Stillwater Library Association Record Book includes meeting minutes, content of the collection, funding sources, lending practices, day to day operations of the library, and the names of the members of the Stillwater Library Association. The volume also describes the orderly transfer of the Stillwater Library Association records and collections to the newly formed Stillwater Public Library.
The Stillwater Library Association's handwritten record book includes detailed meeting minutes from 1870 - 1896. Elections of officers, fundraising events, finances, book acquisitions, membership lists and day to day library business transactions are meticuluosly recorded.
The Record documents the formation of the Stillwater Library Association on Jun 7, 1859. The Constitution, a membership list and detailed meeting minutes including the election of officers and book acquisitions are meticulously recorded. The Stillwater Library Association was formed as a city library association in 1859, and the Stillwater Public Library still operates as a city library today.
Minutes for the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Catalog Section meeting of the 1949 MLA conference. Includes a list of the nominated officers for the following year.
Report of the 49th Annual Conference of the Minnesota Library Association written by secretary Joseph T. Wheeler. The conference took place on October 2-4, 1941 in St. Cloud, Minnesota.
1941 Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Conference Proceedings held October 2-4, 1941 at the St. Cloud Institute in St. Cloud, Minnesota with President Florence D. Love presiding. The proceedings include full general session minutes, minutes of section meetings, officer reports and committee reports. Full text of the following addresses are included: "Juvenile Delinquency and the Library" by Ralph H. Rosenberger, Director of Schools of the St. Cloud Reformatory; "The Problem as the Public Librarian Sees It" by Perrie Jones of the St. Paul Public Library; "Reflections of a Farmer--An Ex-Librarian" by Dr. Geza Schutz; "Recent Developments of the W.P.A. Project in the Field of Library Extension" by Lucille Gottry; Dr. Louis Powell of the St. Paul Science Museum speaking on Library-Museum Relations; "Adult Education Through the Small LIbrary" by Katherine Yerza of the Minneapolis Public Library; "Problems We Face in Extending Rural Libraries" by Mrs. Raymond Sayre of the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation; "The Status of College Librarians" by Robert W. McEwan; and "Leisure Time Reading for Children" by Inger Boye.
Resolutions of the 30th annual conference of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA), written by Secretary-Treasurer Grace M. Stevens. The conference took place at the Spalding Hotel in Duluth, October 2-4, 1922.
Report of the 30th annual conference of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA), written by Secretary-Treasurer Grace M. Stevens. The conference took place at the Spalding Hotel in Duluth, October 2-4, 1922.
Minnesota Library Association; Shipman, Frances R.
Date Created:
1944
Description:
Letter from the Minnesota Library Association Radio Representative Frances R. Shipman to Secretary Marian Phillips reporting on activities for the 1943-1944 year. Activities included the arrangement of contestants for the Twin Cities Radio Quiz of November 1, 1943, which included members of the Minneapolis and St. Paul Public Libraries. Contest winnings were donated to the Children's Memorial Library Fund.
Transcription of the 1940 Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Conference Proceedings held October 20-23, 1940 in the Continental Room at the St. Paul Hotel in St. Paul, Minnesota with President Hazel Halgrim of Thief River Falls presiding. The proceedings include full general meeting minutes, section meeting minutes, and full text of conference addresses. Addresses were given by author Mabel Seeley titled "What's in a Mystery?," Dr. Harold C. Deutsch on the "Shifting Scenes in Europe," and Jan Struther on "Changing England." Topics discussed include cultural relations between the United States and Latin America, book reviews, testimonials to the work of institution librarians, modernizing library buildings, and inter-library loan service.
Notes from the 13th annual conference of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) held on October 12-14 in Red Wing, Minnesota. President of the association Gratia Countryman presided and gave the opening address on "The Library as Social Center." Other presentations included topics such as reading rooms for smokers, book selection, county extension of library services, the history of Red Wing, acquisition of state documents, advertising library resources, and story hours. List of resolutions and elected officers are included.
