association
• Public Libraries New Zealand

Palau

• Palau Association of Libraries (PAL)

Samoa

• Library Association of Samoa

Tonga

• Tonga Library Association (ACT)

Vanuatu

• Vanuatu Library Association (VLA)

See also

• History of Public Library Advocacy
• Public Library Advocacy
• List of national and state libraries
• List of library consortia
• Lists of libraries by country

References

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