Volume 9, number 1 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) bulletin was published in December 1959. Content includes a list of officers and chairmen, message from MLA leaders, a list of MLA comittee-approved legislation items, an annual budget, and MLA membership registration form.
Program for the 3rd Governor's State Conference on Children and Youth, held at May 9-10, 1952 at the Nicollet Hotel, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Events include keynote address by Govenor C. Elmer Anderson, on "Minnesota's Program for Children and Youth," panel discussions, youth council meetings, and showing of two civil defense films, "Duck and Cover" and "The Cities Must Fight." Includes biographical information on conference personnel, and lists of panel members, state wide youth groups, cooperating civic and professional organizations, and local youth commissions and councils.
Report of the Governor's Third State Conference on Children and Youth, held May 9-10, 1952 at the Nicollet Hotel, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Chaired by Dr. Christianson, topics discussed included mental health for children, preventions and treatment of juvenile deliquency, community services, the defense of youth and the formation of youth councils.
Condensed program for the 1957 Minnesota Library Association (MLA) annual conference, held September 26-28, 1957 at the Hotel Lowry in St. Paul. The theme was "Now it is up to us." Events include a greetings speech by the Honorable Severin A. Mortinson, commissioner of the Department of Libraries, Auditoriums, Museums, and Stadia, St. Paul , and a presentation on rural library development by Julia D. Bennett, Director of the ALA (American Library Association) Washington office.
Transcription of the 1950 Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Conference proceedings held September 28-30, 1950 at the Hotel Duluth in Duluth, with Presidence Mary C. Baker presiding. The opening address was presented by the Honorable George W. Johnson, Mayor of Duluth. Panel disussions include ""Minnesota Legislative Needs"" and ""Should Librarians Read?.""
Program for the 1958 Minnesota Library Association (MLA) annual conference, held September 12-14, 1958 at Madden's Lodge in Brainerd. The theme was ""Bigger libraries in a smaller world."" Events include a greetings speech by the Honorable Levi Johnson, mayor of Brainerd. Session topics include ""Progress report on Library Development in Minnesota"", ""Untapped Resources of Information about World Affairs"", ""Books - The Bond Between Us"", ""Super-market Methods in Book Acquisition?"", ""Books Across the Sea Program of the English-speaking Union"", and ""Books in a World on Fire"".
Program for the 1956 Minnesota Library Association (MLA) annual conference, held September 27-29, 1956 at the Nicollet Hotel in Minneapolis. The theme was "Libraries in the Life of the Community." Includes a list of officers, convention committees, committee chairmen, and section chairmen. Events include a greetings speech by Eric Hoyer, mayor of Minneapolis. Session topics include "Great Books Discussion," "Reference Materials in Minnesota," and "Minnesota Books and Authors."
Program for the 1959 Minnesota Library Association (MLA) annual conference, held October 1-2, 1959 at Pick-Nicollet Hotel in Minneapolis. Events include a greetings speech by the Honorable P.K. Peterson, mayor of Minneapolis. General session topics include "Student use of the public library," "Our Changing Society," "Partners in Library Service," and "Book Losses."
Program for the 1957 Minnesota Library Association (MLA) annual conference, held September 26-28, 1957 at the Hotel Lowry in St. Paul. The theme was "Now it is up to us." Includes a list of officers, convention committees, committee chairmen, and section chairmen. Events include a greetings speech by the Honorable Severin A. Mortinson, commissioner of the Department of Libraries, Auditoriums, Museums, and Stadia, St. Paul , and a presentation on rural library development by Julia D. Bennett, Director of the ALA (American Library Association) Washington office.
Volume 1, number 2 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Bulletin was published in April 1952. Contents include a list of upcoming district and section meetings, information about the 1952 MLA annual conference, and reports of the Membership Committee, the Joint Planning Committee, the Public Relations Committee, and the ALA Councilor.
Volume 8, number 2 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) bulletin was published in April 1959. Content includes library legislation news, announcements regarding MLA district meetings and the 1959 MLA annual conference, and the naming of the University of Minnesota's Walter Library.
Volume 7, number 3 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) bulletin was published in August 1958. Content includes discussion of the annual MLA conference theme, Minnesota library news at the annual American Library Association (ALA) conference, funding allotment of the Library Services Act, and National Newspaper Week participation.
Volume 6, number 3 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Bulletin published August, 1957. Topics include legislative report, MLA district meetings held in St. Cloud, Faribault, New Ulm, Fergus Falls, and Eveleth, Minnesota; Report of subcommittee on headquarters location of ALA, list of MLA members attending ALA meeting in Kansas City, Internal Revenue Code amendment introduced by U.S. Representative Eugene McCarthy to include charitable contributions to libraries to be tax deductible.
Volume 2, number 1 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Bulletin was published in December 1952. Contents include a list of Officers, Section Chairmen and Committee Members, the 1952-1953 MLA budget, a call for applications for the MLA Scholarship, reports from the Legislative, Public Relations and Activities Committees, and a list of members of the State Board of Education.
Volume 1, number 1 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Bulletin was published in December of 1951. Contents of the newsletter include a list of the MLA Executive Committee and committee chairs, the 1951-1952 MLA budget, news of budget increases and building progress at member libraries, and dates and location of the 1952 MLA annual conference.
