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

Academic

• International Association of University Libraries
• International Association of School Librarianship  [ Wikidata ]

Political and social

• Information for Social Change
• Librarians for Fairness
• Progressive Librarians Guild

Religious

• Association of Christian Librarians
• Association of Jewish Libraries

Topic

• International Association of Music Libraries
• International Association of Music Libraries, Archives and Documentation Centres
• International Association of Aquatic and Marine Science Libraries and Information Centers (IAMSLIC)
• International Association of Law Libraries  [ Wikidata ]
• International Association of Agricultural Information Specialists (IAALD)
• Masonic Library and Museum Association

Misc.

• Asociación de Estados Iberoamericanos para el Desarrollo de las Bibliotecas Nacionales de Iberoamérica
• Association internationale francophone des bibliothécaires et documentalistes (AIFBD)  [ Wikidata ]
• Association of Independent Information Professionals
• International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA)
• Commonwealth Library Association
• International Council on Archives
• Polar Libraries Colloquy
• Seminar on the Acquisition of Latin American Library Materials (SALALM)
• Special Libraries Association (SLA)

Africa

Regional

• African Library and Information Associations and Institutions (AfLIA)
• West Africa Library Association (WALA)
• Association for Health Information and Libraries in Africa  [ Wikidata ]
• Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Branch of the International Council on Archives (ESARBICA)
• Standing Conference of Eastern, Central and Southern African Library and Information Associations, SCECSAL
• Association for Health Information and Libraries in Africa  [ Wikidata ]

Botswana

• Botswana Library Association (BLA)  [ Wikidata ]

Cameroon

• Cameroon Association of Librarians, Archivists, Documentation Professionals, Museographers (ABADCAM)
• Consortium of Cameroon University and Research Libraries (COCUREL)

Egypt

• Egyptian Library Association (ELA) ^[1]

Eritrea

• Library and Information Association of Eritrea (LIAE)

Eswatini

• Eswatini Library and Information Association  [ Wikidata ]

Ethiopia

• School for Information Studies in Africa (SISA), Ethiopia

Ghana

• Ghana Library Association

Guinea

• Guinean Association for Sustainable Development Awake

Kenya

• Kenya Library Association  [ Wikidata ]

Lesotho

• Lesotho Library Association  [ Wikidata ]

Libya

• Libyan Association for Libraries Information and Archives

Malawi

• Malawi Library Association (MALA)  [ Wikidata ] ^[2]

Mauritius

• Mauritius Council of Registered Librarians (MCRL)

Namibia

• Namibian Information Workers Association  [ Wikidata ]

Nigeria

• Nigerian Library Association (NLA) ^[3]

Senegal

• Senegalese Association of Librarians, Archivist, and Documentation Professionals (ASBAD)  [ fr ], Association Sénégalaise des Bibliothécaires, Archivistes et Documentalistes
• Consortium des Bibliothèques de l’Enseignement Supérieur du Sénégal (COBESS)

Somalia

• Somali Library Association (SLA)

South Africa

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

Swaziland

• Swaziland Library Association (SWALA) ^[4]

Tanzania

• Tanzania Library and Information Association (TLA)  [ Wikidata ]
• East African Community

The Gambia

• Gambia Library and Information Services Association  [ Wikidata ]

Tunisia

• Arab Federation for Libraries and Information (AFLI)
• Tunisian Library Association/Association Tunisienne des Bibliothécaires, Archivistes et Documentalistes (ATBAD)

Uganda

• Community Library Association of Uganda (COLAU)  [ Wikidata ]
• Uganda Library and Information Association (ULIA)  [ Wikidata ]

Zambia

• Library and Information Association of Zambia (LIAZ)  [ Wikidata ] ^[5] (formerly Zambia Library Association (ZLA))

Zimbabwe

• Zimbabwe Library Association (ZimLA) ^[6]

East Asia, Southeast Asia, and South Asia

Regional

• Congress of Southeast Asian Librarians (CONSAL)
• ^[7] Anatolian University Libraries Consortium  [ Wikidata ] (ANKOS), Turkey ^[8]
• Association of Librarians in Public Sector (ALPS), Inc. ^[9]
• Middle East Librarians Association  [ Wikidata ]
• Regional Federation of South Asian Library Associations  [ Wikidata ]
• Central Government Library Association
• Chhattisgarh Information and Library Association (CGILA)
• Chhattisgarh Library Association ^{[10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16]}

