The Most Significant Library Conference in Canada

The OLA Conference is planned by professionals who work in the Ontario market. Each year following the conference more than 30 practitioners come together to plan the next event. The committee draws on the needs and experience of their colleagues, fellow association leaders and others. The goal is to put together a continuing education program that has broad appeal to the Association Membership. Year in and year out the changes that are made are reflective of the changing face of the Ontario library community.

		#1			The Largest Library Conference in Canada
250					Sessions & Workshops
			741		Speakers
	281				Out of Province attendees attended in person
			220		Author signings & 30+ author presentations on the IdeaHUB
	9%				of Attendees are CEO/Directors and 23% are Managers, Coordinators or Supervisors
30					Poster Presentations
4,153					In-person attendees in 2026
			265		Streaming-Only attendees

This is the Premier Forum for the Industry in this Country

Super Conference is a meeting place for leaders, a place to learn, a place to network and the ultimate venue for the exchange of ideas that relate to and affect the library and information profession.

The Top Decision-Makers & Decision-Influencers Will be There to See You

OLA prides itself on attracting the largest library and information audience in the country. We attract the CEOs that attend national and international conferences, but OLA also attracts the people who sit on the selection committees, the implementation task force, the technology sub-committees, and the management team. These are the decision-makers and decision-influencers. Increasingly OLA is attracting key decision-makers from across the country who recognize the quality of conference and the value it offers as a professional development alternative.

OLA is the Largest Information Event of its Kind in Canada

For over 125 years the Ontario Library Association has been a leading force in the profession. OLA aims to be proactive in its leadership and stewardship of libraries in this province, as a result we are unique in that the OLA draws members from all types of libraries and from all parts of the province.

The Ontario Library Association’s annual Super Conference is Canada’s largest library and information conference.

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