Program for the first all-Association conference held April 29-May 2, 1981 at the Leamington Hotel, Minneapolis, Minnesota. The welcome from Governor Albert H. Quie states "this is truly a unique effort to bring together our state's information-related organizations to share ideas and build together toward the future of our state." The theme was "Only One in 81': Cooperation is Learning and Growing Together." The Forum is an organization of eight Minnesota library, information, and media organizations that includes: American Society for Information Science, Minnesota Chapter, Art Libraries Society of North American, Twin City Chapter, Catholic Library Association, Minn-Dakota Unit, Minnesota Association of Law Libraries, Minnesota Educational Media Organization, Minnesota Health Science Library Association, Minnesota Library Association, and Special Libraries Association, Minnesota Chapter.
Program for the first all-Association conference held April 29-May 2, 1981 at the Leamington Hotel, Minneapolis, Minnesota. The welcome from Governor Albert H. Quie states "this is truly a unique effort to bring together our state's information-related organizations to share ideas and build together toward the future of our state." The theme was "Only One in 81': Cooperation is Learning and Growing Together." The Forum is an organization of eight Minnesota library, information, and media organizations that includes: American Society for Information Science, Minnesota Chapter, Art Libraries Society of North American, Twin City Chapter, Catholic Library Association, Minn-Dakota Unit, Minnesota Association of Law Libraries, Minnesota Educational Media Organization, Minnesota Health Science Library Association, Minnesota Library Association, and Special Libraries Association, Minnesota Chapter.
Program for the All-Association Conference Conference 2 held September 12-14, 1985 at the St. Paul Civic Center. Meeting of the Art Libraries Society of North America, American Society for Information Science, Catholc Library Association, Minnesota Association of Law Libraries, Lutheran Church Library Association, Minnesota Educational Media Organization, Minnesota Health Science Library Association, Minnesota Library Association, and Special Libraries Association. Opening session entitled, "Information, the Emerging Giant in Economic Growth." Panel discussion topics include library technology, automation, publishing, literacy, bookselling, and ethics.
Program for the Minnesota Governor's Pre-White House Conference on Library and Information Services held September 10-12, 1978 at the Leamington Hotel, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Governor Rudy Perpich's goal is to gather library users and professionals, and work to make state library services more accessible and effective. Sections include services and materials, access and barriers to information, special services, personnel, information networks and library cooperation, evaluation and accountability, governance and finance, and awareness and value of the library. Includes names of planning committee and subcommittee members.
Program for the 92nd annual conference of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) held on October 7-9, 1987 at Madden's Resort in Brainerd, Minnesota. The theme for the conference was "Libraries, Literacy and Liberty." General session topics include marketing ideas, standards for library automation, The Minnesota Peace Press, microcomputer applications in libraries, serving non-traditional students, and funding and administering literacy programs.
Program for the 82nd annual conference of the Minnesota Library Association held September 21-23, 1977 at the Duluth Hotel, Duluth, Minnesota. The theme was "Sharing; Services and Resources." The preconference was "Sharing: Prospects for Planning and Coordinating Continuing Education Resources in Minnesota." Boat trips on Lake Superior were offered before the dinner. Speaker David Madden read selections from his novel Bijou at the dinner.
Program for the 87th annual conference of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) held on May 13-15, 1982 in Duluth, Minnesota. General session topics include stress management, "The Supply Side of Government Printing," "Computer Assisted Reference Services," library services to special groups, teleconferencing by satellite, occupational health and safety, and using volunteers in youth services. Special programs were provided by author Carol Bly and musicians John Berquist and Janet Carlson.
Program for the 84th annual conference of the Minnesota Library Association held May 17-19th, 1979 at Concordia College, Moorhead, Minnesota. The theme was "New Directions." The MLA Awards Banquet featured speaker Joel Barker, Northern State Power Company on the topic of "New Dawn for Libraries - Some Possibilities for the Next 25 Years."
Program for the 85th annual conference of the Minnesota Library Association held May 1-3, 1980 at the Sunwood Inn, St. Cloud, Minnesota. The theme was "Into the 80s." The conference featured a Minitex/OCLC Users Group. General Session topics include "Looking to the 80;s in the Publisher's World," "With the Minnesota Delegation at the White House Conference," and "Capitol Hill Perspectives." Randall Tigue, President of the Minnesota Civil Liberties Union, spoke at the conference dinner of the topic "Everyone's Right to Read."
Program for the 83nd annual conference of the Minnesota Library Association held May 24-26, 1978 at the College of St. Catherine, St. Paul, Minnesota. The theme was "Progress Through Involvement." General session topics included "The Impact of the Library on Social Change," "The Role of MLA in the Governor's Conference on Library and Information Services," "You Asked for It, You Got It - Responsibilities to the Governor's Conference," and "Library Organizations in Minnesota."
Program for the 91st annual conference of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) held on April 16-18, 1986 in St. Paul, Minnesota. The theme for the conference was "Business is Our Business." General session topics include business information resources, "Personality Type and Job Satisfaction," library resource preservation, government secrecy, government budget cuts and library budgets, the information needs of business students, and grant writing. A musical parody "Inforama!" was performed by MLA members on the evening of April 17 and the program for the musical performance is inserted in the conference program.