Bangladesh

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

Cambodia

• Cambodian Librarians and Documentation Professionals Association

China

• China Society for Library Science
• Library Association of the Republic of China  [ Wikidata ]
• Library Society of China
• Macau Library and Information Management Association

Hong Kong

• Hong Kong Library Association  [ Wikidata ]

India

See also: List of library associations in India

• Academic Library Association (ALA), India ^[17]
• Andhra Pradesh Library Association ^[18]
• Indian Academic Library Association
• Indian Association of Special Libraries and Information Centres (IASLIC)
• Indian Library Association (ILA)
• Kerala Library Association
• Kerala Library Professionals Organization ^[19]
• Medical Library Association of India

Indonesia

• Indonesian Librarian Association - IPI - Ikatan Pustakawan Indonesia

Japan

• Japan Association of Private University Libraries  [ Wikidata ]
• Japan Library Association
• Japan Medical Library Association
• Japan School Library Association  [ ja ]
• Japan Special Libraries Association  [ ja ]
• Junior College Library Association (Japan)
• Japan Art Documentation Society (JADS)  [ ja ]

Malaysia

• Librarians Association of Malaysia  [ Wikidata ], Persatuan Pustakawan Malaysia

Maldives

• Maldives Library Association  [ Wikidata ]

Mongolia

• Mongolian Library Association (MLA) ^[20]

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 Library Association
• Pakistan Librarians Welfare Organization
• Pakistan Library Automation Group (PakLAG)
• Philippine Association of Academic and Research Librarians
• Pakistan Library Club
• University of Peshawar Library & Information Science Alumni Association - Pakistan

Philippines

• Association of Special Libraries of the Philippines
• Philippine Association of School Librarians, Inc.
• Philippine Group of Law Librarians, Inc.
• Philippine Librarians Association  [ Wikidata ], Inc.
• Philippine Association of Academic and Research Librarians
• Medical and Health Librarians Association of the Philippines

Singapore

• Library Association of Singapore

South Korea

• Korean Library Association  [ ko ]
• Korean Public Library Association
• Korean Medical Library Association  [ Wikidata ]

Sri Lanka

• Sri Lanka Library Association

Taiwan

• Library Association of the Republic of China (Taiwan)
• Taiwan Medical Library Association

Thailand

• Thai Library Association  [ Wikidata ]

Vietnam

• Việt Nam Library Association (VLA)

Unsorted

• Librarians Association of Metro Pampanga (LAMP)
• Macau Library and Information Management Association  [ Wikidata ]
• Maldives Library Association  [ Wikidata ]
• Network of Academic Law Libraries, Inc. (NALL)
• Sri Lanka Library Association
• Turkish Librarians Association - Turkey
• University and Research Librarians Association - Turkey
• Telangana library student association(TLIBSA)

Caribbean and Latin America

Regional

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

Antigua and Barbuda

• Barbuda Library Association
• Library Association of Antigua and Barbuda

Argentina

• Argentinian Library Association
• Association of Graduate Librarians of the Argentinian Republic (ABGRA)  [ es ]
• Argentinian Society for Information (SAI)
• Librarian Association of Córdoba  [ Wikidata ]

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 Boliva, Colegio de Profesionales en Ciencias de la Información de Bolivia (CPCIB)

Brazil

• Brazilian Federation of Associations of Librarians, Information Scientists and Institutions (FEBAB)

Chile

• La Dirección de Bibliotecas, Archivos y Museos (DIBAM)
• College of Librarians of Chile  [ es ], Colegio de Bibliotecarios de Chile

Colombia

• Colombian Library Association (ASCOLBI)  [ Wikidata ]
• Fundación Universitaria Compensar
• Fundación Universitaria del Área Andina

Costa Rica

• Colegio de Profesionales en Bibliotecología de Costa Rica (COPROBI)

Cuba

• Cuban Association of Librarians (ASCUBI)  [ es; ca ]

Dominica

• Dominica Library & Information Society

El Salvador

• Asociación de Bibliotecarios de El Salvador (ABES)
• Librarian Association of El Salvador  [ Wikidata ]

Guatemala

• FILGUA in Guatemala

• Asociación Bibliotecológica de Guatemala

• Comité de Cooperación entre Bibliotecas Universitarias de Guatemala

Haiti

• Fondation Connaissance et Liberté (FOKAL)

