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Location

The 50th Annual ALAO Conference will be held at the OCLC Conference Center/Smith Building, 6600 Kilgour Place, Dublin, Ohio. Parking is complementary on for both the Thursday Pre-conference and Friday Conference.

Lodging Information

Rooms are available at the Embassy Suites by Hilton Columbus, Dublin (5100 Upper Metro Place, Dublin, OH 43017).

The group rate is $132 per night and are available for Wednesday 11/5 and Thursday 11/6.

Book a room here.

If you have any questions or trouble booking your hotel room, please contact Paul Campbell at program@alaoweb.org.

THINGS TO DO IN AND AROUND COLUMBUS

Registration Keynote Speaker Pre-conference Workshop Conference Program (coming soon) Lodging Sponsors

Pre-Conference, Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025
OCLC Convention Center, Smith Building

General Sessions Room

6600 Kilgour Place, Dublin, OH
Conference, Friday, Nov. 7, 2025
OCLC Convention Center, Smith Building
6600 Kilgour Place, Dublin, OH

Thursday In-Person Pre-Conference Workshop

$65 ALAO/MiALA/OHSLA Members
$90 Non ALAO Members
$38 ALAO Student Members/Retirees

Pre-Conference Registration

In-Person/Online Conference Registration

Presenters will be emailed a direct link for registration.

Early Bird Registration Rates (ends September 19, 2025)

$130 ALAO/MiALA/OHSLA Members
$160 Non ALAO Members
$77 ALAO Student Members/Retirees

In-Person Regular Rates

$160 ALAO/MiALA/OHSLA Members
$190 Non ALAO Members
$95 ALAO Student Members/Retirees

Online Only Conference

$50 ALAO/MiALA/OHSLA Members
$56 Non ALAO Members
$25 ALAO Student Members/Retirees

Conference Registration

Exhibitors

$250 Standard Exhibitor Package
$100 Non-Profit Exhibitor Package
$79 Additional Attendees
Platinum and Diamond Sponsors

Exhibitor Registration

About ALAO

The Academic Library Association of Ohio (ALAO) is a chapter of the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL). ALAO exists to develop, promote, and improve library and information services in Ohio’s higher education community, to advance the interests of academic librarianship and the personnel of academic libraries, and to provide leadership and advocacy for the educational and policy concerns of the academic library community in Ohio.

Sustainability

We encourage attendees to carpool to and from the conference to reduce pollution.
We encourage attendees to bring their own refillable water bottles and coffee mugs to the conference to reduce waste.
The committee will be very intentional about what we choose to print. As such, stay tuned for details about electronic conference programs, evaluations and more.

Community Agreements

The conference planners seek to create a space for respectful dialogue and debate about critical issues. Upon registration, attendees will be asked to review and accept a list of community agreements. Conference planners will actively strive to create spaces in which multiple perspectives can be heard and no one voice dominates.