The complete schedule of RUSA programs and room locations are listed below. Full program descriptions are available on the Annual Conference website.
RUSA @ ALA Annual Conference
Friday, June 27, 2025
HS Preconference – Genealogy Day: Celebrating the Birth of America, 9:00 am – 4:00 pm – Philadelphia City Institute
Accessibility Assembly Preconference – Building Your Digital Accessibility Strategy: A Workshop to help move your organization from theory to practice, 9:00 am – 12:00 pm – Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 201C
Saturday, June 28, 2025
Shared Collections Interest Group Meeting, 8:30 – 10am – Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 124
STARS All Members Meeting, 8:30-10 am – Philadelphia Marriott, Franklin 04
Librarians and the Data Literacy Ecosystem: Workforce Perspectives on Competencies and Skills Development, 9-10 am – Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 121 B C
Accessibility Assembly, 10-11 am – Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 106B
BRASS All-Member Meeting, 10:30 am -12:00 pm – Philadelphia Marriott, Franklin 05
STARS Access to Resources Discussion Group, 10:30-11:30 am – Pennsylvania Convention Center, Rooms 113 A
Virtual Reference Voices – Reference Roundup, 10:30-11:30 am – Pennsylvania Convention Center, Rooms 125
AI on the Mind: A Cross-Disciplinary Librarian Panel on AI Applications, 11 am -12 pm – Pennsylvania Convention Center, Rooms 114 (Nutter Theater)
Cardholder Signup Policies: Access in Practice, 11 am -12 pm – Pennsylvania Convention Center, Rooms 115 B C
Notable Books Council Meeting, 1 -2 pm – Pennsylvania Marriott, Room 308
Notary and Passport Services at Your Library, 1-2 pm – Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 109
RUSA History Section Discussion Group, 1 -2 pm – Pennsylvania Marriott, Franklin 04
BRASS Discussion Group, 2-3:30 pm – Philadelphia Marriott, Salon F
Enhancing Library Services for Deaf Individuals: Best Practices and Resources, 2:30-3:30 pm – Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 105
STARS-ILL Discussion Group Annual Meeting, 2:30-3:30 pm – Philadelphia Marriott, Franklin 07
BRASS New Business Librarians Group, 4:00-5:00 pm – Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 103 A
History Section All-Section Meeting, 4:00-5:00 pm – Philadelphia Marriott, Franklin 03
Intellectual Property for Librarians, 4:00-5:00 pm – Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 107
Meetup for Federal and Military Librarians, 4:00-5:00 pm – Philadelphia Marriott, Room 405
2025 Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction Award Ceremony and Reception, 7-10 pm – Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
Sunday, June 29, 2025
Literary Luminaries: Celebrating The Best Reading of the Year (RUSA), 8-10 am – Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 202 A B Sponsored by Ingram Library Services
Using Virtual Reality as a Career Exploration and Skills Development Opportunity, 9-10 am, Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 118 C
RUSA Coffee and Conversations, 10-11 am – Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 201 C Sponsored by Bloomsbury
Physical Delivery Interest Group Meeting, 11-12 noon – Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 106 A
RUSA RSS Executive Meeting, 11-12 noon – Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 103 A
RUSA President’s Program “The Future of Library Services: Innovating with AI, User Experience and the Service Design”, 1-2 pm – Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 115 A
Genealogy and Local History Librarians Discussion Group, 2:30 – 3:30 pm – Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 125
The 31st Annual Reference Research Forum, 2:30-3:30 pm – Pennsylvania Convention Center, Rooms 111 A B
RUSA RSS All-Member Meeting, 4-5 pm – Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 122 A B
ALA Trivia Championship 7-9 pm – Sheraton, Liberty Ballroom C
Co-sponsored with GameRT
Monday, June 30, 2025
Beyond the Ledger: Exploring Corporate Archives & Business Histories, 9-10 am – Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 105
Resilience in the Stacks: How Librarians and Archivists Respond to Climate Change and Environmental Disasters, 9-10 am – Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 111 A B
AIRUS (Artificial Intelligence in Reference & User Services) Interest Group Meetup & Discussion, 10:30-11:30 am – Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 204 A
Inclusive history: creating a sustainable platform for community newspapers, 10:30 -11:30 am – Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 107
RUSA RSS Programming, 10:30 -11:30 am – Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 125
Techniques from Wall Street for Competitive Intelligence Research, 10:30 -11:30 am – Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 103 B C
Approaches to Collecting Community and Local Histories: A South Asian American Case Study, 1-2 pm – Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 109
BRASS Leadership Council, 1-2 pm – Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 103
Fraud: How to stop the scourge in your library, 2:30-3:30 pm – Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 111 A B
Next-Gen Reference: Exploring AI Capabilities in Business Databases, 2:30-3:30 pm – Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 119 A B
Register today at https://2025.alaannual.org/