Announcement of American Library Association Regional Conference for Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, and Nebraska, scheduled October 12-15, 1932 in Des Moines, Iowa. Includes information on meetings, activities, honored guests, and speakers including Gratia Countryman of the Minneapolis Public Library and Frank K. Walter of the University of Minnesota.
Detailed program of the 1932 Five State Conference of the American Library Association (Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri and Nebraska) held in Des Moines, Iowa, October 12-15, 1932. Includes daily meeting programs and activities, lists names of Conference Committee members, Round Table and Selection Chairmen, Local Committee members, and exhibitors. Copy held by Clara F. Baldwin, including several pages of handwritten notes taken at the conference.
Program for the Joint Conference of the Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin Library Associations, held October 18-21, 1939 at the Hotel Schroeder in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The theme is "Rural Social Problems: Their Implications for Librarians." Program includes general sessions and meetings of the catalog, lending, reference, children's and school librarian's sections, and the public , hospital, college and university, and special libraries sections. Includes member lists of the executive board, committee chairmen, and section and round table chairmen for each state association, along with exhibitors. Includes insert for "Daze Without End," a marionette program presented to the conference by staff of the Minneapolis Public Library.
Letter dated October 13, 1938 from Lee F. Zimmerman, State Director of Libraries, to Minnesota Librarians. The letter was a template used to request that local libraries work with their local radio stations to broadcast radio scripts at the local level. The radio scripts were originally created by the Minnesota Library Association Radio Committee to be broadcast over a period of 12-13 weeks on station KSTP in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Speech from Carl Vitz, Librarian of the Minneapolis Public Library, to the Minnesota Farm Bureau Federation about the library situation in Minnesota in 1938. The lack of access to books in Minnesota for 40% of the citizens, state aid to rural libraries, and the Minnesota State Aid Bill for Libraries is discussed.
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 40th annual [business] meeting of the Minnesota Library Association held in Des Moines, Iowa, October 13, 1932, with reports from the certification committee, election of officers, and motions to consult with the legislative and educational authorities about certification for Public and School librarians, and for the Minnesota Library Association to continue their membership in the American Library Association.
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
Resolutions report of the North Central Library Conference held October 14-17, 1930, in St. Paul, Minnesota, covering the death of J.G. Pyle, Librarian of the James Jerome Hill Reference Library, and thanks to all who helped to organize the conference signed by the coordinators from each state.
List of exhibitors for the 43rd annual conference of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA). The conference took place October 10-12, 1935 at Lowry Hotel in St. Paul, Minnesota.
Program for the Minnesota Library Association Thirty-Ninth Annual Meeting held at Buckham Memorial Library in Faribault, Minnesota, October 8-10, 1931. Includes list of officers and local committees heads. Topics include the library profession, school libraries, reference service, hospital libraries, and periodicals for the blind.
Program of the 42nd annual conference of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) held on August 30-Setember 1, 1934 in Glenwood, Minnesota. Cited presentation topics include trends in education, Minnesota books, books on economic and social problems, recent publications, adult education, the outlook for library service in Minnesota, committee progress reports, legislative objectives, and puppet plays. Names of officers and committee members are included.
Program description for the 46th annual meeting of the Minnesota Library Association, which took place on September 29th - October 1, 1938 at the Hotel Curtis, Minneapolis, Minnesota. In addition to general sessions, the conference included a presentation by Mr. Walter J. Breckenridge (Curator, Museum of Natural History, University of Minnesota), a tea hosted by the University of Minnesota Press, a banquet with a presentation by Mr. Frederick G. Melcher (Editor, Publishers' Weekly and Publisher of the Library Journal), a reception held at the Minneapolis Public Library Staff Association with dancing and music by the Hotel Curtis Orchestra, and a Minnesota vs. Nebraska football game.
Program of the 41st annual conference of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) held on June 14-17, 1933 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The bound souvenir program with attached pencil includes lists of officers and committee members, agenda and a list of exhibitors. Cited presentations include the topics of foreign libraries, managing libraries in times of austerity, the future of libraries, library budgets, book purchasing, Minnesota books, essential library services, and the clash of Eastern and Western cultures.
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 42nd annual conference of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) held on August 30-Setember 1, 1934 in Glenwood, Minnesota. The opeing adress on ""New Trends in Education"" was presented by Daisy Brown, president of Minnesota Education. Other presentation topics include book selection, the economic and political situation of the Depression, adult education during the Depression, county extension services, and summer reading programs. Summaries of the group luncheon discussions and a list of the elected officers is included.
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 43rd annual conference of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA), written by Secretary-Treasurer Gertrude Glennon. The conference took place October 10-12, 1935 in St. Paul, Minnesota.
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.
