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Library associations connect libraries and library workers 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.
Library associations connect [[libraries]], [[Librarian|library workers]], and [[Information professional|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==
==International==
=== Academic ===
* [[International Association of University Libraries]]
* {{ill|International Association of School Librarianship|qid=Q98929428}}
=== 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]]
*[[Aquatic commons|International Association of Aquatic and Marine Science Libraries and Information Centers]] (IAMSLIC)
* {{ill|International Association of Law Libraries|qid=Q12876221}}
*[[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]]
* [[Asociación de Estados Iberoamericanos para el Desarrollo de las Bibliotecas Nacionales de Iberoamérica]]
* {{ill|Association internationale francophone des bibliothécaires et documentalistes (AIFBD)|qid=Q2867832}}
* {{ill|Association internationale francophone des bibliothécaires et documentalistes (AIFBD)|qid=Q2867832}}
*[[Association of Caribbean University, Research and Institutional Libraries]] (ACURIL)
*[[Association of Independent Information Professionals]]
*[[Association of Christian Librarians]]
*[[International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions]] (IFLA)
*Commonwealth Library Association
*Commonwealth Library Association
*[[Information for Social Change]]
*[[International Association of Agricultural Information Specialists]] (IAALD)
*International Association of Aquatic and Marine Science Libraries and Information Centers (IAMSLIC)
* {{ill|International Association of Law Libraries|qid=Q12876221}}
* [[International Association of Music Libraries]]
*[[International Association of Music Libraries, Archives and Documentation Centres]]
* {{ill|International Association of School Librarianship|qid=Q98929428}}
*[[International Association of University Libraries]]
*[[International Council on Archives]]
*[[International Council on Archives]]
*[[International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions]] (IFLA)
*Librarians for Fairness
*Masonic Library and Museum Association
*[[Polar Libraries Colloquy]]
*[[Polar Libraries Colloquy]]
*[[Progressive Librarians Guild]]
*[[Seminar on the Acquisition of Latin American Library Materials]] (SALALM)
*[[Seminar on the Acquisition of Latin American Library Materials]] (SALALM)
*[[Special Libraries Association]] (SLA)
*[[Special Libraries Association]] (SLA)


==Africa==
==Africa==
*[[African Library and Information Associations and Institutions]] (AfLIA)
 
=== Regional ===
 
* [[African Library and Information Associations and Institutions]] (AfLIA)
* West Africa Library Association (WALA)
* {{ill|Association for Health Information and Libraries in Africa|qid=Q117832857}}
* {{ill|Association for Health Information and Libraries in Africa|qid=Q117832857}}
* 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
* {{Interlanguage link|Association for Health Information and Libraries in Africa|qid=Q117832857}}
=== Botswana ===
* {{ill|Botswana Library Association (BLA)|qid=Q56229524}}
* {{ill|Botswana Library Association (BLA)|qid=Q56229524}}
* Community Library Association of Uganda (COLAU)
 
*Egyptian Library Association (ELA)<ref>{{Cite web|title=الجمعية المصرية للمكتبات والمعلومات والأرشيف – الجمعية المصرية للمكتبات والمعلومات والأرشيف|url=https://elaegypt.org/|access-date=2021-05-02|language=ar}}</ref>
=== Cameroon ===
 
* Cameroon Association of Librarians, Archivists, Documentation Professionals, Museographers (ABADCAM)
* Consortium of Cameroon University and Research Libraries (COCUREL)
 
=== Egypt ===
 
* Egyptian Library Association (ELA)<ref>{{Cite web|title=الجمعية المصرية للمكتبات والمعلومات والأرشيف – الجمعية المصرية للمكتبات والمعلومات والأرشيف|url=https://elaegypt.org/|access-date=2021-05-02|language=ar}}</ref>
 
=== Eritrea ===
 
* Library and Information Association of Eritrea (LIAE)
 
=== Eswatini ===
 
* {{Interlanguage link|Eswatini Library and Information Association|qid=Q68652406}}
 
=== Ethiopia ===
 
* School for Information Studies in Africa (SISA), Ethiopia
 
=== Ghana ===
*[[Ghana Library Association]]
*[[Ghana Library Association]]
*Kenya Library Association
 
=== Guinea ===
 
* Guinean Association for Sustainable Development Awake
 
=== Kenya ===
 
* {{Interlanguage link|Kenya Library Association|qid=Q125581117}}
 
=== Lesotho ===
 
* {{ill|Lesotho Library Association|qid=Q121156094}}
* {{ill|Lesotho Library Association|qid=Q121156094}}
*[[Library and Information Association of South Africa]] (LIASA)
 
* {{ill|Library and Information Association of Zambia (LIAZ)|qid=Q121815780}}<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Pilate |first=Chewe |title=Visibility of the Library and Information Association of Zambia: A survey |date=August 31, 2017 |journal=European Journal of Social Sciences Studies |volume=2 |issue=7 |url=https://www.academia.edu/31731356 |language=en |access-date=May 10, 2022}}</ref> (formerly Zambia Library Association (ZLA))
=== Libya ===
*Malawi Library Association (MALA)<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Uta|first=Joseph J.|date=2005|title=Promoting library education and training: the role of the Malawi Library Association|url=https://www.ajol.info/index.php/innovation/article/view/26506|journal=Innovation|language=en|volume=31|doi=10.4314/innovation.v31i1.26506|issn=1025-8892|url-access=subscription}}</ref>
 
* Libyan Association for Libraries Information and Archives
 
=== Malawi ===
 
* {{Interlanguage link|Malawi Library Association (MALA)|qid=Q125581270}}<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Uta |first=Joseph J. |date=2005 |title=Promoting library education and training: the role of the Malawi Library Association |url=https://www.ajol.info/index.php/innovation/article/view/26506 |journal=Innovation |language=en |volume=31 |doi=10.4314/innovation.v31i1.26506 |issn=1025-8892 |url-access=subscription}}</ref>
 
=== Mauritius ===
 
* Mauritius Council of Registered Librarians (MCRL)
 
=== Namibia ===
 
* {{ill|Namibian Information Workers Association|qid=Q121287317}}
* {{ill|Namibian Information Workers Association|qid=Q121287317}}
*[[Nigerian Library Association]] (NLA)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nigerian Library Association |url=https://nla.ng/ |access-date=2022-09-11 |language=en-GB |archive-date=2022-10-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221005050454/https://nla.ng/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
 
=== Nigeria ===
 
* [[Nigerian Library Association]] (NLA)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nigerian Library Association |url=https://nla.ng/ |access-date=2022-09-11 |language=en-GB |archive-date=2022-10-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221005050454/https://nla.ng/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
 
