Dear Sir/ Madam, Dear Moderator, Kindly circulate this information to the benefit of Forum Members. Dear Professional Friends, Greetings of the day. It is a great pleasure to invite you to the International Conference on Readers are Leaders (ICRL-2026), organised by the Karnataka State Library Association (KALA) in collaboration with DLIS, Tumkur University, KSCLA, and the LIS Academy Bengaluru. It is a multidisciplinary conference, hosted by SIT, Tumkur, on 26-28 February 2026. This conference aims to bring together library professionals, academicians, educationists, and information specialists from across the country to share knowledge, innovations, and best practices in the areas of leadership, reading culture, Reading habits, learning and innovative library technologies.. We invite submissions of all types of research papers and case studies aligned with the conference theme. Your expertise and experience in the field would greatly enrich the event, and we look forward to your active participation. *For more information,* please click on the following link (conference brochure): https://drive.google.com/file/d/1dIvbcIN5N4LQHUyISxEFFod3PDp6KlQ8/view?usp=s... *Important Dates:* Full Paper submission deadline: 1st January 2026 Acceptance of the full Paper:15th January 2026 Last date for Author Registration:20th January 2026 Conference Date:26-28 Feb 2026 Registration: Demand Draft / Digital Payments through any UPI Apps in India. *Registration Link:* https://forms.gle/3H6RJKDC2GUsd5Lc8 Papers may be sent to: icrlconf.2024@gmail.com Quality papers will be published in a leading peer-reviewed journal with a DOI. *Please Note:* Registration and Accommodation will be provided free of cost to the President and Secretary of any State-level / National-level Library Professional Association. Please do not hesitate to contact us with any ideas, questions, or suggestions. Once again, thank you. We look forward to achieving great things together. with warm regards. Dr. S L K Math Conference Chair ICRL-2026 -- Dr. Shekar H P General Secretary, KALA