Library Associations in Canada

The Library Information Service at the National Library of Canada maintains a database of Canadian library associations. The list of associations provided below is a partial listing from this database. If you require additional information on the associations listed below or on other library associations in Canada, please contact the Library Information Service at the following Email: reference@bac-lac.gc.ca

Bilingual entries are included for those associations that operate in both English and French.

Table of contents

Library Technicians Associations
Library Trustees Associations
National Associations
Provincial and Territorial Associations
Public Library Associations
School Library Associations
Special Library Associations
University and College Library Associations

Library Technicians Associations

• Alberta Association of Library Technicians (AALT)
• http://www.stmarys.ca/administration/library/apla/libtechs.html APLA Library Technicians Interest Group
• Association professionnelle des techniciennes et techniciens en documentation du Québec
• Library Technicians' & Assistants' Interest Group (British Columbia Library Association)
• Manitoba Association of Library Technicians (MALT)
• Ontario Association of Library Technicians / Association des bibliotechniciens de l'Ontario (OALT/ABO)
• Saskatchewan Association of Library Technicians (SALT)

Public Library Associations

• http://www.cla.ca/divisions/capl/capl.htm Canadian Association of Public Libraries (CAPL)
• http://www.accessola.com/about/assoc/opla.html Ontario Public Library Association (OPLA)

Special Library Associations

• Alberta Government Libraries' Council (AGLC)
• Association of Canadian Map Libraries and Archives / Association des cartothèques et archives cartographiques du Canada (ACMLA/ACACC)
• Canadian Association of Law Libraries / Association canadienne des bibliothèques de droit (CALL/ACBD)
• Canadian Association of Music Libraries, Archives, and Documentation Centres / Association canadienne des bibliothèques, archives, et centres de documentation musicaux (CAML/ACBM)
• Canadian Association of Special Libraries and Information Services (CASLIS)
• Council of Federal Libraries /Conseil des bibliothèques du gouvernement fédéral (CFL/CBGF)
• Health Libraries Association of British Columbia (HLABC)
• Manitoba Government Libraries Council (MGLC)
• Southern Alberta Health Libraries Association (SAHLA)
• Special Libraries Association. Eastern Canada Chapter
• Special Libraries Association. Toronto Chapter
• Special Libraries Association. Western Canada Chapter
• Toronto Association of Law Libraries (TALL)

University and College Library Associations

• Association des responsables de bibliothèques et centres de documentation universitaires et de recherche d'expression française au Canada (ABCDEF-Canada)
• http://www.cla.ca/divisions/cacul/cacul.htm Canadian Association of College and University Libraries (CACUL)
• Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL)
• Council of Prairie and Pacific University Libraries (COPPUL)
• Ontario College and University Library Association (OCULA)
• Ontario Council of University Libraries (OCUL)

Compiled by the Library Information Service.