The CLA Conference Committee is seeking your feedback on the sessions, programs and topics that you are interested in. This survey will help match sessions with the different room sizes and layouts. Topics could be grouped in multiple ways, these groupings are for ease of the survey, not necessarily indicative of specific tracks. We expect a Preliminary Schedule to be available by mid-January. 

• Please complete the Session Interest Survey Here.

  • Survey will close on December 30.

• Save the Date! Registration for Attendees will begin on Wednesday, January 21st. 

• Please note: 

  • Institutional Member Libraires will have a special link with registration instructions sent to the contact on file.

  •  Speakers will have a separate link emailed to them with their contract. 

  • Vendor and Sponsor Registration is already open here. 

Rates for the CLA Conference have been voted on and approved by the Board of Directors. See Rates Here.

Vendor/Sponsor/Ads Registration is now open. 

• Early Registration will close for this on April 1. 

• Those registering after this date as a vendor will incur a late fee. 

• Check our Updates Page Frequently if you have questions.

• Session Proposals for the CLA 2026 Conference are now closed. 

• All those that have submitted sessions should have received a response from Program Chairs on whether your program has been accepted or not by Dec. 1.

  • Contracts will be sent to the Lead Planner for accepted sessions after January 1. 

  • Materials will need to be signed and returned no later than March 15.

• More Speaker Information here.

The CLA Conference 2026 themed "People-Powered Communities" will take place at the Mystic Marriott Hotel and Spa in Groton, CT from Sunday, April 26 through Tuesday, April 28, 2026.