WLI
WLIC · International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions
World Library and Information Congress
ConferenceAwardedLibrary and Information ServicesIn-personAnnual
London, GB9 Aug 2027 – 13 Aug 20275 days
Delegates
4,000+
Countries
130+
Duration
5 days · 9 Aug 2027 – 13 Aug 2027
Frequency
Annual
About this congress
The World Library and Information Congress (WLIC) is the international flagship professional and trade event for the library and information services sector. It brings together library and information professionals from around the world to exchange ideas, share best practices, and shape the future of libraries. The 2027 Congress will be a special celebration as it marks IFLA's centenary, 100 years since its founding in Edinburgh in 1927.
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Key details
- City & country
- London, GB
- Dates
- 9 Aug 2027 – 13 Aug 2027
- Duration
- 5 days
- Frequency
- Annual
- Format
- In-person
- Rotation pattern
- Global rotation
- Commercial type
- ConferenceProfessional EventTrade Event
- Official website
- www.ifla.org — register free for link access
Who attends
The global library communityincluding professionals in the international library and information communitypolicy-makersacademicsand publishers
Host city history — 33 congresses since 1993
2026BusanKR← current
2025AstanaKZ
2024DubaiAE
2023RotterdamNL
2022DublinIE
2021VirtualVirtual
2019AthensGR
2018Kuala LumpurMY
2017WrocławPL
2016ColumbusUS
2015Cape TownZA
2014LyonFR
2013SingaporeSG
2012HelsinkiFI
2011San JuanPR
2010GothenburgSE
2009MilanIT
2008QuebecCA
2007DurbanZA
2006SeoulKR
2005OsloNO
2004Buenos AiresAR
2003BerlinDE
2002GlasgowGB
2001BostonUS
2000JerusalemIL
1999BangkokTH
1998AmsterdamNL
1997CopenhagenDK
1996BeijingCN
1995IstanbulTR
1994HavanaCU
1993BarcelonaES
AsiaMiddle EastEuropeOtherNorth AmericaAfricaLatin America
KR ×2NL ×2US ×2ZA ×2KZ ×1AE ×1IE ×1Virtual ×1GR ×1MY ×1PL ×1FR ×1SG ×1FI ×1PR ×1SE ×1IT ×1CA ×1NO ×1AR ×1DE ×1GB ×1IL ×1TH ×1DK ×1CN ×1TR ×1CU ×1ES ×1
Based on the rotation history, the next congress is likely to move to Other.