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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==

=== Academic ===

* [[Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals]]

* [[Canadian Library Association]]

* [[International Association of University Libraries]]

* [[Australian Library and Information Association]]

* {{ill|International Association of School Librarianship|qid=Q98929428}}

* [[American Library Association]]

* [[International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions]]

=== Political and social ===

* [[Council on Library and Information Resources]]

* [[American Society for Information Science and Technology]]

* [[SpecialInformation Libraryfor AssociationSocial Change]]

* Librarians for Fairness

* [[Medical Library Association]]

* [[Association ofProgressive Librarians in the Jamaica Library ServiceGuild]]

* [[Library and Information Association of Jamaica]]

=== Religious ===

* [http://www.aallnet.org/ American Association of Law Libraries]

* [[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]]

* {{ill|Association internationale francophone des bibliothécaires et documentalistes (AIFBD)|qid=Q2867832}}

*[[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)

* {{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}}

=== 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]]

=== Guinea ===

* Guinean Association for Sustainable Development Awake

=== Kenya ===

* {{Interlanguage link|Kenya Library Association|qid=Q125581117}}

=== Lesotho ===

* {{ill|Lesotho Library Association|qid=Q121156094}}

=== Libya ===

* 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}}

=== 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>

=== Tanzania ===

* {{Interlanguage link|Tanzania Library and Information Association (TLA)|qid=Q125581366}}

* East African Community

=== The Gambia ===

* {{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

*Chhattisgarh Information and Library Association (CGILA)

*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>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>

=== 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

* {{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 ===

* Indonesian Librarian Association - IPI - Ikatan Pustakawan Indonesia

=== Japan ===

*{{ill|Japan Association of Private University Libraries|qid=Q56061971}}

*[[Japan Library Association]]

*[[Japan Medical Library Association]]

*{{Interlanguage link|Japan School Library Association|ja|全国学校図書館協議会}}

*{{Interlanguage link|Japan Special Libraries Association|ja|専門図書館協議会}}

* Junior College Library Association (Japan)

* {{Interlanguage link|Japan Art Documentation Society (JADS)|ja|アート・ドキュメンテーション学会}}

=== Malaysia ===

* {{ill|Librarians Association of Malaysia|qid=Q121154135}}, ''Persatuan Pustakawan Malaysia''

=== Maldives ===

* {{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)

=== 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.

*{{ill|Philippine Librarians Association|qid=Q121154979}}, Inc.

*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]]

*Turkish Librarians Association - Turkey

*University and Research Librarians Association - Turkey

*Telangana library student association(TLIBSA)

==Caribbean and Latin America==

=== Regional ===

* [[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 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)

* {{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 Mexicana de Bibliotecarios]] (AMBAC)

*[[Brazilian Federation of Associations of Librarians, Information Scientists and Institutions]] (FEBAB)

*Cayman Islands Information Professionals (CIIP)

* {{ill|Colegio Nacional de Bibliotecarios, A.C. (México)|qid=Q108081066}}

* {{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==

=== Regional ===

* [[Association of European Research Libraries]] (LIBER)

* [[Consortium of European Research Libraries]] (CERL)

* {{Interlanguage link|ARLIS Norden|qid=Q121246997}}

* [[European Theological Libraries]] (BETH)

=== Armenia ===

* Digital Library Association of Armenia

=== Austria ===

* {{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}}

=== 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}}

=== Croatia ===

* {{ill|Croatian Library Association|qid=Q56159516}}

* {{Interlanguage link|Croatian Association of Theological and Church Libraries|qid=Q124136767}}

=== 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]]

*{{Interlanguage link|German Library Center and Central Library Aabenraa|de|Deutsche Büchereizentrale und Zentralbücherei Apenrade}}

*{{Interlanguage link|Municipal Association for Educational Learning Centres|qid=Q66831094}}

=== Estonia ===

* {{ill|Estonian Librarians Association|qid=|et|Eesti Raamatukoguhoidjate Ühing}}

=== Finland ===

* {{Interlanguage link|Bibliothecarii Medicinae Fenniae|qid=Q121245609}}, Association of Medical Librarians

* {{ill|Finland's Swedish Library Association|qid=Q121143507}}

* {{ill|Finnish Library Association|qid=|fi|Suomen kirjastoseura}}

*Finnish Music Library Association

* {{ill|Finnish Research Library Association|qid=Q11895133}}

* {{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

* {{ill|Georgian Library Association|qid=Q56230271}}

=== 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}}

=== Ireland ===

* {{Interlanguage link|Association of British Theological and Philosophical Libraries|qid=Q102226869}}

* [[Library Association of Ireland]]

=== Italy ===

* {{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}}

* {{Interlanguage link|Royal Dutch Association of Information Professionals|nl|Koninklijke Nederlandse Vereniging van Informatieprofessionals}}

=== 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}}

* {{Interlanguage link|Polish Association of Libraries|qid=Q125808330}}

=== 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)

*[[Asociación de Estados Iberoamericanos para el Desarrollo de las Bibliotecas Nacionales de Iberoamérica]]

=== 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)

*[[M25 Consortium of Academic Libraries]]

*[[Private Libraries Association]] (UK)

*{{Interlanguage link|CILIP Cymru Wales|qid=Q56180307}}

== Southwest and West Asia ==

=== Regional ===

* [[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

=== 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==

=== 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}}

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>

*[[American Library Association]] (ALA)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ala.org/ |title=Homepage |website=American Library Association |access-date=May 10, 2022}}</ref>

*[[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]]

* {{ill|Association des bibliothèques publiques du Québec (ABPQ)|qid=Q56304752}}

*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)

* {{ill|Association of Southeastern Research Libraries (ASERL)|qid=Q76609335}}

*Atlantic Provinces Library Association (APLA)

*[[Border Regional Library Association]] (BRLA)

*[[Boston Library Consortium]] (BLC)

*Cache Valley Library Association (CVLA)

*[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]]

*{{Interlanguage link|Center for the Future of Libraries|qid=Q131337380}}

*Church and Synagogue Library Association

*Evangelical Church Library Association

* {{ill|Fédération des milieux documentaires (FMD)|qid=Q56318335}}

*Florida Association for Media in Education

*Foothills Library Association

*Greater Edmonton Library Association

* {{ill|Library Association of Alberta (LAA)|qid=Q122216642}}

*[[Library Information Technology Association]] (LITA)

*Lubbock Area Library Association

*Major Orchestra Librarians' Association

* {{ill|Manitoba Library Association (MLA)|qid=Q122216643}}

*[[Medical Library Association]]

*[[Metrolina Library Association]]

*[[Metropolitan New York Library Council|Metropolitan New York Library Council (METRO)]]

*Mohave Library Alliance

*[[Mountain Plains Library Association]]

*[[Music Library Association]]

*[[New England Library Association]]

*[[NASIG|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)

* {{ill|Theatre Library Association|qid=Q12872446}}

*[[United States Agricultural Information Network]]

* {{ill|Urban Libraries Council|qid=Q54833625}}

*USA Toy Library Association

*[[Western Association of Map Libraries]]

* {{ill|Yukon Library Association|qid=Q122216649}}

==Oceania==

=== Regional ===

* [[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 (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)

* [[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==

*[[History of Public Library Advocacy]]

*[[Public Library Advocacy]]

*[[List of national and state libraries]]

*[[List of library consortia]]

==References==

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