We are offering two bursaries for this year’s A&SL conference. One for an LIS student and one for those working in the library sector. Each bursary will allow the winner to attend the A&SL conference free of charge UCD School of Information and Communication Studies are generously sponsoring the student bursary award. A&SL will sponsor… Read more

Tickets are now on sale for #ASL2026! We can’t wait to see you in the @royalirishacademy in Dublin on 24 March 2026. With Niamh Tumelty @lse.library and Liz Jolly @ucclibrary as our keynote speakers, this is an event you don’t want to miss. Read more

The call for papers for #ASL2026 is now open! Submit your abstracts by 19th January on the theme ‘Reimagining librarianship: Purpose, practice, possibility’ to join us as a presenter on 24th March 2026 in The Royal Irish Academy, Dublin. For conference info & submission details see the link in our bio or visit https://aslibraries.ie/asl-conference-2026/ Read more

Watch the inspiring talks from our #ASL2025 keynote speakers @thekindbraveleader Helen Rimmer and Claire McGuinness @ucdischool. Up on YouTube now and lovingly captioned by us so that you catch every important word. Academic and Special Libraries (LAI) – YouTube Read more

Don’t miss Ann Marie Barrett’s review of #ASL2025 in the Library Association of Ireland journal An Leabharlann! Ann Marie was the lucky recipient of our bursary which allowed her to attend the Academic & Special Libraries conference in March for free. Read about the thought-provoking talks from our conference speakers including the powerful speeches from… Read more