Dear Moderator, Could you please share this information to the benefit of the Forum Members? Dear Forum Members, Greetings from Karnataka State Library Association *(KALA)*! It is a great pleasure to invite you to the *International Conference on Readers are Leaders (ICRL-2026), *being organised in collaboration with* DLIS, Tumkur University, KSCLA, and LIS Academy Bengaluru. *It is a multidisciplinary conference and will be 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 *Note:* *Quality papers will be published in a leading peer-reviewed journal with a DOI*. Thank you with warm regards. Dr. Shekara H P General Secretary, KALA & Librarian JAIN (Deemed to-be University) Bengaluru Phone (Mob):9380371629 https://kalaonline.com -- Dr. Shekar H P Librarian and Area Head, Department of Library and Information Science JAIN (Deemed-to-be University) Bangalore www.jainuniversity.ac.in