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2025 ARSL Conference Registration

Don't miss out on the opportunity to elevate your skills and make lasting connections at our conference. Join us for an unforgettable experience!

While we do not anticipate selling out, we encourage you to register by July 15 to take advantage of the Early Bird discount.

Registration Timeline

Due to popular demand and multiple requests from attendees hoping to plan ahead and make the most of their library budgets, we're launching early bird registration earlier than ever before!

May 20, 2025 | Early Bird Registration opens; Virtual Registration opens

July 15, 2025 | Early Bird Registration closes

September 2, 2025 | Advance In-Person Registration closes

2025 Conference Rates

 

*Must be a Student, Advocate, or Retiree member of ARSL to receive this pricing.

**Preconference Workshop fees are charged in addition to Base Conference Registration and are available for in-person conference attendees only.

+Keynotes will not be livestreamed. Virtual conference registration will include access to our app's social networking features, contests, and on-demand sessions.

Register Here For The 2025 Conference

Program Schedule 

Please check the links below for the program and conference schedule. Please Note: This is a draft schedule and is subject to change. Additional programs and updates will be added in the coming weeks.

Programs

Schedule at a Glance

Preconference Scholarship

NEW! Network of the National Library of Medicine’s 2025 Professional Development Award - Apply by July 23, 11:59 P.M. ET
The NNLM Training Office (NTO) is requesting Professional Development Award applications attending the 2025 Association for Rural & Small Libraries (ARSL) Conference and participate in a preconference session on Health Reference. The aim of the project is to prepare rural and small library staff to better address health information needs in their communities by offering professional development opportunities that focus on consumer health information and resources from the National Library of Medicine (NLM).

Selected recipients will receive registration and travel support to attend a preconference training, which includes earning Consumer Health Information Specialization (CHIS) continuing education credits. NTO staff will provide ongoing support to awardees in their efforts to promote health literacy in their communities.

Eligibility Requirements

• This award is open to library staff across the United States. Preference is given to those in rural and small libraries (review the definitions of small and rural).
• Applicants must be affiliated with an NNLM member organization. If you are not a member, qualifying organizations can join for free.

Award:

• Awarded applicants will attend attend a preconfence workshop ON 9/17/25.
• Funding will cover registration and travel expenses to attend the 2025 ARSL Conference, up to $1500.
• Participants will attend a preconference training focused on consumer health information, called "Health Reference Express: Communication and Confidentiality Essentials for Library Workers." Participants of the training will be able to:
  • Identify library association ethical guidelines which connect to protecting a patron's health privacy and confidentiality .
  • List simple ways library workers can protect patrons’ health privacy and confidentiality.
  • Respond to questions about drugs, cancer, and diabetes.
  • React to common health reference scenarios.
  • Describe ways librarians can practice ethical health information provision throughout the reference interview.
  • Earn Consumer Health Information Specialization (CHIS) continuing education credits.
• Applicants are required to limit their expenses based on the Schedule of Allowable Rates for University of Utah Travel.

Scholarship winner reporting requirements:

• NNLM Evaluation Office Professional Development Award Report (link to be provided upon award approval) must be submitted before the 10th day of the month following the end of the activity. Report includes 4 open-ended questions related to results of participating in the activity.
• Submit all receipts for reimbursement within 30 days of the end of the activity.

The application form consists of five pages. To view the entire application as a pdf, please click here. 

Submit your application

Guest Tickets

Are you interested in bringing a guest to one of our keynote meals or special events, or interested in attending as a speaker or exhibitor who is otherwise not registered for the conference? Guest tickets are available for purchase.

Purchase Guest Tickets

Tote Bag Donation

To reduce waste and create a more sustainable event, this year ARSL tote bags will be opt-in and available by donation. The minimum donation to receive a tote bag is $5, but you have the opportunity to donate more if you choose to. Contributions like yours allow us to fulfill our mission and support rural and small libraries across the country.

If you would like to purchase a tote bag separately from your registration form, or purchase multiple bags, you may use this tote bag form. 

Tote Bag Donation

Cancellation Policy 

Written requests for refunds by conference registrants must be received 30 days prior to the start of the conference (Monday, August 18, 2025). No refunds will be made following that date. Please review our Cancellation & Late Fee Policy to understand our event guidelines.