=== Senegal ===
 
* {{Interlanguage link|Senegalese Association of Librarians, Archivist, and Documentation Professionals (ASBAD)|fr|Association Sénégalaise des Bibliothécaires, Archivistes et Documentalistes|qid=}}, ''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)<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Muswazi|first=P.|date=1998-09-01|title=The Swaziland Library Association: An Appraisal|url=http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1057231798900959|journal= The International Information & Library Review|language=en|volume=30|issue=3|pages=203–225|doi=10.1006/iilr.1998.0095|issn=1057-2317|url-access=subscription}}</ref>
*Swaziland Library Association (SWALA)<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Muswazi|first=P.|date=1998-09-01|title=The Swaziland Library Association: An Appraisal|url=http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1057231798900959|journal= The International Information & Library Review|language=en|volume=30|issue=3|pages=203–225|doi=10.1006/iilr.1998.0095|issn=1057-2317|url-access=subscription}}</ref>
*Tanzania Library Association (TLA)
* {{ill|Uganda Library and Information Association (ULIA)|qid=Q121145240}}
*West Africa Library Association
*[[Zimbabwe Library Association]] (ZimLA)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://zimbabwereads.org/zimla/ |title=Homepage |website=Zimbabwe Library Association |access-date=May 10, 2022}}</ref>


==Asia==
=== Tanzania ===
*Academic Library Association (ALA), India<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.alaindia.org/ |title=Homepage |website=Academic Library Association |access-date=May 10, 2022}}</ref>
 
*[[Andhra Pradesh Library Association]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=8 June 2023 |title=Andhra Pradesh Library Association |url=http://www.apla.co.in/ |access-date=8 June 2023 |website=Andhra Pradesh Library Association |publisher=APLA |place=Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India}}</ref>
* {{Interlanguage link|Tanzania Library and Information Association (TLA)|qid=Q125581366}}
*{{ill|Anatolian University Libraries Consortium|qid=Q56100999}} (ANKOS), Turkey<ref name="auto">{{cite web |url=https://ankos.org.tr/en/ |title=Homepage |website=Anatolian University Libraries Consortium |access-date=April 15, 2024}}</ref>
* East African Community
*Association of Librarians in Public Sector (ALPS), Inc.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.facebook.com/ALPSPh/ |title=ALPS – Association of Librarians in Public Sector, Inc. |website=Facebook |access-date=May 10, 2022}}</ref>
 
*Association of Special Libraries of the Philippines<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.facebook.com/aslp1954/ |title=Association of Special Libraries of the Philippines |website=Facebook |access-date=May 10, 2022}}</ref>
=== The Gambia ===
*Bangladesh Association of Librarians, Information Scientists and Documentalists
 
*Bengal Library Association<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.blacal.org/ |title=Homepage |website=Bengal Library Association |access-date=May 10, 2022}}</ref>
* {{Interlanguage link|Gambia Library and Information Services Association|qid=Q122331878}}
 
=== Tunisia ===
 
* Arab Federation for Libraries and Information (AFLI)
* Tunisian Library Association/Association Tunisienne des Bibliothécaires, Archivistes et Documentalistes (ATBAD)
 
=== Uganda ===
* {{Interlanguage link|Community Library Association of Uganda (COLAU)|qid=Q67773511}}
*{{ill|Uganda Library and Information Association (ULIA)|qid=Q121145240}}
 
=== Zambia ===
 
* {{ill|Library and Information Association of Zambia (LIAZ)|qid=Q121815780}}<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Pilate |first=Chewe |title=Visibility of the Library and Information Association of Zambia: A survey |date=August 31, 2017 |journal=European Journal of Social Sciences Studies |volume=2 |issue=7 |url=https://www.academia.edu/31731356 |language=en |access-date=May 10, 2022}}</ref> (formerly Zambia Library Association (ZLA))
 
=== Zimbabwe ===
 
* [[Zimbabwe Library Association]] (ZimLA)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://zimbabwereads.org/zimla/ |title=Homepage |website=Zimbabwe Library Association |access-date=May 10, 2022}}</ref>
 
==East Asia, Southeast Asia, and South Asia==
=== Regional ===
 
* [[Congress of Southeast Asian Librarians|Congress of Southeast Asian Librarians (CONSAL)]]
* <ref>{{cite web |title=Association of Special Libraries of the Philippines |url=https://www.facebook.com/aslp1954/ |access-date=May 10, 2022 |website=Facebook}}</ref>{{ill|Anatolian University Libraries Consortium|qid=Q56100999}} (ANKOS), Turkey<ref name="auto">{{cite web |title=Homepage |url=https://ankos.org.tr/en/ |access-date=April 15, 2024 |website=Anatolian University Libraries Consortium}}</ref>
*Association of Librarians in Public Sector (ALPS), Inc.<ref>{{cite web |title=ALPS – Association of Librarians in Public Sector, Inc. |url=https://www.facebook.com/ALPSPh/ |access-date=May 10, 2022 |website=Facebook}}</ref>
*{{ill|Middle East Librarians Association|qid=Q100320015}}
*{{ill|Regional Federation of South Asian Library Associations|qid=Q131375845}}
*Central Government Library Association
*Central Government Library Association
*Chhattisgarh Information and Library Association (CGILA)
*Chhattisgarh Information and Library Association (CGILA)
*[https://sites.google.com/view/la-cg/ Chhattisgarh Library Association] <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sites.google.com/view/la-cg/|title=CGLA|website=sites.google.com|accessdate=August 1, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://zenodo.org/records/12578030|title=छत्तीसगढ़ सार्वजनिक पुस्तकालय अधिनियम, 2008 : एक अध्ययन|first=Dr Kundan|last=Jha|date=June 16, 2024|journal=CGLA - Journal of Library and Information Science|volume=1|issue=1|pages=21–32|accessdate=August 1, 2024|via=Zenodo|doi=10.5281/zenodo.12578030}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://zenodo.org/records/12577980|title=छत्तीसगढ़ पुस्तकालय संघ: मध्य भारत में लाइब्रेरियनशिप और सूचना सेवाओं का विस्तार|first1=Mr Bihari Lal|last1=Patel|first2=Dr Pramod|last2=Sharma|date=June 15, 2024|journal=CGLA - Journal of Library and Information Science|volume=1|issue=1|pages=17–20|accessdate=August 1, 2024|via=Zenodo|doi=10.5281/zenodo.12577980}}</ref><ref>https://www.cgla.co.in/ {{Bare URL inline|date=August 2024}}</ref><ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20240816065553/https://www.cgla.co.in/ {{Bare URL inline|date=August 2024}}</ref><ref>https://nslonline.in/india/?p=293 </ref><ref>https://nslonline.in/india/strengthening-knowledge-foundations-the-chhattisgarh-public-libraries-act-2008-and-dr-kundans-visionary-contribution-to-public-library-development/</ref>
*Chhattisgarh Library Association <ref>{{Cite web |title=CGLA |url=https://sites.google.com/view/la-cg/ |accessdate=August 1, 2024 |website=sites.google.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last=Jha |first=Dr Kundan |date=June 16, 2024 |title=छत्तीसगढ़ सार्वजनिक पुस्तकालय अधिनियम, 2008 : एक अध्ययन |url=https://zenodo.org/records/12578030 |journal=CGLA - Journal of Library and Information Science |volume=1 |issue=1 |pages=21–32 |doi=10.5281/zenodo.12578030 |via=Zenodo |accessdate=August 1, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Patel |first1=Mr Bihari Lal |last2=Sharma |first2=Dr Pramod |date=June 15, 2024 |title=छत्तीसगढ़ पुस्तकालय संघ: मध्य भारत में लाइब्रेरियनशिप और सूचना सेवाओं का विस्तार |url=https://zenodo.org/records/12577980 |journal=CGLA - Journal of Library and Information Science |volume=1 |issue=1 |pages=17–20 |doi=10.5281/zenodo.12577980 |via=Zenodo |accessdate=August 1, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.cgla.co.in/ | title=About - CGLA |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250124033150/https://www.cgla.co.in/ | archive-date=2025-01-24}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | title=CGLA | url=https://www.cgla.co.in/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240816065553/https://www.cgla.co.in/ | archive-date=2024-08-16 | access-date=2025-09-19}}</ref><ref>https://nslonline.in/india/?p=293 {{Dead link | date=October 2025 | fix-attempted=yes}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | title=News and Media {{!}} NSL Online - NSL Online – Your Window to Local, National & Global Updates | url=https://nslonline.in/india/strengthening-knowledge-foundations-the-chhattisgarh-public-libraries-act-2008-and-dr-kundans-visionary-contribution-to-public-library-development/ | access-date=2025-09-19 | website=nslonline.in}}</ref>
*China Society for Library Science
 
