MLA ’26 Registration

Updated December 17, 2025.

Registration Rates

Rates for Individuals	Full Experience (In-Person + Virtual)		Virtual Only
Early-bird rate available for registrations made by April 10, 2026	Early-bird	After April 10	Anytime
Individual – General | nonmember	$1,120	$1,272	$896
Individual – MLA Member	$840	$954	$672
Individual – Reduced Rate (50% member discount) MLA membership required: Emeritus, Retired Fellow, Unemployed, Lower Dues, Student, or International Research4Life-eligible	$420	$476	$335
Alternate Options (not available for bulk registration discounts)
Hall of Exhibits Pass – General | Nonmember Choose Thursday, May 21 or Friday, May 22. Does not allow access to sessions or events outside of the Hall of Exhibits.	$100	$100	n/a
Hall of Exhibits Pass – Member Choose Thursday, May 21 or Friday, May 22. Does not allow access to sessions or events outside of the Hall of Exhibits.	$75	$75	n/a
Continuing Education (CE) Course Only Space is limited for each course. All courses will take place in-person on Tuesday, May 19. You may register for an individual course or add-on to your conference registration.	CE course fee only
Individual – Hardship*	n/a	n/a	$0

*limited no-charge registrations after jury review of application

Presenter Registration Discounts

Presenters who will be attending MLA ’26 in person in Milwaukee are eligible for a $75 in-person registration discount. Presenters attending virtually to present in virtual sessions ONLY are also eligible for a $75 discount.

Discounts are available as follows:

• Up to 2 presenters per presentation/paper/poster
• Up to 4 presenters per Immersion Session
• Virtual presenter discount is not available in combination with existing registration discounts such as an institutional bulk registration or student registration.

Accepted presenters will receive discount information automatically.

Affiliate Groups Registration

As a service to the profession, members of other affiliate groups qualify for MLA ’26 member registration rates. If you are not a member of MLA but belong to any of the affiliate organizations listed here, you may register at member rates by contacting websupport@mlahq.org; discount codes will be provided.

• American Association of Law Libraries (AALL)
• Arbeitsgemeinschaft fϋr Medizinisches Bibliothekswesen (AGMB/German Medical Library Group)
• Association for Health Information and Libraries in Africa (AHILA)
• Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE)
• Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA)
• Canadian Health Libraries Association/Association des bibliothèques de la santé du Canada (CHLA/ABSC)
• European Association for Health Information and Libraries (EAHIL)
• Japan Medical Library Association (JMLA)
• Korean Medical Library Association (KMLA)
• Medical Library Association of Nigeria
• Taiwan Medical Library Association (TMLA)

Bulk Registration Rates for MLA Institutional Members

Support your staff members with hundreds of hours of professional development content, available exclusively to MLA ’26 attendees for a full year. MLA institutional members may choose to select bulk registration options for multiple staff at an additional discount. You may also choose to support staff registrations with your library EFTS funds as permitted.

Determine your group price that combines both virtual only attendees and full-experience attendees. We will customize your invoice to reflect your choices.

• Bulk registration purchases may not be combined with other discounts for individuals, such as student or lower-dues rates. Presenter discounts are honored.
• Bulk purchases automatically provide member rates for attendees in your institution who are not members of MLA.
• Discounted rates are only available for group purchase by MLA Institutional members

>>> Request a group invoice or request that conference registrations be paid using EFTS funds (discounts are ONLY available for institutional members) <<<

MLA Institutional member discounts for conference	Price per person
	Virtual Only	Full Experience (In-Person + Virtual)
Group of 5-9 (10% off member rate for virtual attendees)	$604.80 per person (Save $67 per member/$291 per nonmember attendee)	Presenters: $765 per person Non-presenting attendees (member or nonmember): $840 Savings: $280-$505 per nonmember attendee or presenter
Group of 10-14 (12.5% off member rate for virtual attendees)	$588 per person (Save $84 per member/$308 per nonmember attendee)
Group of 15-19 (15% off member rate for virtual attendees)	$571.20 per person (Save $101 per member/$324 per nonmember attendee)
Group of 20 or more (17.5% off member rate for virtual attendees)	$554.40 per person (Save $117 per member/$342 per nonmember attendee)