Minnesota Library Association; M. Phillips, Secretary
Date Created:
1942
Description:
Proceedings of the 50th Annual Meeting of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA), held October 1-3, 1942, at the Hotel Curtis, Minneapolis, MN. Group commemorated the 50th anniversary of MLA, with goal to make the next half-century of the Association's existence of even greater importance in the cultural life of the state. Speakers at the general sessions included Mr. Glen Wallace, President of the Minneapolis City Council, Mr. Hubert H. Humphrey, Jr., Chief, War Service Section, W.P.A. of Minnesota, on Information, The Strength of a Democracy (copy of speech included), Mr. Angus McQueen, a four-minute man for the American Red Cross, Dr. Ralph D. Casey, Director of the School of Journalism at the University of Minnesota (U of M), on Combatting Axis (Nazi) Propaganda, Mr. Raymond Amberg, Superintendent of the U of M Hospitals, on Patient's Libraries (copy included), Dr. Carl M. White, Librarian and Director of the Library School of the University of Illinois, on Professional Education for Librarianship (copy included). Other addresses included Alma M. Penrose, Librarian at the St. Cloud Public Library on Library Budgets (copy included), Carl Vitz, Librarian at the Minneapolis Public Library on Public Library Finance, The Trustee's Part (copy included), Frances N. Klune of the Chisholm Public Library on The Relationship Between Librarian and the Board of Trustees (copy included). Annual business meeting summary includes report of 1941-42 Executive Board Meetings, Treasurer's Report, and committee reports for Planning Committee, Sub-Committee on Standards for Minnesota Libraries, Sub-Committee on Post-War Planning for Minnesota Libraries, Legislative Committee, Library Building Committee, Children's Memorial Library Committee, Victory Book Campaign, Publicity Committee, Committee on State Documents with petition urging Commissioner of Administration to resume publishing Check List, and Nominating Committee with nominations for MLA Officers. Money usually spent for annual convention reception and dance instead used to buy a war bond. The closing banquet, presided over by Mr. Frank K. Walter, Librarian of the U of M, included address by Dean Theodore Blegen of the Graduate School of the U of M on the history of reading and the library movement in Minnesota, reminiscences by Miss Clara F. Baldwin and Miss Gratia A. Countryman, and a letter from H.W. Wilson, an early MLA member. Minutes of meetings for Small Public Libraries Section, Trustees Section, Catalog Section, Children's and Young Peoples Section, College Section, and Minnesota Association of Hospital and Medical Libraries also included.
Notes from the 8th annual conference of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) held on October 1-2 at the Free Library of Winona, Minnesota. William W. Folwell, president of the association presided over the conference. The welcome address was given by F. S. Bell, president of the Winona Library Board. Presentations included "Progress of the State Library Commission" by Clara Baldwin, "The Library in Educational Work" by Alice N. Farr, "Happenings at the Desk" by Julia Hess, "The Reading of our Youth" by Lettie M. Krafts, a discussion of Napoleon and the Louisian Purchase by By James K. Hosmer, "Bookbinding and Repair" by Otto Wolff, "Newspaper Clippings" by Evelyn Crandall Lyon, and "The Library and the Farmer" by Willet M. Hays. A list of elected officers is included. Following the association meeting, the State Library Commission hosted a meeting on the topic of travelling libraries for all interested association members.
Notes from the 9th annual conference of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) held on October 14-15, 1901 in Stillwater, Minnesota. Presentations included "Our State Publications" by Warren Upham of the Minnesota Historical Society, "Reference Work" by Mrs. C. M. Beals,"Beginnings of an Art Library" by Katherine Patten, "The Children's Department" by Mrs. A. C. Ellison, "Work With the Children" by Agnes Libby, "History and Literature" by Willis M. West, "Selection and Purchase of Books" by Jessie McMillan, and "Library Architecture" by Marie E. Brick. A list of elected officers and resolutions is included.
Program for the Minnesota Library Association 21st annual meeting held October 21-23, 1913 at the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Includes a list of officers and program of events. Cited topics include welcome address by James Thayer Gerould, Librarian, University of Minnesota, with themes of educational extension, and library and the student, public meeting, roundtable discussions, business meeting with committee reports and election of officers.
