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Save the Date: Library Advocacy and Funding Conference 2027: January 13th-25th, 2027. LAFCON is the library ecosystem’s strategic winter institute and primary intel partner for the coming year. Empowering library workers and supporters with the skills they need to ensure broad public support and appropriate funding for our nation’s libraries.

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Registration Coming Soon For LAFCON 2027!

Save the Date: Library Advocacy and Funding Conference 2027: January 13th-25th, 2027. LAFCON is the library ecosystem’s strategic winter institute and primary intel partner for the coming year. Empowering library workers and supporters with the skills they need to ensure broad public support and appropriate funding for our nation’s libraries.

RSVP Today!

Registration Coming Soon For LAFCON 2027!

Save the Date: Library Advocacy and Funding Conference 2027: January 13th-25th, 2027. LAFCON is the library ecosystem’s strategic winter institute and primary intel partner for the coming year. Empowering library workers and supporters with the skills they need to ensure broad public support and appropriate funding for our nation’s libraries.

RSVP Today!

Registration Coming Soon For LAFCON 2027!

Save the Date: Library Advocacy and Funding Conference 2027: January 13th-25th, 2027. LAFCON is the library ecosystem’s strategic winter institute and primary intel partner for the coming year. Empowering library workers and supporters with the skills they need to ensure broad public support and appropriate funding for our nation’s libraries.

RSVP Today!

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Save the Date: LAFCON 2027

June 11, 2026

Get ready for LAFCON 2027! From January 13–15, join library advocates worldwide at this premier virtual event. 

The Data About Library Supporters

June 10, 2026

The findings of the OCLC Awareness to Funding studies proved contrary to common library beliefs about who supports libraries and why.

Libraries Aren't Political?

June 10, 2026

That's a hard argument to make! Libraries are political when they take a stand to support topics such as first amendment rights, information access, the freedom to read and so much more. It’s also true that 98% of library funding is politically driven by the will of local voters and the will of local, state, and federal legislators. That means that if we want to see libraries funded and supported into the future then we need to understand how to navigate this world of politics.

LAFCON 2022 Reframes Political Action and Organizing for Libraries

June 10, 2026

Over 500 Library leaders from around the world gathered online to learn and collaborate on effective advocacy and activism

LAFCON 2024 Wrap-Up: A Conference Built for Flexibility and Impact

July 29, 2024

The 2024 Library Advocacy and Funding Conference (LAFCON), held virtually from July 24-26, 2024, featured 115 on-demand sessions and attracted over 450 attendees from public, school, and academic libraries across the U.S. and beyond.

The Backlash was Inevitable, But it Means We’re Winning

July 09, 2024

We're excited to announce three more sessions for the Library Advocacy and Funding Conference, with discussions from Maureen Corrigan, Lorena and Roberto Germán, and Andrew Aydin. 

Attacks on Libraries are Serious.

April 11, 2024

If you're as concerned about the political and partisan attacks on libraries and the freedom of expression as I am, then this conference is for you. 

Libraries Should Be Neutral?

March 20, 2024

That's a hard argument to make! Libraries are absolutely non-partisan and that's what many people mean when they say that libraries should be neutral. But, libraries are political when they take a stand to support issues such as first amendment rights, information access, the freedom to read and so much more. It’s also true that 98% of library funding is driven by the will of voters and legislators. That means that if we want to see libraries funded and supported into the future then we need to understand how to navigate this world of politics.
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