2023

Cedarville University – Cedarville, Ohio

Theme: Service, the Heart of it All

Host Librarian: Joshua Michael

Keynote Speaker: Dr. Scott Livingston

Conference materials are available for all participants in Whova through December 26, 2023.

2022

Newman University – Wichita, Kansas

Theme: Resilience & Reinvention

Host Librarian: Jeanette Parker

Keynote Speaker: Megan E. Welsh

2021

Cedarville University – VIRTUAL CONFERENCE

Theme: Today’s Library: Putting the Pieces Together

Host Librarian: Joshua Michael

Keynote Speaker: Dr. Kevin Jones

Cedarville University was the approved site, but due to COVID-19, this conference was presented virtually through Whova.

2020

Newman University – VIRTUAL CONFERENCE

Theme: Beyond All Limits

Host Librarian: Jeanette Parker

Keynote Speaker: Kaetrena Davis Kendrick

Newman University was the approved site, but due to COVID-19, this conference was presented virtually free of charge to ACL members.

2019

Indiana Wesleyan University – Marion, IN

Theme: Rooted in Faith, Grounded in Truth

Host Librarian: Sheila Carlblom

Keynote Speaker: Todd Ream

2018

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Asbury University – Wilmore, KY

Theme: Riding the Circuits, Sharing Knowledge, Then and Now

Host Librarian: Jennifer Walz

Keynote Speaker: Mary Broussard

2017

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Cornerstone University – Grand Rapids, MI

Theme: Great Expectations to Grand Experience

Host Librarian: Fred Sweet

Keynote Speaker: Steven Bell

2016

George Fox University – Newberg, OR

Theme: Exploring New Frontiers

Host Librarian: Merrill Johnson

Keynote Speaker: Ryan Ingersoll

2015

Carson-Newman University – Jefferson City, TN

Theme: Blazing a Trail Through the Mountains

Host Librarian: Lori Thornton

Keynote Speaker: Tim Bucknall

2014

Huntington University – Huntington, IN

Theme: Crossroads for Discovery

Host Librarian: Anita Gray

Keynote Speaker: Michael Porter

2013

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Point Loma University – San Diego, CA

Theme: More Than True

Host Librarian: Frank Quinn

Keynote Speakers: William Badke & Don Perini

2012

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Palm Beach Atlantic University – West Palm Beach, FL

Theme: Oceans of Opportunity

Host Librarian: Bob Triplett

Keynote Speakers: Sue Polanka & David S. Dockery

2011

Cedarville University – Cedarville, OH

Theme: Inspiring Greatness: The Library in the Academy

Host Librarian: Lynn Brock

Keynote Speakers: Megan Oakleaf & Andy Bush

2010

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Northwestern College – St. Paul, MN

Theme: True North: Illumination | Inspiration | Information

Host Librarian: Ruth McGuire

Keynote Speakers: Erin Walsh & Lynn Austin

2009

Evangel University
Springfield, MO

Theme: Retool | Refresh | Return
Host Librarian: Woodvall Moore
Keynote Speakers: Nancy J. Olson & Gregory A. Smith

2008

Eastern Nazarene College
Quincy, MA

Theme: The Revolution Continues
Host Librarian: Susan Watkins

2007

Cornerstone University
Grand Rapids, MI

Theme: Riding the Rapids of Change
Host Librarian: Fred Sweet

2006

Indiana Wesleyan University
Marion, IN

Theme: Celebrating the Past, Racing into the Future
Host Librarian: Sheila Carlblom

2005

Columbia International University
Columbia, SC

Theme: Nothing Could Be Finer…
Host Librarian: JoAnn Rhodes

2004

Evangel University
Springfield, MO

Theme: Connecting…
Host Librarian: Woodvall Moore

2003

Asbury College
Wilmore, KY

Theme: Taming New Frontiers
Host Librarians: Larry Reining & Doug Butler

2002

Trevecca Nazarene University
Nashville, TN

Theme: Expanding Our Boundaries
Host Librarians: E. Ray Thrasher & Esther Swink

2001

Olivet Nazarene University
Bourbonnais, IL

Theme: Sharing the Vision, Shaping the Future
Host Librarian: Kathy Boyens

2000

Point Loma Nazarene University
Point Loma, CA

Theme: Sailing into the 21st Century
Host Librarians: Anne-Elizabeth Powell & Jim Newburg