Honduras

• Honduran Association of Librarians and Documentalists  [ Wikidata ]

Jamaica

• Library and Information Association of Jamaica (LIAJA)  [ Wikidata ]
• 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)
• Colegio Nacional de Bibliotecarios, A.C. (México)  [ Wikidata ]
• Sociedad de Bibliotecarios de Puerto Rico (SBPR)  [ Wikidata ]

Central Asia

Regional

• Library Association of Eurasia
• 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)

Kazakhstan

• Association of University Libraries of the Republic of Kazakhstan
• East Kazakhstan Librarians' Association
• Library Association of the Republic of Kazakhstan (BARK)  [ ru ]

Kyrgyz Republic

• Kyrgyzstan Library Information Consortium (KLIC)

Tajikistan

• Library Society of Tajikistan

Uzbekistan

• Uzbekistan Library Association

Europe

Regional

• Association of European Research Libraries (LIBER)

• Consortium of European Research Libraries (CERL)
• ARLIS Norden  [ Wikidata ]
• European Theological Libraries (BETH)

Armenia

• Digital Library Association of Armenia

Austria

• Austrian Association of Librarians  [ de ]
• Austrian Library Association  [ de; ja ]

Belarus

• Belarusian Library Association  [ Wikidata ]

Belgium

• Belgian Association for Documentation
• Brussels Libraries  [ nl ]
• Flemish Association for Libraries, Archives, and Documentation  [ Wikidata ]

Bosnia and Herzegovina

• Society of Librarians of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bulgaria

• Bulgarian Library Association  [ Wikidata ]

Croatia

• Croatian Library Association  [ Wikidata ]
• Croatian Association of Theological and Church Libraries  [ Wikidata ]

Czechia

• Association of Libraries of Czech Universities  [ Wikidata ]
• Association of Library and Information Professionals of the Czech Republic
• The Czech Republic Libraries Association (SDRUK ČR)  [ cs ]

Denmark

• Danish Library Association  [ da ]
• Danish Union of Librarians
• German Library Center and Central Library Aabenraa  [ de ]
• Municipal Association for Educational Learning Centres  [ Wikidata ]

Estonia

• Estonian Librarians Association  [ et ]

Finland

• Bibliothecarii Medicinae Fenniae  [ Wikidata ], Association of Medical Librarians
• Finland's Swedish Library Association  [ Wikidata ]
• Finnish Library Association  [ fi ]
• Finnish Music Library Association
• Finnish Research Library Association  [ Wikidata ]
• Finnish Theological Library Association  [ Wikidata ]
• Finnish University Libraries’ Network (FUN)  [ Wikidata ]

France

• Association of French Librarians
• Association of information and documentation professionals (ADBS), formerly the Association of specialized librarians and librarians

Georgia

• Georgian Association of Information Specialists
• Georgian Library Association  [ Wikidata ]

Germany

• Bavarian Library Network (BVB)
• Library & Information Germany (BID)  [ de ]
• Association of German Librarians
• Association of Archives and Libraries in the Protestant Church (AABevK)  [ de ]

Greece

• Association of Greek Librarians & Information Scientists

Hungary

• Association of Hungarian Librarians  [ hu ]
• Union of Ecclesiastical Libraries  [ Wikidata ]

Iceland

• Icelandic Library and Information Science Association  [ Wikidata ]

Ireland

• Association of British Theological and Philosophical Libraries  [ Wikidata ]
• Library Association of Ireland

Italy

• Italian Library Association  [ it ]
• South Tyrol Library Association  [ de ]

Kosovo

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

Latvia

• Latvian Librarians Association ^[21]

Lithuania

• Lithuanian Librarian's Association  [ lt; pl ]

Luxembourg

• Association of Luxembourg Librarians, Archivists and Documentalists  [ lb ]
• Luxembourgish Public Library Association  [ Wikidata ]

Malta

• Malta Library and Information Association

Moldova

• Association of Librarians from the Republic of Moldova  [ Wikidata ], Asociaţia Bibliotecarilor din Republica Moldova

Netherlands

• Association for Theological Librarianship  [ Wikidata ]
• 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 Association for Health Information and Libraries  [ Wikidata ]
• European Bureau of Library, Information and Documentation Associations
• International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions
• Netherlands Public Library Association  [ Wikidata ]
• Royal Dutch Association of Information Professionals  [ nl ]

North Macedonia

• INNOVA Lib ^[22]
• Library Association of Macedonia ^[23]

