2024
University of Northwestern – St. Paul, Minnesota
Theme: The Great ACL Get Together
Host Librarian: Ruth McGuire
Keynote Speaker: Samuel James
Conference materials are available for all participants in Whova through September 26, 2024.
2023
Cedarville University – Cedarville, Ohio
Theme: Service, the Heart of it All
Host Librarian: Joshua Michael
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Scott Livingston
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
Asbury University – Wilmore, KY
Theme: Riding the Circuits, Sharing Knowledge, Then and Now
Host Librarian: Jennifer Walz
Keynote Speaker: Mary Broussard
2017
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
Point Loma University – San Diego, CA
Theme: More Than True
Host Librarian: Frank Quinn
Keynote Speakers: William Badke & Don Perini
2012
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
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