Leadership at Every Level: Fund-Protect-Empower

This year's conference will be in-person at the Oncenter in Syracuse, New York on November 6-9.

The time is now to recognize that all library workers are leaders! Let's work together across our sections and roundtables as we strive towards sustainable funding; empowering library workers to advocate for their libraries and the communities they serve; and protecting our workers and institutions from continued assaults on intellectual freedom. Our academic, public, school and special libraries, and the people that work and volunteer in them, are the mentors and protectors of the core values of our profession.

Let's come together during our 2024 Annual Conference to not only network, but to support each other and continue growing and learning as leaders who show our communities that libraries are welcoming places for everyone, and that every story deserves to be heard! 


The 2024 Conference Program Proposal Form is CLOSED!


Program Proposal Submission Timeline
  • Proposal Submission Form Opens - February 12th
  • Proposal Submission Form Closes - April 1st
  • NYLA Staff Notify Program Speakers of Program Status -TBD
  • Conference Curators Selects Tracks - TBD
  • All Conference Program Materials Due -TBD

Our NYLA 2024 Conference Ambassadors

The conference ambassadors are representatives from all the sections, roundtables, and committees that make up NYLA. It is their hard work that results in the conference as you know it. Many thanks to each and every conference ambassador! 

NYLA President / Conference Chair - Lisa Kropp
NYLA Past President - Arlene LaVerde
CE Committee Chair - Nancy Howe

For Trade Show questions, please email [email protected] or call 518-432-6952 ext. 105.

For Conference questions, please email [email protected] or call 518-432-6952 ext. 104.


Future NYLA Conferences

2025: Saratoga Springs, November 5-8
2026: Saratoga Springs, November 4-7
2027: Syracuse, October 27-30