Report of the 1934 Executive Board Meeting of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) held on December 31, 1934 in St. Paul, Minnesota. Minutes of the 1934 annual conference of the MLA were read and dates and location for the 1935 annual conference were chosen. Discussion topics and theme of "Equalizing the library service" were selected for the 1935 conference.
Broadcast schedule for the Minnesota Library Association Fact Finders radio program. Created by the Minnesota Library Association Radio Committee, the program was broadcast on KSTP from 12:00 p.m. - 12:15 p.m. every Thursday from Sept. 29th - December 22nd (13 broadcasts).
Annual member numbers for the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) for 1928-1936, differentiated by institution and individual members. During this period, the highest total member count was 344 members in 1930.
Program for the North Central Library Conference conducted by the State Library Associations of Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wisconsin held October 14-17, 1930 in St. Paul, Minnesota, includes schedule of events, general activities include addresses, round tables, and state business sessions. Lists individual state association officers.
Minnesota Library Association; Shafer, Marion (editor)
Date Created:
1939-02
Description:
Volume 1, number 1 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Peddler was published in February 1939. Editor-in-chief of this issue was Marion Shafer from Minneapolis Public Library. This issue contains an Editor's note, reports from Junior MLA members in St. Paul, the University of Minnesota, and out of state, legislative news, music and building news, extension work, catalog trouble, and a W.P.A project to index the Minneapolis Journal from 1900 to date. The M.L.A Peddler was created and conceived by the Junior members of the Minnesota Library Association. The first issue states "...[The] Peddler will bring you bits of personal gossip, news about library enterprises, [and] matters of friendly interest."
Volume 1, number 2 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Peddler was published in May 1939 (three pages). Marion Shafer from Minneapolis Public Library [presumed editor] requests news items be sent to her. Section headings in this issue are department store references, including Window Shopping, Housewares, Play togs, Front Office, Lay-by, Drugs & Toiletries, Notions, Men Furnishings, and Going Up., and contain MLA news items about people and current activities. News includes Items about the Cloquet Public Library Summer Reading Program, St. Paul Public Library Children's Room Miniatures display, St. Paul Public Library display at the recent Festival of Nations, Hutchinson Public Library Amateur Photographer's Show, Duluth Public Library Reference Room displays of wild flowers and the Camera Club and portraits of the new pope, Minneapolis Public Library Music Week display, and the MLA Legislative Program that recently failed. Notes about MLA member travels, engagements, and social news, and MLA Stag Section (men only) are included.
Volume 1, number 3 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Peddler was published in September 1939 (eight pages). Sponsored by the Minnesota Library Association, the Editor-in-chief is Andre Nielsen, Minneapolis, Regional editors are Alberta Seiz, Red Wing and Virginia Grady, Duluth, and Circulation Manager is LeMoyne Perry, Minneapolis. This issue is dedicated to the upcoming Tri-State (Minnesota, Michigan and Wisconsin) Convention to be held at the Hotel Schroeder in Milwaukee, WI, October 18-21, 1939, and includes travel costs, schedules, accommodations, and the tentative program. Issue also includes a note from the MLA President, Ruth Rosholt, and a section entitled Library Potporri, including news of Gratia Countryman's cornerstone dedication speech at the Champlain Library, Appointments (job notes), Travel, Stag Section (Male MLA members), Marriages, and News Around the State. Minnesota News includes an update on the Newspaper Indexing Project under the supervision of Gratia Countryman, and the Microfilming section working on the Minneapolis Journal (1878-1939).
Program description of the MLA (Minnesota Library Association) school and children's librarians luncheon at the Women's City Club, St. Paul, Minnesota, October 12, 1935. The guest speaker for the event was Mrs. Caroline Dale Snedeker
Program description for the joint conference of the Minnesota, Michigan, and Wisconsin Library Associations. The program took place on October 18-21st, 1939 at the Hotel Schroeder in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The theme was "Rural Social Problems: Their Implications for Libraries." In addition to general sessions, the conference included a presentation on rural social problems and implications for libraries by Lowry Nelson (Professor of Sociology, University of Minnesota), a presentation by Essae M. Culver (President-Elect, American Library Association) and Charles H. Brown (Chairman, Third Activities Committee, A.L.A.), a gallery tour of American Humor at the Milwaukee-Downer College Library, banquet speaker Howard Y. McClusky (Assistant to Vice-President in charge of Adult Education, University of Michigan) on the topic of capitalizing a community's resources, and closing session speaker Dr. Max Lerner (Professor, Dept. of Political Science, Williams College, Williamstown, Mass.).
One of a series of radio scripts written by the Radio Committee of the Minnesota Library Association for a weekly radio program broadcast throughout Minnesota. This program was broadcast on September 29, 1938. Questions and topics discussed in the broadcast include: What are the colors of Johns Hopkins University, Why is the Wisconsin football team nicknamed the Badgers, the University of Wisconsin fight song "On Wisconsin", history of Minnesota, What is the climate of South Africa, Ella Wheeler Wilcox's poem Winds of Fate, library services in Minnesota, wedding superstitions, Why was the goat chosen as the Navy mascot, cooking a Turkish dinner, Which general marched his troops over a cliff.