Norway

• Forum for Theological and Religious Sciences Libraries  [ Wikidata ]
• Norwegian Librarian Association  [ nn; no ]
• Norwegian Association of Special Libraries  [ no ]

Poland

• Polish Librarians Association  [ Wikidata ]
• Polish Association of Libraries  [ Wikidata ]

Portugal

• Portuguese Association of Librarians, Archivists and Documentation Professionals  [ Wikidata ]

Romania

• Romanian Library Association  [ Wikidata ]
• National Association of Public Librarians and Libraries in Romania  [ Wikidata ]

Russia

• Russian Library Association  [ ru ]
• Library Assembly of Eurasia  [ ru ]

Serbia

• Association of University Libraries in Serbia  [ Wikidata ]

Slovakia

• Slovak Library Association  [ Wikidata ]

Slovenia

• Association of Public Libraries  [ Wikidata ]
• Slovenian Library Association  [ sl ]

Spain

• Association of Andalusian Librarians
• Association of Church Librarians in Spain
• Association of Valencian Librarians (ABV) (Spain)
• Col·legi Oficial de Bibliotecaris-Documentalistes de Catalunya (COBDC)  [ Wikidata ]

• Education and Libraries Association (Spain)
• Malta Library and Information Association
• Navarrese Association of Librarians (ASNABI) (Spain)
• Galician Library Association (ABG) (Spain)
• Spanish Federation of Societies of Archivist, Librarians, Documentalist and Museology (FESABID)  [ Wikidata ]
• Professional Association of Information Specialists (APEI) (Spain)
• Asociación de Estados Iberoamericanos para el Desarrollo de las Bibliotecas Nacionales de Iberoamérica

Sweden

• Network for Theological Libraries in Sweden  [ Wikidata ]
• Swedish Library Association  [ no; sv ]

Switzerland

• Swiss Association Library & Information Management (SLI)

Turkey

• Turkish University and Research Librarians' Association (UNAK)
• Turkish Librarians' Association (TKDt)  [ Wikidata ]

• Anatolian University Libraries Consortium (ANKOS), Turkey ^[8]

Ukraine

• Ukrainian Library Association  [ uk ]

United Kingdom (UK)

• ASLIB (UK); formerly 'Association of Special Libraries and Information Bureaux (ASLIB)'
• British and Irish Association of Law Librarians
• Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP), formerly the Library Association and the Institute of Information Scientists (UK)
• School Library Association (UK)
• M25 Consortium of Academic Libraries
• Private Libraries Association (UK)
• CILIP Cymru Wales  [ Wikidata ]

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

• Armenian Library Association (ALA), formerly known as Armenian Library Union
• The International Association of Armenian Libraries and Archives (IAALA)
• Digital Library Association of Armenia (DLAA)

Bahrain

• Bahrain Library and Information Association

Cyprus

• Cyprus Association of Librarians - Information Scientists (CALIS)  [ Wikidata ]

Iraq

• Iraqi Library Association
• Iraqi Association for Information, Libraries, and Documentation Specialists

Iran

• Iranian Library and Information Science Association
• Iranian Medical Library Association
• The union of Iranian library and information science student associations (ADKA)

Israel

• Association of Israeli Librarians (ASI)
• Israeli Center for Libraries
• Israeli Society of Libraries and Information Centers (SEMEL-ASMI)

Kuwait

• Library and Information Association of Kuwait

Lebanon

• Lebanese Library Association (LLA)  [ Wikidata ]

Oman

• Omani Library Association (OLA)
• Omani Association for Libraries and Information

Palestine

• Librarians and Archivists with Palestine

Qatar

• Library and Information Association in Qatar (LIA-Q)

Saudi Arabia

• Libraries Commission ^[24]

Syria

• Libraries and Documents Association of Syria
• Syrian Library Association

Turkey

• Turkish Librarian's Association (TKD)  [ tr ], Türk Kütüphaneciler Derneği
• Anatolian University Library Consortium Association (ANKOS)  [ Wikidata ]
• University and Research Librarians' Association (UNAK)

United Arab Emirates

• Emirates Library and Information Association
• Filipino Librarians Association UAE

Yemen

• Yemeni Association for Disseminating Culture & Knowledge

Kazakhstan

• Association of University Libraries of the Republic of Kazakhstan
• East Kazakhstan Librarians' Association
• Library Association of the Republic of Kazakhstan (BARK)

