Past Conference Locations and Themes: 1909 to date
| 2007 (Denver) |
SLA 2008 Annual Conference & INFO-EXPO (no specified theme) |
| 2006 (Baltimore) |
Where tradition and transformation converge. |
| 2005 (Toronto) |
Putting Knowledge to Work® |
| 2004(Nashville) | Putting Knowledge to Work® |
| 2003(New York) | Putting Knowledge to Work® |
| 2002(Los Angeles) | Putting Knowledge to Work® |
| 2001(San Antonio) | An Information Odyssey: Seizing the Competitive Advantage |
| 2000(Philadelphia) | Independence to Interdependence: The Next Phase in the Information Revolution |
| 1999(Minneapolis) | Knowledge Leaders for the New Millennium: Creators of the Information Future |
| 1998(Indianapolis) | Leadership, Performance, Excellence: Information Professionals In the Driver's Seat |
| 1997(Seattle) | Information Professionals at the Crossroads: Change as Opportunity |
| 1996(Boston) | Information Revolution: Pathway to the 21st Century |
| 1995(Montreal) | The Power of Information: Transforming the World |
| 1994(Atlanta) | Information Vision |
| 1993 (Cincinnati) | Looking to the Year 2000: Information Professionals Chart the Course |
| 1992 (San Francisco) | Information Services: Gateway to Competitive Advantage |
| 1991(San Antonio) | Masterminding Tomorrow's Information |
| 1990(Pittsburgh) | The Information Professional: An Unparalleled Resource |
| 1989(New York) | User and Information Dynamics: Managing Change |
| 1988(Denver) | Expanding Horizons: Strategies for Information Managers |
| 1987(Anaheim) | Global Information Access: Expanding Our World |
| 1986(Boston) | Excellence in the World of Information |
| 1985(Winnipeg) | The Information Specialist: A Bridge to New Communications |
| 1984(New York) | Information in the Electronic Revolution |
| 1983(New Orleans) | Removing Information Barriers |
| 1982(Detroit) | New Technologies- New Frontiers |
| 1981(Atlanta) | Beyond Efficiency to Effectiveness |
| 1980(Washington) | Realities of the 80's Challenging the Individual |
| 1979(Honolulu) | Politics and Economics: Their Impact on Library/Information Services |
| 1978(Kansas City) | Managing for Change |
| 1977(New York) | Worldwide Information Sources |
| 1976(Denver) | Information: The Unlimited Resource |
| 1975(Chicago) | Systems and Networks: A synergistic Imperative |
| 1974(Toronto) | Problem Solving in Libraries in the 70's |
| 1973(Pittsburgh) | Wide Angle View of the Future |
| 1972(Boston) | People Centered Services |
| 1971(San Francisco) | Design for Service |
| 1970(Detroit) | The Changing Face of Special Libraries |
| 1969(Montreal) | Information Across Borders |
| 1968(Los Angeles) | Special Librarians - Partners in Research for Tomorrow's World |
| 1967(New York) | Putting Knowledge to Work |
| 1966(Minneapolis) | The Special Librarian - Vital Link in Communication |
| 1965(Philadelphia) | Library Co-operation - Key to Greater Resources |
| 1964(St. Louis) | The Special Librarian as a Creative Catalyst |
| 1963(Denver) | Start Learning Again |
Pre-1963
| 1962 | Washington, DC | 1961 | San Francisco, CA |
| 1960 | Cleveland, OH | 1959 | Atlantic City, NJ |
| 1958 | Chicago, IL | 1957 | Boston, MA |
| 1956 | Pittsburgh, PA | 1955 | Detroit, MI |
| 1954 | Cincinnati, OH | 1953 | Toronto, Canada |
| 1952 | New York, NY | 1951 | St. Paul, MN |
| 1950 | Atlantic City, NJ | 1949 | Los Angeles, CA |
| 1948 | Washington, DC | 1947 | Chicago, IL |
| 1946 | Boston, MA | 1945 | No conference |
| 1944 | Philadelphia, PA | 1943 | New York, NY |
| 1942 | Detroit, MI | 1941 | Hartford, CT |
| 1940 | Indianapolis, IN | 1939 | Baltimore, MD |
| 1938 | Pittsburgh, PA | 1937 | New York, NY |
| 1936 | Montreal, Canada | 1935 | Boston, MA |
| 1934 | New York, NY | 1933 | Chicago, IL |
| 1932 | Lake Placid, NY | 1931 | Cleveland, OH |
| 1930 | San Francisco, CA | 1929 | Washington, DC |
| 1928 | Washington, DC | 1927 | Toronto, Canada |
| 1926 | Atlantic City, NJ | 1925 | Swampscott, MA |
| 1924 | Saratoga Springs, NY | 1923 | Atlantic City, NJ |
| 1922 | Detroit, MI | 1921 | Swampscott, MA |
| 1920 | New York, NY | 1919 | Asbury Park, NJ |
| 1918 | Saratoga Springs, NY | 1917 | Louisville, KY |
| 1916 | Asbury Park, NJ | 1915 | Berkeley, CA & Haines Falls, NY |
| 1914 | Washington, DC | 1913 | Kaaterskill, NY |
| 1912 | Ottawa, Canada | 1911 | Pasadena, CA & New York, NY |
| 1910 | Mackinac Island, MI | 1909 | New York, NY |
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