We’re excited to share the preliminary Program of Sessions being offered at IDEAL 2024: Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Accessibility in Libraries & Archives.
We’re also excited to share our new Community of Care page for IDEAL 2024. Attendees are invited to co-create a community of care to support the individual and collective needs of the group at the conference.
Don’t miss out on the extended advance-rate registration—register by Monday, April 1, to save $100 off standard rates. Join hundreds of leaders working toward acquiring the attitudes, skills, awareness, and knowledge needed to enhance DEI efforts in libraries and archives at the 2024 IDEAL Conference.
The IDEAL 2024 Conference is Monday–Wednesday, July 15–17, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The conference theme is Sustainable Resistance and Restoration in Global Communities.
Group Rates for five or more individuals are available. Please reach out to ARL at events@arl.org for more information on group rates.
Sponsorship Opportunities are still available for IDEAL 2024. Act now to become a sponsor and help us reach our goal of $300,000 in sponsorship funds!
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Reach out to learning+dei@arl.org with questions.
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Thank you IDEAL 2024 hosts:
About the IDEAL Conference
Previously known as the National Diversity in Libraries Conference (NDLC), ARL IDEAL is a triennial experience that raises awareness and appreciation of workplace diversity issues through the exploration of theory and practice in libraries and archives. IDEAL 2024 is on the web at events.arl.org/IDEAL24/landing
About the Association of Research Libraries
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) is a nonprofit organization of research libraries in Canada and the US whose vision is to create a trusted, equitable, and inclusive research and learning ecosystem and prepare library leaders to advance this work in strategic partnership with member libraries and other organizations worldwide. ARL’s mission is to empower and advocate for research libraries and archives to shape, influence, and implement institutional, national, and international policy. ARL develops the next generation of leaders and enables strategic cooperation among partner institutions to benefit scholarship and society. ARL is on the web at ARL.org.