Kyrgyz Republic

• Kyrgyzstan Library Information Consortium (KLIC)

Tajikistan

• Library Society of Tajikistan

Uzbekistan

• Uzbekistan Library Association

North America

Regional

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

Canada

• Canadian Association for School Libraries
• Canadian Association for Information Science (CAIS-ACSI)
• Canadian Association of Law Libraries / Association Canadienne des Bibliothèques de Droit (CALL / ACBD)  [ Wikidata ]
• The Canadian Association of Professional Academic Librarians / L’Association Canadienne des Bibliothécaires en Enseignement Supérieur (CAPAL / ACBAP)  [ Wikidata ]
• Canadian Association of Research Libraries / Association des Bibliothèques de Recherche du Canada (CARL / ABRC)
• Canadian Association of Special Libraries and Information Services
• Canadian Health Libraries Association / Association des bibliothèques de la santé du Canada (CHLA / ABSC)
• Canadian Federation of Library Associations/Fédération canadienne des associations de bibliothèques (CFLA-FCAB)
• Corporation des bibliothécaires professionnels du Québec (CBPQ)
• L'association des bibliothécaires du Québec/Quebec Library Association  [ Wikidata ]
• Library Association of Alberta (LAA)  [ Wikidata ]
• British Columbia Library Association (BCLA)  [ Wikidata ]
• Newfoundland and Labrador Library Association (NLLA)

Mexico

• Asociación Mexicana de Bibliotecarios, A.C. (AMBAC)
• National College of Librarians (CNB)  [ Wikidata ], Colegio Nacional de Bibliotecarios
• Association of Librarians of Baja California
• Mexican Association of Private Archives and Libraries, A.C. (AMABPAC)  [ Wikidata ], Asociación Mexicana de Archivos y Bibliotecas Privados, A.C.
• Asociación Latinoamericana de Archivos (ALA)

United States

Further information: List of U.S. state library associations

Most United States state library associations publish a journal. ^[25]

• American Library Association (ALA) ^[26]
• 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 des bibliothèques publiques du Québec (ABPQ)  [ Wikidata ]
• 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 Research Libraries (ARL)
• Association of Southeastern Research Libraries (ASERL)  [ Wikidata ]
• Atlantic Provinces Library Association (APLA)
• Border Regional Library Association (BRLA)
• Boston Library Consortium (BLC)
• Cache Valley Library Association (CVLA)
• Catholic Library Association ^[27]
• Chinese American Librarians Association
• Center for the Future of Libraries  [ Wikidata ]
• Church and Synagogue Library Association
• Evangelical Church Library Association
• Fédération des milieux documentaires (FMD)  [ Wikidata ]
• Florida Association for Media in Education
• Foothills Library Association
• Greater Edmonton Library Association
• Library Association of Alberta (LAA)  [ Wikidata ]
• Library Information Technology Association (LITA)
• Lubbock Area Library Association
• Major Orchestra Librarians' Association
• Manitoba Library Association (MLA)  [ Wikidata ]
• Medical Library Association
• Metrolina 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)
• Nova Scotia Library Association (NSLA)
• Northwest Territories Library Association (NWTLA)
• Nunavut Library Association
• Ontario Library Association (OLA)
• Pacific Northwest Library Association
• Patent and Trademark Depository Library Association
• Polish American Librarians Association (PALA)
• Public Library Association
• Saskatchewan Library Association (SLA)
• Southeastern Library Association
• Southwestern Library Association
• Substance Abuse Librarians & Information Specialists (SALIS)
• Theatre Library Association  [ Wikidata ]
• United States Agricultural Information Network
• Urban Libraries Council  [ Wikidata ]
• USA Toy Library Association
• Western Association of Map Libraries
• Yukon Library Association  [ Wikidata ]

Oceania

Regional

• Australian and New Zealand Theological Library Association (ANZTLA)
• Association of Parliamentary Librarians of Asia and the Pacific (APLAP)
• Pacific Islands Association of Libraries, Archives, and Museums (PIALA)  [ Wikidata ]
• 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

Palau

• Palau Association of Libraries (PAL)

Samoa

• Library Association of Samoa ^[28]

Tonga

• Tonga Library Association (ACT)

Vanuatu

• Vanuatu Library Association (VLA)

See also

• History of Public Library Advocacy
• Public Library Advocacy
• List of national and state libraries
• List of library consortia

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