Report of the 20th annual conference of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA), held October 2-4, 1912, in Faribault, Minnesota, written by Mabel Martin Secretary-Treasurer. Includes committee appointments, business meeting, trustee's section, and discussions of library expenditures, legislation, advertising, library extension services in counties throughout the state, references services, traveling libraries, special libraries, genealogical collections, and public documents. Recommendation made to support any measure for better housing for the State Historical Library and the Library Commission.
Report of the 31st annual conference of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA), written by Secretary-Treasurer Sophia J. Lammers. The conference took place at the State School for the Deaf in Faribault, MN, September 3-5, 1923.
Notes, with handwritten corrections, on the 1946 Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Annual Conference held October 3-5, 1946 at the Hotel Lowry in St. Paul, Minnesota with president Emily L. Mayne presiding. The theme for the conference was "The Time is Now--M. L. A. Clears for Action." Notes include detailed descriptions of the general sessions, section committee meetings and committee reports. A list of officers is attached.
Minutes for the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Reference Section meeting of the 1949 MLA conference. Includes a list of nominated officers for the following year, a summary of the meeting, and a list of officers and committees.
Report of the 29th annual conference of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA), written by Secretary-Treasurer Margaret Hickman. The conference took place in the St. Paul Public Library, October 31-November 2, 1921.
Report of the 28th annual conference of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA), written by Secretary-Treasurer Margaret Hickman. The conference took place in the Hibbing Public Library, September 15-18, 1920.
Report of the 48th Annual Conference of the Minnesota Library Association written by Secretary Rella E. Havens. The conference took place at the Hotel St. Paul in St. Paul, Minnesota on October 20-23, 1940.
Report of the 41st annual conference of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) held on June 14-17, 1933 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The opening address was presented by Frank K. Walter of the University of Minnesota on "Foreign Libraries." Other presentations include the topics of the future of libraries, the library budget, book purchasing on a limited budget, books with a Minnesota focus, essential library services in times of austerity, and the differences between Eastern and Western cultures. Recaps of the section luncheon discussions are included. The elected officers are listed.
Report of the 45th annual conference of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA), written by Secretary-Treasurer Gertrude Glennon. The conference took place October 14, 1937 at the Center for Continuation Study of the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, Minnesota. In addition to a report of the conference, it also describes the Institute of Librarians of North Dakota and Minnesota sessions preceeding the conference.
Report of the 44th annual conference of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA), written by Secretary-Treasurer Gertrude Glennon. The conference took place October 1-3, 1936 in Duluth, Minnesota.
Report of the 39th annual conference of the Minnesota Library Association, held October 9, 10, and 11, 1931 at the Buckham Memorial Library in Faribault, Minnesota, written by Gertrude Glennon. Report of the committee on Certification and qualification of Librarians in Minnesota by Edna Moore, Chariman, recommending minimum qualifications for librarians in different grades of position. Report of certification laws in other states, responsibilities of librarians in small towns, with resolution that MLA Motion carried to present a bill to the next meeting of the state legislature authorizing the State Department of Education to draw up standard for certification for librarians of different grades. Discussion of the meaning of an accredited school, report of recent Committee on the White House Conference on Child Health and Protection and libraries, Agricultural extension at University of Minnesota. Joint Session for School and Children�s Librarians, holdings of the State Archives, books available for blind readers in the state, trends in current literature, business meeting with constitutional amendments, report of new officers by nominations committee
Report of the 38th annual conference of the Minnesota Library Association held at the Hotel Lowry, St. Paul, Minnesota, October 17, 1930, written by Gertrude Glennon, Secretary. Reports of the legislative and education committees, including discussion of accredited library schools within the state.
Report of the 34th annual conference of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA), written by Secretary pro tem Adra M. Fay. The conference took place in Itasca State Park, MN, June 10-12, 1926. Of note is the MLA's plan to present to the University of Minnesota the possibility of establishing a library curriculum. At the time, there was no library training offered in-state, according to the report.
Minnesota Library Association; Earhart, Frances E.
