Past Conferences
2022 Resilience & Reinvention, Newman Univesity, Wichita, KS was ACL's first hybrid conference with both in-person and online participants
Jeanette Parker, host librarian—Megan E. Welsh, keynote speaker
Conference materials are available for all participants in Whova through December 12, 2022.
Photo Album
2021 Today's Library: Putting the Pieces Together, Cedarville University, Cedarville, OH was the
approved site, but due to COVID-19, this conference was presented virtually through Whova.
Joshua Michal, host librarian—Dr. Kevin Jones, keynote speaker
Conference materials were available in Whova through 12/2021.
2020 Beyond All Limits, Newman Univesity, Wichita, KS was the approved site, but due to COVID-19
this conference was presented virtually
Jeanette Parker, host librarian—Kaetrena Davis Kendrick, keynote speaker
Conference Materials
2019 Rooted in Faith, Grounded in Truth, Indiana Wesleyan University, Marion, IN
Sheila Carlblom, host librarian—Todd Ream, keynote speaker
Conference Program, Conference Materials, Photo Album
2018 Riding the Circuits, Sharing Knowledge, Then and Now, Asbury University, Wilmore, KY
Jennifer Walz, host librarian—Mary Broussard, keynote speaker
Conference Materials, Photo Album
2017 Great Expectations to Grand Experience, Cornerstone University, Grand Rapids, MI
Fred Sweet, host librarian—Steven Bell, keynote speaker
Presentation Schedule, Conference Materials, Photo Album
2016 Exploring New Frontiers, George Fox University, Newberg, OR
Merrill Johnson, host librarian—Ryan Ingersoll, keynote speaker
Presentation Schedule, Conference Materials
2015 Blazing a Trail Through the Mountains, Carson-Newman University, Jefferson City, TN
Lori Thornton, host librarian—Tim Bucknall, keynote speaker
Presentation Schedule, Conference Materials
2014 Crossroads for Discovery, Huntington University, Huntington, IN
Anita Gray, host librarian—Michael Porter, keynote speaker
2013 More Than True, Point Loma Nazarene University, San Diego, CA
Frank Quinn, host librarian—William Badke & Don Perini, keynote speakers
2012 Oceans of Opportunity, Palm Beach Atlantic University, West Palm Beach, FL
Bob Triplett, host librarian—Sue Polanka & David S. Dockery, keynote speakers
2011 Inspiring Greatness: The Library in the Academy, Cedarville University, Cedarville, OH
Lynn Brock, host librarian—Megan Oakleaf & Andy Bush, keynote speakers
2010 True North: Illumination | Inspiration | Information, Northwestern College, St. Paul, MN
Ruth McGuire, host librarian—Erin Walsh & Lynn Austin, keynote speakers
2000s
2009 Retool | Refresh | Return, Evangel University, Springfield, MO
Woodvall Moore, host librarian—Nancy J. Olson & Gregory A. Smith, keynote speakers
2008 The Revolution Continues, Eastern Nazarene College, Quincy, MA
Susan Watkins, host librarian
2007 Riding the Rapids of Change, Cornerstone University, Grand Rapids, MI
Fred Sweet, host librarian
2006 Celebrating the Past, Racing into the Future, Indiana Wesleyan University, Marion, IN
Sheila Carlblom, host librarian
2005 Nothing Could Be Finer..., Columbia International University, Columbia, SC
JoAnn Rhodes, host librarian
2004 Connecting..., Evangel University, Springfield, MO
Woodvall Moore, host librarian
2003 Taming New Frontiers, Asbury College, Wilmore, KY
Larry Reining & Doug Butler, host librarians
2002 Expanding Our Boundaries, Trevecca Nazarene University, Nashville, TN
E. Ray Thrasher & Esther Swink, host librarians
2001 Sharing the Vision, Shaping the Future, Olivet Nazarene University, Bourbonnais, IL
Kathy Boyens, host librarian
2000 Sailing into the 21st Century, Point Loma Nazarene University, Point Loma, CA
Anne-Elizabeth Powell & Jim Newburg, host librarians
