Code4Lib 2026 Call for Presentation Proposals — Due October 27, 2025

[Cary Gordon]

Code4Lib 2026 is soliciting proposals for prepared talks!

Code4Lib 2026 is a loosely-structured conference that provides people working at the intersection of libraries/archives/museums/cultural heritage and technology with a chance to share ideas, be inspired, and forge collaborations. For more information about the Code4Lib community, please visit the Code4Lib website<https://code4lib.org/about/>.

The conference will be held at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, PA, from Monday, March 2, 2026 to Wednesday, March 4, 2026. Remote attendance via YouTube and remote presentations will be supported. More information on the 2026 conference is coming soon at 2026.code4lib.org<https://2026.code4lib.org/>.

We encourage all members of the library, archives, museums, cultural heritage organizations, and technology community to submit proposals for prepared talks. Prepared talks should focus on one or more of the following areas:

 • Projects that incorporate innovative implementation of existing technologies and/or development of new software

 • Tools and technologies to get the most out of existing tools, standards, and protocols

 • Technical issues that are worthy of community attention or development

 • Relevant non-technical issues of interest to the Code4Lib community, such as collaboration, diversity, organizational challenges, etc.

We will be soliciting 10, 15, and 20 minute talks. You'll be asked to indicate which talk lengths you would be willing to accommodate for your proposal. To ensure diversity of presenters, no speaker should be included on more than two presentation submissions.

Submit a presentation proposal for Code4Lib 2026.<https://forms.gle/mqYCABhthmT7hfM3A>

A separate call for poster proposals will be offered at a later date. There will also be sign-up opportunities to present 5-minute lightning talks at the event.
As in past years, the Code4Lib community will vote on proposals that they would like to see included in the program. In order to provide increased opportunities for a diversity of speakers and topics, all presentations will be listed only by title, description, and institution (optional) during the voting period. Speaker names will not be included until the program is posted.
The top 10 proposals are guaranteed a slot of their preferred length at the conference. The Program Committee will curate the remainder of the program in an effort to ensure diversity in program content and presenters. Community votes will weigh heavily in these decisions.

Presenters whose proposals are selected for inclusion in the program will have conference registration slots held for them (up to 2 speakers per talk). The standard conference registration fee will apply.

Proposals can be submitted through Monday, October 27, 2025 at 11:59pm Pacific time.

Voting will start Monday, November 3, 2025 and continue through Friday, November 21, 2025. The committee plans to contact selected presenters by mid-November and announce the program to the Code4Lib community by early December 2025.

Thank you,

The Code4Lib 2026 Program Committee

Cary Gordon
The Cherry Hill Company
http://chillco.com