*East-Kazakhstan Librarians' Association
=== Bangladesh ===
*{{ill|Hong Kong Library Association|qid=Q131379759}}
 
*[[Indian Association of Special Libraries and Information Centres]] (IASLIC)
* Bangladesh Association of Librarians, Information Scientists and Documentation Professionals
*Indian Academic Library Association
*[[Library Association of Bangladesh]]
*[[Indian Library Association]] (ILA)
 
*Iranian Library and Information Science Association
=== Cambodia ===
*Iranian Librarians Association of America
 
*Iranian Medical Library Association
* Cambodian Librarians and Documentation Professionals Association
*The union of Iranian library and information science student associations (ADKA)
 
*Israeli Association of Librarians and Information Professionals
=== China ===
 
* China Society for Library Science
* {{ill|Library Association of the Republic of China|qid=Q109828941}}
* Library Society of China
* Macau Library and Information Management Association
 
=== Hong Kong ===
 
* {{ill|Hong Kong Library Association|qid=Q131379759}}
 
=== India ===
{{See also|List of library associations in India}}
 
* Academic Library Association (ALA), India<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.alaindia.org/ |title=Homepage |website=Academic Library Association |access-date=May 10, 2022}}</ref>
* [[Andhra Pradesh Library Association]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=8 June 2023 |title=Andhra Pradesh Library Association |url=http://www.apla.co.in/ |access-date=8 June 2023 |website=Andhra Pradesh Library Association |publisher=APLA |place=Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India}}</ref>
* Indian Academic Library Association
* [[Indian Association of Special Libraries and Information Centres]] (IASLIC)
* [[Indian Library Association]] (ILA)
* [[Kerala Library Association]]
* Kerala Library Professionals Organization <ref>{{cite web |title=Homepage |url=https://www.kelpro.in/ |access-date=Dec 9, 2022 |website=Kerala Library Professionals Organization}}</ref>
* Medical Library Association of India
 
=== Indonesia ===
* {{ill|Indonesian Librarian Association|wd=Q12486299}} - IPI - Ikatan Pustakawan Indonesia
 
=== Japan ===
 
*{{ill|Japan Association of Private University Libraries|qid=Q56061971}}
*{{ill|Japan Association of Private University Libraries|qid=Q56061971}}
*[[Japan Library Association]]
*[[Japan Library Association]]
*[[Japan Medical Library Association]]
*[[Japan Medical Library Association]]
*Japan School Library Association
*{{Interlanguage link|Japan School Library Association|ja|全国学校図書館協議会}}
*Japan Special Libraries Association
*{{Interlanguage link|Japan Special Libraries Association|ja|専門図書館協議会}}
* Junior College Library Association (Japan)
* Junior College Library Association (Japan)
*[[Kerala Library Association]]
* {{Interlanguage link|Japan Art Documentation Society (JADS)|ja|アート・ドキュメンテーション学会}}
*Kerala Library Professionals Organization <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.kelpro.in/ |title=Homepage |website=Kerala Library Professionals Organization |access-date=Dec 9, 2022}}</ref>
 
*{{ill|Korean Library Association|qid=Q12623015}} (South Korea)
=== Malaysia ===
*{{ill|Librarians Association of Malaysia|qid=Q121154135}}
 
*Librarians Association of Metro Pampanga (LAMP)
* {{ill|Librarians Association of Malaysia|qid=Q121154135}}, ''Persatuan Pustakawan Malaysia''
*[[Library Association of Bangladesh]]
 
*Library Association of China (Taiwan)
=== Maldives ===
*[[Library Association of Singapore]]
 
* {{Interlanguage link|Maldives Library Association|qid=Q131375986}}
 
=== Mongolia ===
 
* Mongolian Library Association (MLA)<ref>{{Cite web |title=More than 800 Librarians Trained through the Project "Library Without Borders" |url=https://montsame.mn/en/read/333719 |access-date=2025-07-08 |website=MONTSAME News Agency |language=en}}</ref>
 
=== Nepal ===
 
* [[Nepal Library Association(NLA)|Nepal Library Association (NLA)]]
 
=== North Korea ===
 
* Library Association of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea)
* Library Association of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea)
*{{ill|Library Association of the Republic of China|qid=Q109828941}}
 
*{{ill|Macau Library and Information Management Association|qid=Q131379954}}
=== Pakistan ===
*{{ill|Maldives Library Association|qid=Q131375986}}
 
*Medical and Health Librarians Association of the Philippines
* National Library Association (Pakistan)
*Medical Library Association of India
*{{ill|Middle East Librarians Association|qid=Q100320015}}
*Mongolian Library Association (MLA)
* [[Nepal Library Association(NLA)|Nepal Library Association (NLA)]]
*Network of Academic Law Libraries, Inc. (NALL)
*[['''National Library Association''' (Pakistan)                                                       https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100071207072704 )]]
*[[Pakistan Library Association]]
*[[Pakistan Library Association]]
*Pakistan Librarians Welfare Organization
*Pakistan Librarians Welfare Organization
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*Philippine Association of Academic and Research Librarians
*Philippine Association of Academic and Research Librarians
*Pakistan Library Club
*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 Association of School Librarians, Inc.
*Philippine Group of Law Librarians, Inc.
*Philippine Group of Law Librarians, Inc.
*{{ill|Philippine Librarians Association|qid=Q121154979}}, Inc.
*{{ill|Philippine Librarians Association|qid=Q121154979}}, Inc.
*{{ill|Regional Federation of South Asian Library Associations|qid=Q131375845}}
*Philippine Association of Academic and Research Librarians
*Medical and Health Librarians Association of the Philippines
 
