Recently COLT expanded the conference site criteria to include ALA division and affiliate conferences, and those of other library oriented associations. We are no longer restricted to meeting in a limited number of large ALA-site cities. COLT could expand our venue selections because we no longer needed to rely solely on ALA members as speakers. Library support staff have become competent speakers on many topics. The COLT conference now offers a wide range of programs and tours spread out over three days.
Speakers come from throughout the library community.
This year the annual conference will be held in Portland, Oregon at the same time the Public Library Association is meeting. In 1997 we will meet just prior to ALA in San Francisco. COLT will continue to hold regional and local workshops and cosponsor programs at the ALA conferences. Back to history. By 1976 COLT was no longer being led just by librarians and library educators.