Upcoming & Past Conferences

Conferences: 

KLA 2025 Conference - Dates: November 4 - November 7 (Manhattan, KS) Theme: Libraries Everlasting: Celebrating 125 years of Freadom

KLA 2024 Conference - Dates: October 30 - November 1 (Wichita, KS) Theme: Growing. Innovating. Connecting. KLA Libraries. 

KLA 2023 Conference - Dates: November 1 - November 3 (Wichita, KS) Theme: Meeting the Challenge

KLA 2022 Conference - Dates: October 26 - October 28 (Wichita, KS) Theme: Libraries: Rebuilding and Reconnecting

KLA 2021 Conference - Dates: October 27 - October 29 (Wichita, KS) Theme: Expanding Boundaries Together

KLA 2020 Virtual Conference - Theme: Big Think - Innovation, Inspiration, Impact 

KLA 2019 Conference - Dates: October 23 - October 25 (Overland Park, KS) Theme: Libraries Build Communities – Healthy, Wealthy and Wise

KLA / MPLA 2018 Joint Conference - Dates: October 24 - October 26 (Wichita, KS) Theme: Ad Astra...Together, from the Mountains to the Plains! 

Joint Conference for the Kansas Library Association (KLA) and the Mountain Plains Library Association (MPLA)

KLA 2017 Conference - Dates: October 25 - October 27 (Wichita, KS) Theme: Libraries Transform Learning

Joint Conference of the Kansas Library Association (KLA) and the Kansas Association of School Librarians (KASL)

KLA 2016 Conference - Dates: October 19 - October 21 (Wichita, KS) Theme: Champions by Design

Joint Conference of the Kansas Library Association (KLA) and the Kansas Association of School Librarians (KASL)

KLA 2015 Conference - Dates: September 30 - October 2 (Kansas City, MO) Theme: Libraries Without Borders

Joint Conference of the Kansas Library Association (KLA) and the Missouri Library Association (MLA)

KLA 2014 Conference - Theme: Out of the Stacks: Engaging Communities, Promoting Learning

KLA 2013 Conference - Theme: Together We Are Stronger! 

KLA 2012 Conference - Theme: I Geek Kansas Libraries! 

KLA 2011 Conference - Theme: Share the Vision

KLA 2010 Conference

KLA 2008 Conference - Theme: Be the Change