Arkansas Library Association Annual Conference Themes & Program Listings (where available)

2024 - The Next Chapter - October 4-6, Hot Springs, AR

2023 - ArLA/SELA Joint Conference - Libraries: Shining a Light in the Darkness, October 13-15, Hot Springs, AR
2022 - The New Normal - October 14 -16, Fort Smith, AR
2021 - Towards New Horizons - October 12 - 15, Virtually on Whova
2020 - Charting New Waters - October 14 -16, Virtual
2019 - ArLA & SELA Joint Conference: Looking Back, Moving Forward - September 27-29, Hot Springs, AR
2018 - Make It Happen: Arkansas Libraries Transform - September 22-25, Rogers, AR
2017 - Spice Things Up at Your Library - September 24-26, Rogers, AR
2016 - ArLA: Powered by Change - November 13-15, Little Rock, AR
2015 - Brand It, Rope It, Own It - October 4-6, Little Rock, AR
2014 - Libraries: Tweet All About It - October 5-7, Hot Springs, AR
2013 - Libraries: Making Connections and Meeting Needs Down Every Road - October 5-8, Hot Springs, AR
2012 - ArLA 101: The Beat Goes On - October 14 -16, Springdale, AR
2011 - ArLA Centennial Conference - Joy of Libraries - September 25-27, Little Rock, AR
2010 - ArLA & SELA Joint Conference - Getting Back to Natural Things...
Learning, Libraries and Literacy - September 26-28, Little Rock, AR
2009 - Arkansas Libraries: Partner With Change - October 25-27,
2008 - Arkansas Libraries: Tradition & Transformation
2007 - Libraries: The Diamonds in Arkansas Communities - September 9-11, Hot Springs
2006 - Libraries 24/7
2005 - Libraries Coming Together - October 2-4, Little Rock, AR
2004 - Building Libraries, Building Communities - October 16-19, Little Rock, AR
2003 - It's An Information Jungle, Jane! - September 28-30, Fort Smith, AR
2002 - Lifelong Learning @Your Library - September 22-24, Little Rock, AR
2001 - It’s All @ Your Library - October 20-23, Little Rock, AR
2000 - Arkansas Libraries, Take A Look! - October 7-10, Springdale, AR
1999 - Celebrating Our Past, Embracing Our Future
1998 - ALA/SELA Joint Conference- Southern Libraries: Diamonds of Information
1997- Places You’ll Meet, Places You’ll Go

1987 - The Right To Read
1986 - ALA Sesquicentennial: Libraries: A Celebration
1984 - Education: Libraries for Lifelong Learning
1983 - Libraries: New Horizons
1982 -Libraries: Higher & Higher
1981 - Meeting The Challenges of the 80’s
1980 - Getting Our Act Together…And Taking It To The People
1979 - New Directions, New Discoveries
1978 - Libraries, Where We Are and Where We Are Going
1977 - Excellence Through Continuing Education
1976 - Libraries and Legislation
1975 - Libraries have - promises to keep and miles to go