Events Past events
A listing of conferences/workshops of interest to the Canadian library and information management community. Specifically,
- international, national, regional, provincial, and local events in Canada;
- international and national events in the United States; and
- selected international events outside North America.
See also: Awareness and Promotional Events
To have your conference/workshop added, e-mail info@librarianship.ca

Freedom to Read Week
February 26, 2017Website: http://www.freedomtoread.ca/freedom-to-read-week/ Freedom to Read Week is an annual event that encourages Canadians to think about and reaffirm their commitment to intellectual freedom, which is guaranteed them under the Charter of …

EBSI-SIS Symposium in Information Studies
February 24, 2017Website: http://ebsi-sis.ebsi.umontreal.ca/ We are delighted to announce the 10th EBSI-SIS symposium, to be held on Friday, February 24, 2017 at the École de bibliothéconomie et des sciences de l’information (EBSI) at …

Fair Dealing Week
February 20, 2017Website: http://fairuseweek.org/ / http://www.fairdealingcanada.com/ Fair Use/Fair Dealing Week is an annual celebration held the last week of February. Fair Use/Fair Dealing Week 2017 will take place from Monday, February 20, through Friday, February …

Information Without Borders
February 15, 2017Theme: Digital Governance

First Nations Public Library Week
February 13, 2017Theme: Revitalizing Community Spirit

ACA@UBC 2017 Seminar and Symposium
February 9, 2017Theme: Managing the Analogue

ARLIS/NA Annual Conference
February 5, 2017Theme: Arts du Monde

Ontario Library Association Super Conference
February 1, 2017Theme: All In
LIS Mental Health Week
January 30, 2017Website: http://lismentalhealth.tumblr.com/ Hashtag: #lismentalhealth The idea for LIS (Library and Information Studies) Mental Health week came from Cecily Walker and Kelly McElroy, who designated January 18-22, 2016 as the first #lismentalhealth week. …
RDA-athon
January 27, 2017Library and Archives Canada and Carleton University are pleased to announce an upcoming event, a hackathon for RDA metadata using resources from a diverse selection of Canadian authors. This event …