One of a series of radio scripts written by the Radio Committee of the Minnesota Library Association for a weekly radio program broadcast throughout Minnesota. This program was broadcast on October 6, 1938. Questions and topics discussed in the program include: which direction do tornadoes whirl, wind velocity averages, what percentage of the population of Czechoslovakia is German, the German-Czech situation in 1938, the national song of Czechoslovakia, cabinet making, how to request county library service in Minnesota, Yom Kippur.
One of a series of radio scripts written by the Radio Committee of the Minnesota Library Association for a weekly radio program broadcast throughout Minnesota. This program was broadcast on October 13, 1938. Questions and topics discussed in this program include: which Big Ten stadium seats the most spectators, Why is Chicago called the "windy city", what is the duck hunting limit in Minnesota, how to cook wild rice, toasts suitable for a hunt dinner, was Captain Kidd a real person, is there a Leif Ericsson Day, what is the Council of Salamanca, who wrote Madame Butterfly, how to request county library service in Minnesota, the travelling library.
One of a series of radio scripts written by the Radio Committee of the Minnesota Library Association for a weekly radio program broadcast throughout Minnesota. This program was broadcast on October 20, 1938. Questions and topics discussed in the program include: when was the first waffle iron patented, how to treat ceiling water stains, the American Civil War, notable anniversaries in October, the legend of Saint Ursula, advice for purchasing encyclopedias.
One of a series of radio scripts written by the Radio Committee of the Minnesota Library Association for a weekly radio program broadcast throughout Minnesota. This program was broadcast on November 24, 1938.
One of a series of radio scripts written by the Radio Committee of the Minnesota Library Association. Topics of the program include Switzerland, Lake Lucerne and St. Bernard Pass.
One of a series of radio scripts written by the Radio Committee of the Minnesota Library Association. Topics of the program include Iceland and artist Einar Jonsson.
One of a series of radio scripts written by the Radio Committee of the Minnesota Library Association for a weekly radio program broadcast throughout Minnesota. This program was broadcast on October 27, 1938. Questions and topics discussed in the program include: why is Halloween sometimes called Nutcracker Night, suggestions for entertainment at a Halloween party, superstitions and customs, homemade food colorings, Samuel Roger's poem "Ginevra", where to find book reviews, the travelling library.
One of a series of radio scripts written by the Radio Committee of the Minnesota Library Association for a weekly radio program. Broadcast throughout Minnesota on November 3, 1938, topics include Pierre Loti, Mark Twain, civilian assistance at forest fires, football rules, National Holidays, and Book Week (November 1938).
One of a series of radio scripts written by the Radio Committee of the Minnesota Library Association for a weekly radio program. Broadcast throughout Minnesota on November 10, 1938, topics include Poets Laureate of England, election of State Legislators, 1897 Corbett-Fitzsimmons fight, dating etiquette, origin of Ireland's name, and Book Week (November 1938).
One of a series of radio scripts written by the Radio Committee of the Minnesota Library Association for a weekly radio program broadcast throughout Minnesota. This program was broadcast on November 17, 1938. Questions include facts about Nostradamus, locations of pharmacy schools in Missouri, recommendations for amateur photography magazines, the location of Hennepin County Library, and bookmobiles
One of a series of radio scripts written by the Radio Committee of the Minnesota Library Association for a weekly radio program broadcast throughout Minnesota. This program was broadcast on December 1, 1938.
One of a series of radio scripts written by the Radio Committee of the Minnesota Library Association for a weekly radio program broadcast throughout Minnesota. This program was broadcast on December 8, 1938.
One of a series of radio scripts written by the Radio Committee of the Minnesota Library Association for a weekly radio program broadcast throughout Minnesota. This program was broadcast on December 15, 1938.
One of a series of radio scripts written by the Radio Committee of the Minnesota Library Association for a weekly radio program broadcast throughout Minnesota. This program was broadcast on December 22, 1938.
One of a series of radio scripts written by the Radio Committee of the Minnesota Library Association for a weekly radio program broadcast throughout Minnesota. This program is dated December 28, 1938.
One of a series of radio scripts written by the Radio Committee of the Minnesota Library Association for a weekly radio program broadcast throughout Minnesota. This is dated January 5, 1939. Questions and topics discussed in the program include: what is Bernard Baruch's address, Who's Who in America, chinaware, duty on goods purchased abroad, Epiphany, composing poetry while sleeping, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Eine Kleine Nachtmusick.
The document is dated October 1, 1938 and contains 60 trivia questions and answers relating to Minnesota public and academic libraries, education, and the Minnesota Library Association.