1990s
1999 Navigating the Information Maze, Lee University, Cleveland, TN
Frances Arrington, host librarian
1998 Taylor University, Upland, IN
David Dickey, host librarian
1997 Northwestern College, St. Paul, MN
Sheila Carlblom, host librarian
1996 Cedarville College, Cedarville, OH
Lynn Brock, host librarian
1995 Southeastern College, Lakeland, FL
Linda Jones, host librarian
1994 Greenville College, Greenville, IL
Jane Hopkins, host librarian
1993 Bethel College, Mishawaka, IN
Clyde Root, host librarian
1992 Stonecroft Conference Center, Branson, MO
William Abernathy & Woodvall Moore, host librarians
1991 Eastern Pentecostal Bible College, Peterborough, ON, Canada
Terry Kennedy, host librarian
1990 Cedarville College, Cedarville, OH
Lynn Brock, host librarian
1980s
1989 Multnomah School of the Bible, Portland, OR
James F. Scott, host librarian
1988 Judson College, Elgin, IL
Dennis Reed, host librarian
1987 Taylor University, Upland, IN
Roger Phillips, host librarian
1986 Bryan College, Dayton, TN
David Wright, host librarian
1985 Evangel College, Springfield, MO
Woodvall Moore, host librarian
1984 Houghton College, Houghton, NY
Joyce Moore, host librarian
1983 Wheaton College, Wheaton, IL
Paul Snezek, host librarian
1982 Prairie Bible Institute, Three Hills, AB, Canada
Ron Jordahl, host librarian
1981 Nyack College, Nyack, NY
May Leo, host librarian
1980 Northwestern College, St. Paul, MN
Mary Lou Hovda, host librarian
1970s
1979 Nazarene Bible College, Colorado Springs, CO
Roger Williams, host librarian
1978 Moody Bible Institute, Chicago, IL
Richard Schock, host librarian
1977 Covenant College, Lookout Mountain, GA
Gary B. Huisman, host librarian
1976 Washington Bible College, Lanham, MD
Douglas Cook, host librarian
1975 St. Paul Bible College, Bible College, MN
Marcelyn Smid, host librarian
1974 Dallas Theological Seminary, Dallas, TX
John A. Witmer, host librarian
1973 Asbury Theological Seminary & Asbury College, Wilmore, KY
Susan Schultz & Wayne Woodward, host librarians
1972 Columbia Bible College, Columbia, SC
Shirley Wood, host librarian
1971 Grace College and Seminary, Winona Lake, IN
Mabel Hamilton, host librarian
1970 Northeastern Collegiate Bible Institute, Essex Falls, NJ
Clara Ruth Stone, host librarian
1960s
1969 Grace Bible College, Grand Rapids, MI
R. E. Reich, host librarian
1968 Bryan College, Dayton, TN
Virginia Seguine, host librarian
1967 Calvary Bible College, Kansas City, MO
Hilda Kroeker, host librarian
1966 Ft. Wayne Bible College, Ft. Wayne, IN
Richard Elmer & Edith Ehike, host librarian
1965 Roberts Wesleyan College, North Chili, NY
Ora Ann Sprague, host librarian
1964 Eastern Mennonite College, Harrisonburg, VA
Margaret Shenk, host librarian
1963 Central Bible Institute, Springfield, MO
Eleanor Parry, host librarian
1962 Berkshire Christian College, Lenox, MA
Oral Collins, host librarian
1961 Cedarville College, Cedarville, OH
Paul Wyland, host librarian
1960 Buffalo Bible Institute, Buffalo, NY
Ruth Butler, host librarian
1950s
1959 Washington Bible College, Washington, D.C.
Elizabeth Dinning, host librarian
1958 Baptist Bible Seminary, Johnson City, NY
Miriam Waggoner, host librarian
1957 Nyack Missionary College, Nyack, NY
Dorothy K. Spidell, host librarian
ACL owes its existence to the meeting of a few librarians in the summer of 1956. That first Christian Librarians Fellowship consisted of:
Shirley Wood – Columbia Bible College, Columbia, SC
Dorothy Spidell – Nyack Missionary College, Nyack, NY
Mary Jane Kergerize – The King’s College, Briarcliff Manor, NY
Marian Boyjiam – The King’s College, Briarcliff Manor, NY
Emily Russel – Faith Theological Seminary, Elkins Park, PA
