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)
Commonwealth Library Association

Mauritius

Mauritius Council of Registered Librarians (MCRL)

Senegal

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

Somalia

Somali Library Association (SLA)

South Africa

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

Swaziland

Swaziland Library Association (SWALA)

Tanzania

East African Community

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

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

Bangladesh

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

Cambodia

Cambodian Librarians and Documentation Professionals Association
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

- Ikatan Pustakawan Indonesia (IPI)

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 Librarians Welfare Organization
Pakistan Library Association
Medical and Health Librarians Association of the Philippines
()
(VLA) ()

Unsorted

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

Caribbean and Latin America

Regional

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

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

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

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

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)
Library Association of Eurasia

Kazakhstan

Association of University Libraries of the Republic of Kazakhstan 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

(ADBGV), Association of directors of municipal and inter-municipal libraries of major cities in France, est.2002
(ADBS), formerly the Association of specialized librarians and librarians
, est.2000

Germany

Association of German Librarians
Bavarian Library Network (BVB)

Greece

Association of Greek Librarians & Information Scientists

Hungary

Iceland

Ireland

Library Association of Ireland

Italy

Kosovo

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

Latvia

Lithuania

Luxembourg

Malta

Malta Library and Information Association

Moldova

, Asociaţia 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)
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

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

Syria

Libraries and Documents Association of Syria
Syrian Library Association

Turkey

, Türk Kütüphaneciler Derneği est.2017

Yemen

Yemeni Association for Disseminating Culture & Knowledge

North America

Regional

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

Canada

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

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
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)
Northwest Territories Library Association (NWTLA)
Nova Scotia Library Association (NSLA)
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 Rōpū Whakahau
New Zealand Law Librarians Association
Public Libraries New Zealand