Call for proposals: Critical Approaches to Libraries Conference

There is a call for proposals for the 2026 Critical Approaches to Libraries Conference (CALC) which will take place online during the week beginning 11 May 2026. CALC has a two-part process with the stage 1 (which is the call open now) reserved for sessions led by presenters who experience under-representation and/or marginalisation in libraries, academia or traditional library conferences.
The closing date for stage 1 proposals is 19 December 2025 at 23.59 GMT (UK time).
A second unreserved call for proposals will open in January 2026.
There is more information at https://sites.google.com/view/calcconference/call-for-papers including a guide to writing proposals and the form to submit session proposals.
There is a short explanation about the scope of the conference at https://sites.google.com/view/calcconference/about/what-is-critical-library-practice
Questions or queries can go to calcconference@gmail.com
Photo by Sheila Webber: Frederik Hendrikplantsoen in Amsterdam, November 2025