=== Singapore ===
 
* [[Library Association of Singapore]]
 
=== South Korea ===
 
* {{ill|Korean Library Association|qid=|ko|한국도서관협회}}
* Korean Public Library Association
* {{Interlanguage link|Korean Medical Library Association|qid=Q121686707}}
 
=== Sri Lanka ===
 
* [[Sri Lanka Library Association]]
 
=== Taiwan ===
 
* Library Association of the Republic of China (Taiwan)
* Taiwan Medical Library Association
 
=== Thailand ===
 
* {{ill|Thai Library Association|qid=Q131375580}}
 
=== Vietnam ===
 
* Việt Nam Library Association (VLA)
 
=== Unsorted ===
 
*Librarians Association of Metro Pampanga (LAMP)
*{{ill|Macau Library and Information Management Association|qid=Q131379954}}
*{{ill|Maldives Library Association|qid=Q131375986}}
*Network of Academic Law Libraries, Inc. (NALL)
*[[Sri Lanka Library Association]]
*[[Sri Lanka Library Association]]
*{{ill|Thai Library Association|qid=Q131375580}}
*Uzbekistan Library Association
*Turkish Librarians Association - Turkey
*Turkish Librarians Association - Turkey
*University and Research Librarians Association - Turkey
*University and Research Librarians Association - Turkey
*University of Peshawar Library & Information Science Alumni Association - Pakistan
*Telangana library student association(TLIBSA)
*Telangana library student association(TLIBSA)


==Caribbean & Latin America==
==Caribbean and Latin America==
*Argentinian Library Association
 
*[[Association of Caribbean University, Research and Institutional Libraries]] (ACURIL)
=== Regional ===
*Association of Librarians in the Jamaica Library Service (ALJAS)
 
*Asociación Bibliotecológica de Guatemala
* [[Association of Caribbean University, Research and Institutional Libraries|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
* {{Interlanguage link|Association of Graduate Librarians of the Argentinian Republic (ABGRA)|es|Asociación de Bibliotecarios Graduados de la República Argentina|qid=}}
* Argentinian Society for Information (SAI)
* {{Interlanguage link|Librarian Association of Córdoba|qid=Q83872009}}
 
=== 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 ===
 
* La Dirección de Bibliotecas, Archivos y Museos (DIBAM)
* {{Interlanguage link|College of Librarians of Chile|es|College of Librarians of Chile}}, ''Colegio de Bibliotecarios de Chile''
 
=== Colombia ===
 
* {{ill|Colombian Library Association (ASCOLBI)|qid=Q117293877}}
* Fundación Universitaria Compensar
* Fundación Universitaria del Área Andina
 
=== Costa Rica ===
 
* Colegio de Profesionales en Bibliotecología de Costa Rica (COPROBI)
 
=== Cuba ===
 
* {{Interlanguage link|Cuban Association of Librarians (ASCUBI)|es|Asociación Cubana de Bibliotecarios|ca|Associació Cubana de Bibliotecaris}}
 
=== Dominica ===
 
* Dominica Library & Information Society
 
=== El Salvador ===
 
* Asociación de Bibliotecarios de El Salvador (ABES)
* {{ill|Librarian Association of El Salvador|qid=Q121287788}}
 
=== Guatemala ===
 
* FILGUA in Guatemala
 
* Asociación Bibliotecológica de Guatemala
 
*Comité de Cooperación entre Bibliotecas Universitarias de Guatemala
 
=== Haiti ===
 
* Fondation Connaissance et Liberté (FOKAL)
 
=== Honduras ===
 
* {{ill|Honduran Association of Librarians and Documentalists|qid=Q125504752 }}
 
=== Jamaica ===
 
* {{ill|Library and Information Association of Jamaica (LIAJA)|qid=Q124287602}}
* 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 de Bibliotecarios Escolares de Puerto Rico
*[[Asociación Mexicana de Bibliotecarios]] (AMBAC)
*[[Asociación Mexicana de Bibliotecarios]] (AMBAC)
*Asociación Paraguaya de Gestores de la Información (APGI)
*[[Brazilian Federation of Associations of Librarians, Information Scientists and Institutions]] (FEBAB)
*[[Brazilian Federation of Associations of Librarians, Information Scientists and Institutions]] (FEBAB)
*Caribbean Association of Law Libraries (CARALL)
*Cayman Islands Information Professionals (CIIP)
*Cayman Islands Information Professionals (CIIP)
* {{ill|Colegio de Bibliotecarios de Chile (Chile)|qid=Q95421291}}
* {{ill|Colegio Nacional de Bibliotecarios, A.C. (México)|qid=Q108081066}}
* {{ill|Colegio Nacional de Bibliotecarios, A.C. (México)|qid=Q108081066}}
* {{ill|Colombian Library Association (ASCOLBI)|qid=Q117293877}}
*Comité de Cooperación entre Bibliotecas Universitarias de Guatemala
*{{ill|Honduran Association of Librarians and Documentalists|qid=Q125504752 }}
* {{ill|Librarian Association of El Salvador|qid=Q121287788}}
* {{ill|Library and Information Association of Jamaica (LIAJA)|qid=Q124287602}}
*Library Association of Trinidad and Tobago (LATT)
*Library Association of Barbados (LAB)
*Library Association of Bermuda (LAB)
* {{ill|Sociedad de Bibliotecarios de Puerto Rico (SBPR)|qid=Q121144457}}
* {{ill|Sociedad de Bibliotecarios de Puerto Rico (SBPR)|qid=Q121144457}}
==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
* {{Interlanguage link|Library Association of the Republic of Kazakhstan (BARK)|ru|Библиотечная ассоциация Республики Казахстан}}
=== Kyrgyz Republic ===
* Kyrgyzstan Library Information Consortium (KLIC)
=== Tajikistan ===
* Library Society of Tajikistan
=== Uzbekistan ===
* Uzbekistan Library Association


==Europe==
==Europe==
*Anatolian University Libraries Consortium (ANKOS), Turkey<ref name="auto"/>
 
*Art Libraries Association
=== Regional ===
*[[ASLIB]] (UK); formerly 'Association of Special Libraries and Information Bureaux (ASLIB)'
 
*Association of Andalusian Librarians (Spain)
* [[Association of European Research Libraries]] (LIBER)
*Association of Church Librarians in Spain
 
* [[Association of European Research Libraries]] ({{langx|fr|Ligue des Bibliothèques Européennes de Recherche}} (LIBER))
* [[Consortium of European Research Libraries]] (CERL)
*Association of French Librarians
* {{Interlanguage link|ARLIS Norden|qid=Q121246997}}
*Association of Greek Librarians & Information Scientists
* [[European Theological Libraries]] (BETH)
* {{ill|Association of Hungarian Librarians|qid=Q1162048}}
 