Program for the 88th annual conference of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) held on May 12-13, 1983 in St. Paul, Minnesota. The theme for the conference was "We Have Seen the Future...and it Works!" General session topics include "The Future of the Free Library in a Televideo World," research in the library profession, legal information in reference service, mobile library services, "Dynamics of Self- Esteem in Providing Library Service," "Microcomputer Use in Librarie,"and "Surviving Management Mistakes."
The declaration of two amendments from 1906 to the constitution of the Minnesota Library Association, one indicating that boards become MLA members with $2.00 initial payment and $1.00 annual payment, and a second amendment calling for the creation of sections (e.g. trustees or college libraries) within the organization that have a place on the annual program.
Portion of letter to Helen J. McCaine, Elizabeth Connor, Clara F. Baldwin and members of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) from Gertrude McPherson in appreciation of recent remembrance.
Volume 16, number 4 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Newsletter was published in April, 1989. Contents include a guest editorial on National Library Week promoting the value of professional librarians, a renamed Library Automation News column about the Cooperative Automation Project (CAP), upcoming events, a registration form for the Networking for Documents government publications information forum, Year of the Young Reader update, News & Notes, People & Places and new members list.
Volume 17, number 4 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Newsletter was published in April 1990. This issue focuses on library services to Minnesotans with disabilities. Content includes a calendar of events, MLA board meeting highlights, library automation news, registration forms for upcoming conferences, library news briefs, announcements for upcoming events, job postings, and a list of new MLA members.
Volume 20, number 4 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Newsletter was published April 1993. Contents include cover article entitled "Measuring and evaluating library performance," MLA calendar of events; Freedom of Information award, President's column outlining David Barton's 1993 goal targeting increased MLA involvement by library support staff, announcement of 1993 Kerlan Award, Coretta Scott King, Newbery and Caldecott medals, and Freedom of Information award winners, photos from 1993 MLA-MEMO Legislative Day, notice of Wilson Library testing Selfcheck system, miscellaneous news & notes, upcoming seminars, conferences, and workshops, people & places; and employment opportunities.
Volume 18, number 4 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Newsletter was published in April, 1991. Contents include a discussion of small literary presses, description of the Minnesota literature newsletter, and the Minnesota Independent Publishers Association, events calendar, Minnesota Federation of Library Associations (MFLA) conference call for presenters, Minneapolis Public Library employee awards, News & Notes, Academic Librarians' Day registration form, historical highlights from the Centennial committee, library legislative day report, text of a revised public library/school media center relationships policy statement, job listings, People & Places, and new members list.
Volume 19, number 4 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Newsletter was published in April, 1992. Contents include an MLA President's article on planning for 1992 and further, 1992 MLA Goals and Objectives, board meeting highlights, 1992 Library Legislative Day report, events calendar, Memorial Roll of Honor-MLA and ALA President Gratia Alta Countryman, News & Notes, Detroit Lakes Junior Friends of the Library program, new members list, and People & Places.
Volume 21, number 4 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Newsletter was published April 1994. Contents include a summary of Minnesota Library Legislative Day, a guest editorial about multi-media materials, miscellaneous news and notes, an insert of the program for Academic and Research Libraries Day, job announcements, upcoming events, library staff updates, and the MLA calendar of events.
Volume 22, number 4 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Newsletter was published April 1995. Contents include library cooperation in greater Minnesota, a message from the MLA President, an MLA Board Member profile on the Intellectual Freedom Chair/Member at Large, a summary of MLA Legislative Day, miscellaneous news and notes, upcoming events, new printings of Minnesota Opportunities for Refernce Excellence manuals available soon, a welcome to new MLA members, job announcements, library staff updates, and an MLA calendar of events.
Volume 22, number 10 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Newsletter was published in December of 1995. Contents include recognition of the vendors that exhibited at the MLA annual conference, a letter from the MLA President welcoming the incoming Board of Directors, News and Notes relevant to libraries around the state and nationally, highlights of the conference presentation by Sheila Intner on the future of technical services in libraries, a report from the Minnesota Association of Law Libraries on the conference program "Minnesota Legal Research on a Shoestring," a reading list from the Public Libraries Division conference program "Spirituality and Work," a listing of upcoming local and national events, a listing of employment opportunities, and news regarding individual�MLA members.
Volume 16, number 2 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Newsletter was published in February, 1989. Contents include an in-depth literature review and bibliography on fees for service in American libraries, an interview with author Adam Smith (Wealth of Nations), board meeting highlights, 1989 MLA Newsletter plans, a new technologies column on government publications, events calendar, descriptions of Year of the Young Reader events, Freedom of Information Day, News & Notes, and a People & Places column of updates from around Minnesota.
Volume 17, number 2 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Newsletter was published in February 1990. This issue focuses on topics surrounding state documents. Content includes MLA board meeting highlights, a call for committee volunteers, preparations for the Governor's Pre-White House Conference on Library and Information Services, local and national library news and notes, job postings, a calendar of upcoming events, and a listing of new MLA members.
Volume 18, number 2 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Newsletter was published in February, 1991. Contents include an article on racism and libraries, Minnesota racial statistics, multicultural collection building, a multicultural periodicals list, the MLA Social Responsibilities Round Table (MSRRT) advocating removing library fines and fees that can be barriers for the poor, a call for re-imagining the public library, 1991 MLA officers and chairpersons, job listings, board meeting highlights, discussion of new community computer networks, News & Notes, MLA centennial events, events calendar, People & Places, and new members.