Date Created:
1914
Description:
Report of the 22nd annual conference of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) held September 15, 16, and 17, 1914, in Little Falls, Minnesota, written by Frances E. Earhart, Secretary. Appointments to the resolutions, nominations, proposed pensions committee of the Minnesota Educational Association. Conference theme of Library and Public Recreation includes the use of victrola and movies in libraries, story telling, children�s services, the library and the club, program making for clubs, the town library and the country club, rural community activities, women�s clubs, state-wide federated clubs, aids to librarians including special publications, trade catalogs, informational booklets, advertising materials, state and municipal reports, and publications of societies and institutions, developments in the combination of school and public libraries, developments in state library work. Resolutions committee recommends that school librarians should be eligible for teachers� pensions to be taken up by the executive committee, and that a committee be appointed to revise the constitution of the Association.
Report of the fifth annual meeting of the Minnesota Library Association held December 29, 1896 in St. Paul at the State Library Association offices and in Minneapolis at the Public Library.
Notes from the 7th annual conference of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) which was held on October 17-18, 1899 in St. Cloud, Minnesota. The welcome address was presented by C. F. MacDonald, President of the St. Cloud Library Board. A short class on the cataloging was conducted by Mrs. W. J. Southward. The evening program was omitted so that the Association could attend a meeting of the State Federation of Women's Clubs and hear an address by Federation president Margaret J. Evans. On the second day of the conference the Library Association visited the state Normal School, hosted by school President Kleeburger. Officers were elected and further papers were presented on the topics of library rules and regulations, bulletin boards and special lists, best reference books, and the responsibilities of the library trustee.
Report of the third annual meeting of the Minneapolis Library Association held December 27, 1893 in the Minneapolis Public Library. Topics discussed include devices displayed for librarians at the World's Fair, and the advance printed catalogue cards. Resolution in support of the Printing Bill to distribute public documents with request for support from Minnesota senators.
Report of the 19th annual conference of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA), written by Secretary-Treasurer Elizabeth Conner. The conference took place at the St. Alban's Beach hotel in Minnetonka, Minnesota September 20, 21, and 22, 1911. Welcome given by Gratia Countryman, librarian, Minneapolis Public Library with addresses by Geo. B. Utley, secretary of the American Library association entitled Reaching the People, Geo. E. Vincent, President of the University of Minnesota on The Social Memory, C.G. Schulz, Supt. Public Instruction, on The Library and Education, Lettie E. Stearns on The Library and Country Life, and Clara Kellogg of Neighborhood House, St. Paul, on The Library and the Little Citizen. Sessions included a roundtable discussion on Book Selection, and talks on buying children's books, foreign books, correlation with school libraries, book ordering, the use of pictures in the library, the trustees round table, and a story hour symposium. Resolution was made to affiliate with the American Library Association. Election of officers with President Margaret Palmer, Hibbing; Vice-president Frances Earhart, Duluth; Secretary-treasurer, Mabel Martin, Minneapolis; Executive committee, Miriam Carey, St. Paul and Alice Lamb, Litchfield. Agreed that a token of friendly expression be sent to Mrs. Mc Pherson of Stillwater by the members of the association.
Minnesota Library Association; Clute, Elizabeth W.
Date Created:
1906
Description:
Notes from the 14th annual conference of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) held on October 25-27, 1906 in Austin, Minnesota. Association president Maud van Buren presided over the conference and offered the president's address on "The Social Side of the Librarian's Life." Gratia Countryman provided a report on the travelling library program. Other presentations were given on the topics of the training and role of trustees, book lending policies, fines, puchase of foreign books, open hours on Sundays, housekeeping, materialism and the public library, and public school and the public library. It was agreed by vote to create a trustees section of the association and officers were elected. Lists of association officers and resolutions are included.
Notes from the 12th annual conference of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) held on October 27-28 in Mankato, Minnesota. Mr. C. E. Wise, president of the Mankato Library Board, provided the welcoming address. Presentations were given on the topics of reference service in small libraries, county extension of library services in rural areas, reading for children, a report from the Committee on State Documents, and conducting a library on $1000 a year. Six resolutions are recorded and a list of elected officers is included.