*Association of information and documentation professionals, ADBS, formerly the '''Association of specialized librarians and librarians''' (French)
=== Armenia ===
* {{ill|Association of Libraries of Czech Universities|qid=Q56064686}}
 
*[[Association of Library and Information Professionals of the Czech Republic]]
* Digital Library Association of Armenia
*Association of Valencian Librarians (ABV) (Spain)
 
* {{ill|Austrian Association of Librarians|qid=Q2515136}}
=== Austria ===
* {{ill|Austrian Library Association|qid=Q1020349}}
 
*[[Bavarian Library Network]] (BVB)
* {{ill|Austrian Association of Librarians|qid=|de|Vereinigung Österreichischer Bibliothekarinnen und Bibliothekare}}
* {{ill|Austrian Library Association|qid=|de| Büchereiverband Österreichs|ja| オーストリア図書館協会}}
 
=== Belarus ===
 
* {{ill|Belarusian Library Association|qid=Q106936790}}
* {{ill|Belarusian Library Association|qid=Q106936790}}
*[[Belgian Association for Documentation]]
 
*[[British and Irish Association of Law Librarians]]
=== Belgium ===
 
* [[Belgian Association for Documentation]]
* {{Interlanguage link|Brussels Libraries|nl|Brusselse bibliotheken}}
* {{Interlanguage link|Flemish Association for Libraries, Archives, and Documentation|qid=Q43140783}}
 
=== Bosnia and Herzegovina ===
 
* Society of Librarians of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
 
=== Bulgaria ===
 
* {{ill|Bulgarian Library Association|qid=Q121287699}}
* {{ill|Bulgarian Library Association|qid=Q121287699}}
*[[Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals]] (CILIP), formerly the '''Library Association''' and the''' Institute of Information Scientists''' (UK)
 
* {{ill|Col·legi Oficial de Bibliotecaris-Documentalistes de Catalunya (COBDC)|qid=Q11914769}}
=== Croatia ===
*[[Consortium of European Research Libraries]] (CERL)
 
* {{ill|Croatian Library Association|qid=Q56159516}}
* {{ill|Croatian Library Association|qid=Q56159516}}
*Cyprus Association of Librarians – Information Scientists (CALIS)
* {{Interlanguage link|Croatian Association of Theological and Church Libraries|qid=Q124136767}}
* {{ill|Danish Library Association|qid=Q12307208}}
 
=== Czechia ===
 
*{{ill|Association of Libraries of Czech Universities|qid=Q56064686}}
*[[Association of Library and Information Professionals of the Czech Republic]]
*{{ill|The Czech Republic Libraries Association (SDRUK ČR)|qid=|cs|Sdružení knihoven ČR}}
 
=== Denmark ===
 
*{{ill|Danish Library Association|qid=|da|Danmarks Biblioteksforening}}
*[[Danish Union of Librarians]]
*[[Danish Union of Librarians]]
*Digital Library Association of Armenia
*{{Interlanguage link|German Library Center and Central Library Aabenraa|de|Deutsche Büchereizentrale und Zentralbücherei Apenrade}}
*Dutch Association of University Libraries, the Royal Library and the Library of the Royal Dutch Academy of Science
*{{Interlanguage link|Municipal Association for Educational Learning Centres|qid=Q66831094}}
*Dutch National Association of Public Libraries
 
*Education and Libraries Association (Spain)
=== Estonia ===
* {{ill|Estonian Librarians Association|qid=Q16410457}}
 
*European Association for Health Information and Libraries (EAHIL)
* {{ill|Estonian Librarians Association|qid=|et|Eesti Raamatukoguhoidjate Ühing}}
*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'''
=== Finland ===
*European Association of Sinological Librarians (EASL)
 
*[[European Bureau of Library, Information and Documentation Associations]] (EBLIDA)
* {{Interlanguage link|Bibliothecarii Medicinae Fenniae|qid=Q121245609}}, Association of Medical Librarians
*Federation Union of German Library and Information Associations
* {{ill|Finland's Swedish Library Association|qid=Q121143507}}
* {{ill|Finland's Swedish Library Association|qid=Q121143507}}
* {{ill|Finnish Library Association|qid=Q11895042}}
* {{ill|Finnish Library Association|qid=|fi|Suomen kirjastoseura}}
*Finnish Music Library Association
*Finnish Music Library Association
* {{ill|Finnish Research Library Association|qid=Q11895133}}
* {{ill|Finnish Research Library Association|qid=Q11895133}}
*Galician Library Association (ABG) (Spain)
* {{Interlanguage link|Finnish Theological Library Association|qid=Q102225839}}
* {{Interlanguage link|Finnish University Libraries’ Network (FUN)|qid=Q125694479}}
 
=== 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 Association of Information Specialists
* {{ill|Georgian Library Association|qid=Q56230271}}
* {{ill|Georgian Library Association|qid=Q56230271}}
*German Library Association  
 
=== Germany ===
 
* [[Bavarian Library Network]] (BVB)
* {{Interlanguage link|Library & Information Germany (BID)|de|Bibliothek & Information Deutschland}}
* [[Association of German Librarians]]
* {{Interlanguage link|Association of Archives and Libraries in the Protestant Church (AABevK)|de|Association of Archives and Libraries in the Protestant Church}}
 
=== Greece ===
 
* Association of Greek Librarians & Information Scientists
 
=== Hungary ===
 
* {{ill|Association of Hungarian Librarians|qid=|hu|Magyar Könyvtárosok Egyesülete}}
* {{Interlanguage link|Union of Ecclesiastical Libraries|qid=Q102226690}}
 
=== Iceland ===
 
* {{ill|Icelandic Library and Information Science Association|qid=Q121144651}}
* {{ill|Icelandic Library and Information Science Association|qid=Q121144651}}
*Italian Library Association
 
*Latvian Librarians Association
=== Ireland ===
*Library & Information Science Promotion Society (India)
 
*[[Library Association of Ireland]]
* {{Interlanguage link|Association of British Theological and Philosophical Libraries|qid=Q102226869}}
* {{ill|Lithuanian Librarian's Association|qid=Q16458808}}
* [[Library Association of Ireland]]
*[[M25 Consortium of Academic Libraries]]
 
*[[Malta Library and Information Association]]
=== Italy ===
*Navarrese Association of Librarians (ASNABI) (Spain)
 
* {{Interlanguage link|Italian Library Association|it|Associazione italiana biblioteche}}
* {{Interlanguage link|South Tyrol Library Association|de|Bibliotheksverband Südtirol}}
 
=== Kosovo ===
 
* Association of Librarians of Kosovo
* Association of Electronic Libraries in Kosova (AELK)
 
=== Latvia ===
 
* Latvian Librarians Association<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-10-10 |title=Library Association of Latvia {{!}} PreventionWeb |url=https://www.preventionweb.net/organization/library-association-latvia |access-date=2025-07-08 |website=www.preventionweb.net |language=en}}</ref>
 
