Government, education and media

ALA 2027 Annual Conference & Exhibition

The American Library Association's annual conference and exhibition for librarians and library staff. The 2027 edition is in New Orleans.

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June 24 to 28, 2027, New Orleans, LA. Dates confirmed on the organizer's page: 2026-11-02. Recheck before you book, since organizers change details.

Independent planning reference. Delta Arc is not the organizer and does not sell tickets. Delta Arc has not announced attendance at this event, and listing it is not an endorsement.

What to see

  • Programs and posters, planned for in-person presentation. Source
  • An exhibition held as part of the conference. Source

What to plan

  • The organizer has not published these pages yet. Check its site closer to the date.
  • Official site

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Parking and the venue

Parking

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Transit

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Accessibility

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Where to stay

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From the airport

Travel details for the New Orleans area.

Airports

Airport to the venue

The RTA Airport Express 202 links MSY to downtown stops at Elk Place at Cleveland and Union Passenger Terminal Bus Bay 2. Bus service boards at Level 1 Baggage Claim outside Door 2, Zones B4 and B5. Source

Rideshare

Ride apps pick up outside Level 1 Baggage Claim on the middle curb. Lyft riders exit Doors 7-9 and Uber riders exit Doors 9-11. Source

Taxis

Taxis load in a dedicated zone on the Arrivals Curb outside Level 1 Baggage Claim Door 7. The airport page names no companies. Source

Black car and SUV pickup

Coming soon. Delta Arc will add this from an official source.

Public transit

JET's Veterans-Airport E1 runs to City Park Avenue and RTA's Airport Express 202 runs downtown. Both board outside Door 2 at Level 1 Baggage Claim. Source

New Orleans travel guide →

Questions worth asking there

A claim at a show is a starting point. These questions help you test it.

  • How does this vendor protect patron privacy, and how is that confirmed?
  • Which library system of similar size can confirm the reported usage gain?
  • What is the evidence that this service reaches underserved users?

Common questions

When is ALA 2027 Annual Conference & Exhibition?

June 24 to 28, 2027.

Where is ALA 2027 Annual Conference & Exhibition held?

New Orleans, LA.

How do I get to ALA 2027 Annual Conference & Exhibition from the airport?

The RTA Airport Express 202 links MSY to downtown stops at Elk Place at Cleveland and Union Passenger Terminal Bus Bay 2. Bus service boards at Level 1 Baggage Claim outside Door 2, Zones B4 and B5.

All the way through

Before, during and after

Before the show

Set the decision you want to improve, then plan the trip.

During the show

Test any claim on the floor, from your phone, in six questions.

After the show

Turn notes into a decision while they are fresh.

Where next

Stay with it

Understand

The evidence and sources in Business Operations and Revenue.

Plan

Shows and conferences in Business Operations and Revenue, with what to see and how to get there.

Build

How Delta Arc would approach the decision in front of you.

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Plan it

Guides for any show

First time at a major show

A show floor rewards a plan. Decide what you need to learn before you see the program, then let the program fill the plan.

Show planning checklist

The same checklist works for a payments summit, a marketing conference and a machine tool show.

Parking and getting there

Parking and transit change by event and by day. The venue and the transit agency are the sources to trust, close to the date.

Hotels and travel

Use the organizer's official housing page as your starting point. Third-party offers that use a show's name are not always connected to the organizer.

During the show

A claim on a show floor sounds as firm as a published figure. It usually is not. Keep the same few questions in your pocket, and class what you hear.

Meeting planner

A meeting earns its time when both sides know the question before they sit down.

After the show

The value of a show is decided in the two weeks afterward, when notes turn into decisions or get lost.

How to cite this page. Delta Arc, LLC. “ALA 2027 Annual Conference & Exhibition planning reference.” DA-EV-ala-annual-2027, version 1, as of 2026-11-02. https://thedeltaarc.com/events/ala-annual-2027/

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