Notes from the 11th annual conference of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) held on October 15-17, 1903 in Owatonna, Minnesota. Vice-president Katherine McMillan Beals presided. The welcome address was given by Mr. L. L. Wheelock, president of the Owatonna Library Board. The opening address was given by Warren Upham, Librarian of the Minnesota Historical Society, on history and literature of Minnesota. Other presentation topics included co-operative cataloging and Library of Congress cards by Lydia M. Poirier, public documents in the non-depository library by Miss L. M. Crafts, reports and statistics by Miss Sarah E. Le Crone, ""The Library as an Educational Institution"" by Mr. P. J. Kuntz, and "The Ideal Library and its Place in the Community" by Judge Edwin Ames Jaggard. The resolution commitee resolved to request funds from the State University Board of Regents to make accessible the set of Library of Congress catalog cards deposited at the University library. A list of elected officers is included.
Notes from the 10th annual conference of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) held in conjuction with the meeting of the Library Section of the N. E. A. on July 10-12, 1902 in Minnepolis, Minnesota. Dr. W. W. Folwell of the University of Minnesota presided. Presentations included "The Library Profession" by Mrs. W. J. Southward, "The Popular Book" by Emily H. Corson, "The Publisher and the Library" by Minnie A. McGraw, "Library Legislation in Minnesota" by Daniel Fish, a report on Minnesota state documents by Warren Upham, and "Printed Finding Lists" by Jeanette Clarke. A committee on legislation was appointed. Gratia Countryman of the Minneapolis Public Library led a round table discussion on publisher net prices and on state documents. A list of elected officers is included.
Notes from the pre-conference of the Minnesota Library Association annual conference, which took place September 30 - October 1, 1949. Content included a round table discussion on the following: general information about the Public Library Inquiry report, the library public and information for library trustees, a summary of the general characteristics of librarians, and extension of library service.
At the 37th annual conference of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA), which was held September 4-7, 1929, Clara F. Baldwin was presented with a check of $250.00 and a book containing letters of appreciation from the members of the association. This was to recognize Clara Baldwin's thirty years of service to the Minnesota Library Association.
The 1937 annual report of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA), includes a recap of the Institute for Librarians from North Dakota and Minnesota held at the University of Minnesota, October 11-14, 1937, and attended by over 500 people, with principal speakers Dr. Lyman Bryson of Columbia University, J.O. Modisette from Louisiana Library Commission, Charles W. Ferguson, Associate Editor of Reader's Digest, and Dr. Charles Gunderson Rockwell, Minnesota Education Commissioner. Other educators, librarians, and experts who conducted sessions are listed by name, title, and topic. The report also includes a recap of the MLA 45th Annual Meeting held at the University of Minnesota on October 14, 1937, with financial report, and review of Membership, Certification, and State Planning Committees. Several motions were passed, including the creation of Junior Members Section. Recently deceased members, Miriam E. Carey, teacher and organizer for the Library Commission, and Harriet A. Wood, Supervisor of School Libraries, were remembered.
The Young People's and School Librarians' section report from the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) annual conference, September 30 - October 1, 1949, Hotel Lowry, St. Paul, Minnesota.
Notes from the Trustees section business meeting at the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) annual conference, September 30 - October 1, 1949, Hotel Lowry, St. Paul, Minnesota.
Report of the 15th annual conference of the Minnesota Library Association, written by Secretary-Treasurer Elizabeth W. Clute. The conference took place in the Senate Committee rooms, New Capitol, St. Paul, Minnesota September 25-28, 1907.
Notes, with handwritten corrections, on the 1948 Minnesota Library Assocation (MLA) annual conference, held October 9-11, 1948 in Minneapolis, by MLA Acting Secretary-Treasurer Ruth M. Jedermann. Includes detailed descriptions of the pre-conference meeting and five general sessions, including the MLA business meeting.
Report of the 24th annual conference of the Minnesota Library Association, written by Secretary Raymond L. Walkley. The conference took place at the public library in Virginia, Minnesota, September 6-8, 1916.
Report of the 16th annual meeting of the Minnesota Library Association, which took place on June 23rd, 1908 at Tonka Bay Hotel, Tonka Bay, Minnesota. There was no formal program in 1908 because of the American Library Association Annual conference.
Report of the 25th annual conference of the Minnesota Library Association, written by Secretary Bell M. Owens. The conference took place at the St. Paul public library in St. Paul, Minnesota, October 8-10, 1917.