Volume 3, number 1 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Bulletin was published in December, 1953. Contents include a list of Executive Officers, Section Chairmen and Committee Chairmen, the Membership Committee report, the Trustee Section report, the Financial Report for 1952-1953, the budget for 1953-1954, the Legislative Committee report, excerpts from the report of the Committee on Intellectual Freedom presented at the 1953 MLA conference, and a call to action to support the Korean-Unesco Stamp Project.
Volume 7, number 1 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) bulletin was published in December 1957. Content includes preparations for MLA's participation in the third annual Career Festival, Minnesota Centennial, and National Library Week. Also includes a message from Senator Hubert H. Humphrey to the MLA and an annual MLA budget.
Minnesota Library Association; Rohlf, Robert; Smith, Hannis S.
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1958-12
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Volume 8, number 1 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) bulletin was published in December 1958. Content includes a message from the president of the MLA, a list of officers and chairmen, announcement of the state's first regional library, naming of the Walter Library of the University of Minnesota, discussion of the Minnesota Library Association scholarship, an annual budget, and an MLA member registration form.
Volume 4, number 1 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Bulletin published February, 1955. Topics include legislative update, state-aid bill, and censorship legislation; committee on standards; St. Paul Public Library Spring Book Fair; MLA protests State Library Commission being transferred to State Board of Education; review of the Twin Cities library club semi-annual meeting.
Volume 6, number 2 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Bulletin published February, 1957. Topics include legislative news; public library initiative announced; Governor's conference on aging encourages library services to rural areas; ALA membership reminder; Adeline T. Davidson memorial; announcement of MLA committees for 1956-57. Insert regarding state legislative bill relating to rural library service, and insert for MLA membership form with membership fees.
Volume 1, number 3 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Bulletin was published in July 1952. Contents include a preliminary schedule for the 1952 MLA annual conference, a call for applications for the MLA Scholarship, suggested readings on censorship, and a brief report on the district meetings.
Volume 2, number 3 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Bulletin was published in July, 1953. Contents include the President's report, a tentative program schedule for the 1953 MLA annual conference, the Legislative Committee report, the Vice President's report on the MLA district meetings, and a report on the Spring County Library Conference.
Volume 4, number 2 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Bulletin was published July, 1955. Topics include district library meetings held in Albert Lea, Crookston, International Falls, Montevideo, and St. Paul; update on status of library division within the Minnesota State Board of Education; Intellectual Freedom committee; A.L.A. meeting set for Philadelphia, July 3-9; Minnesota chapter designation within A.L.A.; Fall MLA conference scheduled; and budgets and expenditures October 1954-June 1955.
Volume 3, number 3 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Bulletin was published in June 1954. The contents include the announcement of a special MLA meeting hosted by members of the Legislative Committee, announcement of the district meetings, information about the ALA annual conference being held in Minneapolis, various brief committee reports, a submission from the chair of the Committee on Library Work as a Career, and a report from the World Affairs Center's meeting on UN Charter reform.
Volume 2, number 2 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Bulletin was published in March 1953. Contents include reports from the MLA President, the County Library Section, the Constitutional Revision Committee, the Federal Relations Committee, the Public Relations Committee and the Treasurer; news on the State Aid Bill for Public Libraries; announcement of the MLA Scholarship award for 1953; a preliminary schedule for the 1953 MLA annual conference.
Volume 3, number 2 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Bulletin was published in March 1954. Contents include information about the American Library Association annual conference held in Minneapolis in June, a report of the Ways and Means Committee, an Intellectual Freedom Committee report, a Legislative Committee report, a Public Relations Committee report, a list of committee members, an announcement of the release of the Index to Religious Periodical Literature, 1949-1952, a report of the Membership Committee, and an announcement of the return of a radio program titled "Carnival of Books."
Volume 7, number 2 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) bulletin was published in March 1958. Content includes a briefing on state-wide project "Operation Library," a listing of upcoming district library meetings, a progress report from Hannis Smith, Director of Libraries, a call to action regarding Library Service Act budget cuts, and an MLA member registration form.
Volume 5, number 2 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Bulletin published May, 1956. Topics include MLA executive board's letter to the Minnesota State Board of Education; Institute of Public Library Materials for Adults report; County Section of MLA meeting April 12-14, 1956; MLA committee appointments; Hubert Humphrey offers his newsletter to interested parties; MLA directory being prepared; Library Services Bill passed the state House of Representatives.
Volume 6, number 1 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Bulletin published November, 1956. Topics include announcement of MLA officers and committee chairmen for 1956-57; call for legislative ideas for Minnesota library development in 1957; MLA convention news; Governor's conference on aging announced; Senator Edward J. Thye offers newsletter to interested libraries; MLA membership statistics; Amendment No. 3 to the Minnesota State constitution backed by MLA.
Volume 3, number 4 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Bulletin was published in October 1954. Contents include a list of officers elected for 1954-55, a report on the district meetings, the Legislative Committee Report, the Report of the Committee on Intellectual Freedom, a report of the Children's, Young People's and School Librarians' Section, a report of the Membership Committee, a report from the Committee on Library Work as a Career, and other brief section reports.