Get together with the OCLC cooperative online or in person.
We offer a variety of events both physical and virtual for different engagement and comfort levels. You can decide what’s best for you based on what you need to know. Use this list to keep informed of upcoming meetings, conferences, events, and webinars that OCLC plans to host or attend.
Upcoming Events
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05 December 2023
Top three ways to promote your library with WorldCat.org lists
A review of the best practices for using WorldCat.org lists created with staff accounts to promote library resources.
- Time: 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM Eastern Standard Time, North America [UTC -5]
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05 December 2023
Tools for Reimagining School Readiness
The Reimagining School Readiness Toolkit provides free, online, research-based resources, created specifically for library staff, to help families prepare children ages 0 to 8 for success in school and in life.
- Time: 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM Eastern Standard Time, North America [UTC -5]
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06 December 2023
How you can better connect your users to authoritative open content
A one-hour webinar about how you can improve the discoverability of high-quality, academic open content for the communities you serve
- Time: 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Eastern Standard Time, North America [UTC -5]
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13 December 2023
Stronger Together: Collective Impact and Climate Action Programming
This webinar with the Sustainable Libraries Initiative will feature libraries having a collective impact on climate action through community collaborations.
- Time: 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM Eastern Standard Time, North America [UTC -5]
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04 January 2024
Libraries Foster Social Connection: Responding to the Epidemic of Loneliness and Isolation
Explore ways to intentionally design for social connection in library services and programs.
- Time: 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM Eastern Standard Time, North America [UTC -5]
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19 January 2024 - 22 January 2024
OCLC to exhibit at the LibLearnX Conference
OCLC will be exhibiting at the LLX Conference because together, we make breakthroughs possible.
- Venue: Learn more about LLX
- Location: Baltimore, Maryland
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24 January 2024 - 27 January 2024
OCLC to present at the Ontario Library Association Super Conference
OCLC will be presenting at the OLA Super Conference because together, we make breakthroughs possible.
- Venue: Learn more about OLA
- Location: Toronto, Canada
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30 January 2024
Building Authentic Relationships with Underserved Communities
Learn how to develop a plan for identifying, reaching, and building relationships with underserved communities.
- Time: 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Eastern Standard Time, North America [UTC -5]
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07 February 2024
Building for the future: Facilitated Discussion 2: Data-driven decision making
Join us for the second facilitated discussion of the OCLC-LIBER series, based around collaborative data analytics to help in decision making.
- Time: 21:30 – 23:00 Central European Time [UTC +1]
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08 February 2024 - 08 February 2024
OCLC to present at the ARL President's Institute
OCLC will be presenting at the ARL President's Institute because together, we make breakthroughs possible.
- Venue: Learn more about the President's Institute
- Location: San Diego, California
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22 February 2024
Switching it Up! Creating a Video Game Collection for Your Library
Learn how to create, maintain, and promote a new video game collection at your library.
- Time: 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM Eastern Standard Time, North America [UTC -5]
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27 February 2024
Co-Creating Library Services for Transformative Impact
Learn about the fundamentals of co-design and explore how to apply them in your library for wildly creative and deeply impactful programs and services.
- Time: 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM Eastern Standard Time, North America [UTC -5]
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28 February 2024 - 28 February 2024
OCLC to present at the SCELCapalooza on Vendor Day
OCLC will be presenting at the SCELCapalooza on Vendor Day because together, we make breakthroughs possible.
- Venue: Learn more about SCELCapalooza
- Location: Los Angeles, California
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03 March 2024 - 06 March 2024
OCLC to present at the Electronic Resources and Libraries Annual Conference
OCLC will be presenting at the ER&L's Annual Conference because together, we make breakthroughs possible.
- Venue: Learn more about ER&L
- Location: Austin, Texas
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12 March 2024 - 14 March 2024
OCLC to present at the Computers in Libraries Conference
OCLC will be presenting at the CIL Conference because together, we make breakthroughs possible.
- Venue: Learn more about CIL
- Location: Arlington, Virginia