New Mexico Library Association

Join us October 21–23, 2026, at the Las Cruces Convention Center for this year’s Library Conference, themed “Libraries in Bloom: From Roots to Results.”

This year’s theme celebrates the journey of library work — from the values that ground us to the impact we make in our communities. Like a garden, libraries flourish through care, creativity, collaboration, and shared effort, transforming ideas into meaningful results for the people we serve.

We invite librarians, library staff, and library allies from all backgrounds and experience levels to submit proposals. You do not need to be an expert to present. Your experiences, ideas, and lessons learned are valuable and can inspire others in the field.

Whether you want to share:

* A successful program or service
* A challenge your library has worked through
* An innovative idea or partnership
* A project still in progress
* Practical tools, strategies, or lessons learned

…your story can help others learn, grow, and connect.

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This conference is designed to be a welcoming and supportive space where participants can exchange ideas, try something new, and build community with colleagues from across the library world.

We encourage first-time presenters and seasoned speakers alike to submit proposals and help us cultivate a conference experience rooted in learning, growth, and shared success.

We look forward to growing together in Las Cruces!

2026 NMLA Conference Proposal Form: Pre-conference proposals due JUNE 15th; Conference proposals due JUNE 29th Las Cruces, NM - October 21-23, 2026

Would you like to support libraries and get some exercise at the same time? Then this is the event for you!

Join library supporters all across New Mexico by walking or running on the Saturday of National Library Week, April 25th (check location for race/walk start time) at 10:00 am MT. Race sites will be in Albuquerque, Carlsbad, Capitan, Farmington, Las Cruces, Las Vegas, and Santa Fe. Live somewhere else or busy that day? Feel free to register and participate any time to support libraries, anywhere, before midnight April 25th, 2026.

Locations all over New Mexico, and various times and dates. The site host will be reaching out to you. Walk or run at your own pace with other library supporters from your community; there will be no times or winners. Our goal is that you have a good time and that the real winners will be New Mexico libraries. 100% of funds raised in the Run/Walk for NM Libraries will go directly to libraries and librarians in New Mexico in the form of Development, STEM, and Professional Development Grants.

Continuing this year! Free t-shirts thanks to the sponsorship of Thrivent, REFORMA de Nuevo Mexico, The JSA Foundation, and Friends of NMLF.

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