=== Lithuania ===
 
* {{ill|Lithuanian Librarian's Association|qid=|lt|Lietuvos bibliotekininkų draugija|pl|Lietuvos bibliotekininkų draugija}}
 
=== Luxembourg ===
 
* {{Interlanguage link|Association of Luxembourg Librarians, Archivists and Documentalists|lb|Associatioun vun de Lëtzebuerger Bibliothekären, Archivisten an Dokumentalisten}}
* {{Interlanguage link|Luxembourgish Public Library Association|qid=Q125542191}}
 
=== Malta ===
 
* [[Malta Library and Information Association]]
 
=== Moldova ===
 
* {{Interlanguage link|Association of Librarians from the Republic of Moldova|qid=Q56247951}}, ''Asociaţia Bibliotecarilor din Republica Moldova''
 
=== Netherlands ===
 
* {{Interlanguage link|Association for Theological Librarianship|qid=Q102226707}}
* Dutch Association of University Libraries, the Royal Library and the Library of the Royal Dutch Academy of Science
* Dutch National Association of Public Libraries
* {{Interlanguage link|European Association for Health Information and Libraries|3=|qid=Q52619487}}
* {{Interlanguage link|European Bureau of Library, Information and Documentation Associations|qid=Q1376383}}
* {{Interlanguage link|International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions|qid=Q1334284}}
* {{ill|Netherlands Public Library Association|qid=Q104176156}}
* {{ill|Netherlands Public Library Association|qid=Q104176156}}
* {{ill|Norwegian Association of Special Libraries|qid=Q19383890}}
* {{Interlanguage link|Royal Dutch Association of Information Professionals|nl|Koninklijke Nederlandse Vereniging van Informatieprofessionals}}
* {{ill|Norwegian Library Association|qid=Q2913095}}
 
*Norwegian Union of Librarians
=== North Macedonia ===
 
* INNOVA Lib<ref>{{Cite web |last=richards |date=2014-01-17 |title=Macedonian public library association formed {{!}} IFLA Public Libraries Section Blog |url=https://blogs.ifla.org/public-libraries/2014/01/17/macedonian-public-library-association-formed/ |access-date=2025-07-08 |language=en-US}}</ref>
* Library Association of Macedonia<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Gjalevska |first=Zaklina |date=2014-01-01 |title=Libraries and Librarianship in the Republic of Macedonia |url=https://www.academia.edu/130308238/Libraries_and_Librarianship_in_the_Republic_of_Macedonia |journal=Library Trends |doi=10.1353/LIB.2014.0040}}</ref>
 
=== Norway ===
 
* {{Interlanguage link|Forum for Theological and Religious Sciences Libraries|qid=Q102226723}}
* {{Interlanguage link|Norwegian Librarian Association|nn|Norsk Bibliotekforening|no|Norsk Bibliotekforening}}
* {{Interlanguage link|Norwegian Association of Special Libraries|no|Norsk fagbibliotekforening}}
 
=== Poland ===
 
* {{ill|Polish Librarians Association|qid=Q9346174}}
* {{ill|Polish Librarians Association|qid=Q9346174}}
* {{ill|Portuguese Association of Librarians, Archivists and Documentalists|qid=Q72743273}}
* {{Interlanguage link|Polish Association of Libraries|qid=Q125808330}}
*[[Private Libraries Association]] (UK)
 
=== Portugal ===
 
* {{ill|Portuguese Association of Librarians, Archivists and Documentation Professionals|qid=Q72743273}}
 
=== Romania ===
 
* {{ill|Romanian Library Association|qid=Q74434209}}
* {{Interlanguage link|National Association of Public Librarians and Libraries in Romania|qid=Q101513018}}
 
=== Russia ===
 
* {{ill|Russian Library Association|qid=|ru|Российская библиотечная ассоциация}}
* {{Interlanguage link|Library Assembly of Eurasia|ru|Библиотечная Ассамблея Евразии}}
 
=== Serbia ===
 
* {{Interlanguage link|Association of University Libraries in Serbia|qid=Q98821991}}
 
=== Slovakia ===
 
* {{Interlanguage link|Slovak Library Association|qid=Q101578915}}
 
=== Slovenia ===
 
* {{Interlanguage link|Association of Public Libraries|qid=Q49282749}}
* {{ill|Slovenian Library Association|qid=|sl|Zveza bibliotekarskih društev Slovenije}}
 
=== Spain ===
 
* Association of Andalusian Librarians
*Association of Church Librarians in Spain
*Association of Valencian Librarians (ABV) (Spain)
*{{ill|Col·legi Oficial de Bibliotecaris-Documentalistes de Catalunya (COBDC)|qid=Q11914769}}
 
* Education and Libraries Association (Spain)
* [[Malta Library and Information Association]]
*Navarrese Association of Librarians (ASNABI) (Spain)
*Galician Library Association (ABG) (Spain)
*{{ill|Spanish Federation of Societies of Archivist, Librarians, Documentalist and Museology (FESABID)|qid=Q23067899}}
*Professional Association of Information Specialists (APEI) (Spain)
*Professional Association of Information Specialists (APEI) (Spain)
* {{ill|Russian Library Association|qid=Q4397955}}
*[[Asociación de Estados Iberoamericanos para el Desarrollo de las Bibliotecas Nacionales de Iberoamérica]]
* {{ill|Romanian Library Association|qid=Q74434209}}
 
=== Sweden ===
 
* {{Interlanguage link|Network for Theological Libraries in Sweden|qid=Q102226809}}
* {{ill|Swedish Library Association|qid=|no|Svensk Biblioteksförening|sv|Svensk biblioteksförening}}
 
=== Switzerland ===
 
* Swiss Association Library & Information Management (SLI)
 
=== Turkey ===
 
* Turkish University and Research Librarians' Association (UNAK)
* {{ill|Turkish Librarians' Association (TKDt)|qid=Q52660310}}
 
*Anatolian University Libraries Consortium (ANKOS), Turkey<ref name="auto" />
 
=== Ukraine ===
 
* {{ill|Ukrainian Library Association|qid=|uk|Українська бібліотечна асоціація}}
 
=== 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)
*[[School Library Association]] (UK)
* {{ill|Slovenian Library Association|qid=Q12806827}}
*[[M25 Consortium of Academic Libraries]]
* {{ill|Spanish Federation of Societies of Archivist, Librarians, Documentalist and Museology (FESABID)|qid=Q23067899}}
*[[Private Libraries Association]] (UK)
* {{ill|Swedish Library Association|qid=Q10684791}}
*{{Interlanguage link|CILIP Cymru Wales|qid=Q56180307}}
*Swiss Association Library & Information Management (SLI)
 
* {{ill|Ukrainian Library Association|qid=Q12163777}}
== Southwest and West Asia ==
* {{ill|The Czech Republic Libraries Association (SDRUK ČR)|qid=Q106192307)}}
 