1999

 Lee University – Cleveland, TN

Host Librarian: Frances Arrington

1998

Taylor University – Upland, IN

Host Librarian: David Dickey

1997

Northwestern College – St. Paul, MN

Host Librarian: Sheila Carlblom

1996

Cedarville College – Cedarville, OH

Host Librarian: Lynn Brock

1995

Southeastern College – Lakeland, FL

Host Librarian: Linda Jones

1994

Greenville College – Greenville, IL

Host Librarian: Jane Hopkins

1993

Bethel College – Mishawaka, IN

Host Librarian: Clyde Root

1992

Stonecroft Conference Center – Branson, MO

Host Librarians: William Abernathy & Woodvall Moore

1991

Eastern Pentecostal Bible College – Peterborough, ON, Canada

Host Librarian: Terry Kennedy

1990

Cedarville College – Cedarville, OH

Host Librarian: Lynn Brock

1989

Multnomah School of the Bible – Portland, OR

Host Librarian: James F. Scott

1988

Judson College – Elgin, IL

Host Librarian: Dennis Reed

1987

Taylor University – Upland, IN

Host Librarian: Roger Phillips

1986

Bryan College – Dayton, TN

Host Librarian: David Wright

1985

Evangel College – Springfield, MO

Host Librarian: Woodvall Moore

1984

Houghton College – Houghton, NY

Host Librarian: Joyce Moore

1983

Wheaton College – Wheaton, IL

Host Librarian: Paul Snezek

1982

Prairie Bible Institute – Three Hills, AB, Canada

Host Librarian: Ron Jordahl

1981

Nyack College – Nyack, NY

Host Librarian: May Leo

1980

Northwestern College – St. Paul, MN

Host Librarian: Mary Lou Hovda

1979

Nazarene Bible College – Colorado Springs, CO

Host Librarian: Roger Williams

1978

Moody Bible Institute – Chicago, IL

Host Librarian: Richard Schock

1977

Covenant College – Lookout Mountain, GA

Host Librarian: Gary B. Huisman

1976

Washington Bible College – Lanham, MD

Host Librarian: Douglas Cook

1975

St. Paul Bible College – Bible College, MN

Host Librarian: Marcelyn Smid

1974

Dallas Theological Seminary – Dallas, TX

Host Librarian: John A. Witmer

1973

Asbury Theological Seminary & Asbury College – Wilmore, KY

Host Librarians: Susan Schultz & Wayne Woodward

1972

Columbia Bible College – Columbia, SC

Host Librarian: Shirley Wood

1971

Grace College and Seminary – Winona Lake, IN

Host Librarian: Mabel Hamilton

1970

Northeastern Collegiate Bible Institute – Essex Falls, NJ

Host Librarian: Clara Ruth Stone

1969

Grace Bible College – Grand Rapids, MI

Host Librarian: R. E. Reich

1968

Bryan College – Dayton, TN

Host Librarian: Virginia Seguine

1967

Calvary Bible College – Kansas City, MO

Host Librarian: Hilda Kroeker

1966

Ft. Wayne Bible College – Ft. Wayne, IN

Host Librarians: Richard Elmer & Edith Ehike

1965

Roberts Wesleyan College – North Chili, NY

Host Librarian: Ora Ann Sprague

1964

Eastern Mennonite College – Harrisonburg, VA

Host Librarian: Margaret Shenk

1963

Central Bible Institute – Springfield, MO

Host Librarian: Eleanor Parry

1962

Berkshire Christian College – Lenox, MA

Host Librarian: Oral Collins

1961

Cedarville College – Cedarville, OH

Host Librarian: Paul Wyland

1960

Buffalo Bible Institute – Buffalo, NY

Host Librarian: Ruth Butler

1959

Washington Bible College – Washington, D.C.

Host Librarian: Elizabeth Dinning

1958

Baptist Bible Seminary – Johnson City, NY

Host Librarian: Miriam Waggoner

1957

Nyack Missionary College – Nyack, NY

Host Librarian: Dorothy K. Spidell

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