CoBal Congress Timeline

1930, October 12 – I Congress of Baltic Librarians, Riga, Latvia.

1935 – II Congress of Baltic Librarians, Tallinn and Tartu, Estonia.

1938, June 10–12 – III Congress of Baltic Librarians, Kaunas, Marijampolė, and Šiauliai, Lithuania.

1991, June 20–23 – IV Congress of Baltic Librarians, Riga, Latvia.

1996, October 19–23 – V Congress of Baltic Librarians, Tallinn, Estonia. Theme: “Independence and Libraries.”

2000, October 5–6 – VI Congress of Baltic Librarians, Vilnius, Lithuania. Theme: “Library – Gateway to the New Millennium.”

2004, September 30 – October 2 – VII Congress of Baltic Librarians, Jumurda, Latvia.

2007, May 17–19 – VIII Congress of Baltic Librarians, Tallinn, Estonia.

  • 2007 cobal

2011, October 17–18 – IX Congress of Baltic Librarians, Trakai, Lithuania. Theme: “Reading in the Digital Age: New Partnerships and Services.”

  • 2011 cobal

2015, October 12–13 – X Congress of Baltic Librarians, Riga, Latvia. Theme: “Libraries in Communities.”

  • 2015 cobal

2020, October 22 – XI Congress of Baltic Librarians, online from Tartu, Estonia. Theme: “The Impact of Libraries on Society.” (held virtually due to pandemic restrictions).

  • 2020 cobal

2025, December 2–3 – XII Congress of Baltic Librarians, Kaunas, Lithuania. Theme: “CoBaL: Libraries – Key to a Literate Society.”

  • 2025 cabal