*Turkish University and Research Librarians' Association (UNAK)
=== Regional ===
* {{ill|Turkish Librarians' Association (TKDt)|qid=Q52660310}}
* [[Middle East Librarians Association (MELA)]]
* IFLA Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Regional Division
* [[Special Libraries Association|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 ===
 
* {{Interlanguage link|Cyprus Association of Librarians - Information Scientists (CALIS)|qid=Q121143675}}
 
=== 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 ===
 
* {{Interlanguage link|Lebanese Library Association (LLA)|qid=Q121144875}}
 
=== Oman ===
 
* Omani Library Association (OLA)
* Omani Association for Libraries and Information
* (LMA) The Library Monitor Association (Student-run Association)
 
=== Palestine ===
 
* Librarians and Archivists with Palestine
 
=== Qatar ===
 
* Library and Information Association in Qatar (LIA-Q)
 
=== Saudi Arabia ===
 
* [[Libraries Commission (Saudi Arabia)|Libraries Commission]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-08-23 |title=Saudi Ministry of Culture launches first library association |url=https://arab.news/j2yna |access-date=2025-07-03 |website=Arab News |language=en}}</ref>
 
=== Syria ===
 
* Libraries and Documents Association of Syria
* Syrian Library Association
 
=== Turkey ===
 
* {{Interlanguage link|Turkish Librarian's Association (TKD)|tr|Türk Kütüphaneciler Derneği}}, ''Türk Kütüphaneciler Derneği''
* {{Interlanguage link|Anatolian University Library Consortium Association (ANKOS)|qid=Q56100999}}
* 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==
==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)]]
* {{ill|Canadian Association of Law Libraries / Association Canadienne des Bibliothèques de Droit (CALL / ACBD)|qid=Q59394236)}}
* {{ill|The Canadian Association of Professional Academic Librarians / L’Association Canadienne des Bibliothécaires en Enseignement Supérieur (CAPAL / ACBAP)|qid=Q104481404}}
*[[Canadian Association of Research Libraries|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|Canadian Health Libraries Association / Association des bibliothèques de la santé du Canada (CHLA / ABSC)]]
*[[Canadian Federation of Library Associations|Canadian Federation of Library Associations/Fédération canadienne des associations de bibliothèques (CFLA-FCAB)]]
*Corporation des bibliothécaires professionnels du Québec (CBPQ)
*{{ill|L'association des bibliothécaires du Québec/Quebec Library Association|qid=Q110974468}}
*{{ill|Library Association of Alberta (LAA)|qid=Q122216642}}
*{{ill|British Columbia Library Association (BCLA)|qid=Q122216637}}
*Newfoundland and Labrador Library Association (NLLA)
=== Mexico ===
* [[Asociación Mexicana de Bibliotecarios]], A.C. (AMBAC)
* {{Interlanguage link|National College of Librarians (CNB)|qid=Q108081066}}, ''Colegio Nacional de Bibliotecarios''
* Association of Librarians of Baja California
* {{Interlanguage link|Mexican Association of Private Archives and Libraries, A.C. (AMABPAC)|qid=Q82805125}}, ''Asociación Mexicana de Archivos y Bibliotecas Privados, A.C.''
* Asociación Latinoamericana de Archivos (ALA)
=== United States ===
{{further|List of U.S. state library associations}}
{{further|List of U.S. state library associations}}


Most state library associations publish a journal.<ref>Janelle Zetty (2023) Current and Historical Publication Trends of
Most United States state library associations publish a journal.<ref>Janelle Zetty (2023) Current and Historical Publication Trends of
State Library Association Journals and Newsletters, ''Serials Review'', 49:3-4, 84-91</ref>
State Library Association Journals and Newsletters, ''Serials Review'', 49:3-4, 84-91</ref>


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* [[Association of Christian Librarians (ACL)]]
* [[Association of Christian Librarians (ACL)]]
*[[Association of College and Research Libraries]] (ACRL)
*[[Association of College and Research Libraries]] (ACRL)
*[[Association of Jewish Libraries]]
*Association of Library Professionals (ALP)
*[[Association of Research Libraries]] (ARL)
*[[Association of Research Libraries]] (ARL)
* {{ill|Association of Southeastern Research Libraries (ASERL)|qid=Q76609335}}
* {{ill|Association of Southeastern Research Libraries (ASERL)|qid=Q76609335}}
*Atlantic Provinces Library Association (APLA)
*Atlantic Provinces Library Association (APLA)
* {{ill|British Columbia Library Association (BCLA)|qid=Q122216637}}
*[[Border Regional Library Association]] (BRLA)
*[[Border Regional Library Association]] (BRLA)
*[[Boston Library Consortium]] (BLC)
*[[Boston Library Consortium]] (BLC)
*Cache Valley Library Association (CVLA)
*Cache Valley Library Association (CVLA)
*Canadian Association for School Libraries
*[[Canadian Association for Information Science (CAIS-ACSI)]]
* {{ill|Canadian Association of Law Libraries / Association Canadienne des Bibliothèques de Droit (CALL / ACBD)|qid=Q59394236)}}
* {{ill|The Canadian Association of Professional Academic Librarians / L’Association Canadienne des Bibliothécaires en Enseignement Supérieur (CAPAL / ACBAP)|qid=Q104481404}}
*[[Canadian Association of Research Libraries|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|Canadian Health Libraries Association / Association des bibliothèques de la santé du Canada (CHLA / ABSC)]]
*[[Canadian Federation of Library Associations|Canadian Federation of Library Associations/Fédération canadienne des associations de bibliothèques (CFLA-FCAB)]]
*[https://www.cathla.org Catholic Library Association] <ref>Sister Consolata Maria Dunleavy, S.S.J. (1964). "The History of the Catholic Library Association, 1921-1961. Dissertation, Catholic University of America.</ref>
*[https://www.cathla.org Catholic Library Association] <ref>Sister Consolata Maria Dunleavy, S.S.J. (1964). "The History of the Catholic Library Association, 1921-1961. Dissertation, Catholic University of America.</ref>
*[[Chinese American Librarians Association]]
*[[Chinese American Librarians Association]]
*{{Interlanguage link|Center for the Future of Libraries|qid=Q131337380}}
*Church and Synagogue Library Association
*Church and Synagogue Library Association
*Corporation des bibliothécaires professionnels du Québec (CBPQ)
*Evangelical Church Library Association
*Evangelical Church Library Association
* {{ill|Fédération des milieux documentaires (FMD)|qid=Q56318335}}
* {{ill|Fédération des milieux documentaires (FMD)|qid=Q56318335}}
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*Foothills Library Association
*Foothills Library Association
*Greater Edmonton Library Association
*Greater Edmonton Library Association
* {{ill|L'association des bibliothécaires du Québec/Quebec Library Association|qid=Q110974468}}
* {{ill|Library Association of Alberta (LAA)|qid=Q122216642}}
* {{ill|Library Association of Alberta (LAA)|qid=Q122216642}}
*[[Library Information Technology Association]] (LITA)
*[[Library Information Technology Association]] (LITA)
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*[[Music Library Association]]
*[[Music Library Association]]
*[[New England Library Association]]
*[[New England Library Association]]
*Newfoundland and Labrador Library Association (NLLA)
*[[NASIG|North American Serials Interest Group]] (NASIG)
*[[NASIG|North American Serials Interest Group]] (NASIG)
*Nova Scotia Library Association (NSLA)
*Nova Scotia Library Association (NSLA)
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*[[Ontario Library Association]] (OLA)
*[[Ontario Library Association]] (OLA)
*[[Pacific Northwest Library Association]]
*[[Pacific Northwest Library Association]]
*Patent and Trademark Depository Library Association
*[https://ptrca.org/ Patent and Trademark Resource Center Association] (PTRCA)
*Polish American Librarians Association (PALA)
*Polish American Librarians Association (PALA)
*[[Public Library Association]]
*[[Public Library Association]]
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==Oceania==
==Oceania==
*Australian and New Zealand Theological Library Association
 
*[[Australian Law Librarians' Association]]
=== Regional ===
*[[Australian Library and Information Association]]
 
* [[Australian and New Zealand Theological Library Association]] (ANZTLA)
* Association of Parliamentary Librarians of Asia and the Pacific (APLAP)
* {{Interlanguage link|Pacific Islands Association of Libraries, Archives, and Museums (PIALA)|qid=Q131379834}}
* Conference of Directors of National Libraries in Asia and Oceania (CDNLAO)
* [[International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions|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
*Australian School Library Association (NSW)
*Australian School Library Association (NSW)
*[[LIANZA|Library and Information Association of New Zealand]] operating as LIANZA
* Pacific Islands Association of Libraries and Archives
*School Library Association of New Zealand Aotearoa
*School Library Association of South Australia (SLASA)
*School Library Association of South Australia (SLASA)
*School Library Association of Victoria
*School Library Association of Victoria
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*Public Libraries NSW - Country (formerly Country Public Libraries Association NSW)
*Public Libraries NSW - Country (formerly Country Public Libraries Association NSW)
*Metropolitan 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)
* [[LIANZA|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 of New Zealand|Public Libraries New Zealand]]
=== Palau ===
* Palau Association of Libraries (PAL)
=== Samoa ===
* Library Association of Samoa<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gartley |first=Elizabeth |date=2014 |title=Toward a global information culture in Samoa |url=https://worldlibraries.dom.edu/index.php/worldlib/article/download/522/479?inline=1 |access-date=2025-07-02 |website=World Libraries, ISSN 2155-7896 |language=en}}</ref>
=== Tonga ===
* Tonga Library Association (ACT)
=== Vanuatu ===
*Vanuatu Library Association (VLA)


==See also==
==See also==
*[[History of Public Library Advocacy]]
*[[History of Public Library Advocacy]]
*[[Public Library Advocacy]]
*[[Public Library Advocacy]]
*[[List of national and state libraries]]
*[[List of library consortia]]


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Library-related organizations| ]]
[[Category:Library-related organizations| ]]
[[Category:Library associations]]
[[Category:Lists of organizations]]

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Template:Short description 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

Political and social

Religious

Topic

Misc.

Africa

Regional

Botswana

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

Ethiopia

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

Ghana

Guinea

  • Guinean Association for Sustainable Development Awake

Kenya

Lesotho

Libya

  • Libyan Association for Libraries Information and Archives

Malawi

Mauritius

  • Mauritius Council of Registered Librarians (MCRL)

Namibia

Nigeria

Senegal

  • Template:Interlanguage link, 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

The Gambia

Tunisia

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

Uganda

Zambia

Zimbabwe

East Asia, Southeast Asia, and South Asia

Regional

Bangladesh

Cambodia

  • Cambodian Librarians and Documentation Professionals Association

China

  • China Society for Library Science
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  • Library Society of China
  • Macau Library and Information Management Association

Hong Kong

India

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Indonesia

Japan

Malaysia

Maldives

Mongolia

  • Mongolian Library Association (MLA)[20]

Nepal

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.
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  • Philippine Association of Academic and Research Librarians
  • Medical and Health Librarians Association of the Philippines

Singapore

South Korea

Sri Lanka

Taiwan

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

Thailand

Vietnam

  • Việt Nam Library Association (VLA)

Unsorted

  • Librarians Association of Metro Pampanga (LAMP)
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  • 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

Antigua and Barbuda

  • Barbuda Library Association
  • Library Association of Antigua and Barbuda

Argentina

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

Chile

Colombia

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  • 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)
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Guatemala

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

Haiti

  • Fondation Connaissance et Liberté (FOKAL)

Honduras

Jamaica

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  • 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

Central Asia

Regional

Kazakhstan

Kyrgyz Republic

  • Kyrgyzstan Library Information Consortium (KLIC)

Tajikistan

  • Library Society of Tajikistan

Uzbekistan

  • Uzbekistan Library Association

Europe

Regional

Armenia

  • Digital Library Association of Armenia

Austria

Belarus

Belgium

Bosnia and Herzegovina

  • Society of Librarians of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bulgaria

Croatia

Czechia

Denmark

Estonia

Finland

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
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Germany

Greece

  • Association of Greek Librarians & Information Scientists

Hungary

Iceland

Ireland

Italy

Kosovo

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

Latvia

  • Latvian Librarians Association[21]

Lithuania

Luxembourg

Malta

Moldova

Netherlands

North Macedonia

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

Norway

Poland

Portugal

Romania

Russia

Serbia

Slovakia

Slovenia

Spain

  • Association of Andalusian Librarians
  • Association of Church Librarians in Spain
  • Association of Valencian Librarians (ABV) (Spain)
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Sweden

Switzerland

  • Swiss Association Library & Information Management (SLI)

Turkey

  • Turkish University and Research Librarians' Association (UNAK)
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  • Anatolian University Libraries Consortium (ANKOS), Turkey[8]

Ukraine

United Kingdom (UK)

Southwest and West Asia

Regional

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

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

Oman

  • Omani Library Association (OLA)
  • Omani Association for Libraries and Information
  • (LMA) The Library Monitor Association (Student-run Association)

Palestine

  • Librarians and Archivists with Palestine

Qatar

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

Saudi Arabia

Syria

  • Libraries and Documents Association of Syria
  • Syrian Library Association

Turkey

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

Canada

Mexico

United States

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Oceania

Regional

Australia

Fiji

  • Fiji Library Association (FLA)

Hawai'i

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

Palau

  • Palau Association of Libraries (PAL)

Samoa

  • Library Association of Samoa[28]

Tonga

  • Tonga Library Association (ACT)

Vanuatu

  • Vanuatu Library Association (VLA)

See also

References

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