Resolution from the 36th annual conference of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA), which took place October 9-11, 1928 in Moorhead, Minnesota and Fargo, North Dakota. The resolution states that both the North Dakota and Minnesota Library Association express their heartiest appreciation of the many courtesies shown by the cities of Moorhead and Fargo, in addition to all the multiple parties involved.
Schedule for the 80th annual conference of the Minnesota Library Association held November 13- 14 at the Thunderbird Hotel, Bloominton, Minnesota. The theme was "Plan Your Future or Live in a World Designed by Others." General session topics included "MLA Legislation: An Open Discussion," "Planning for Statewide Library Services," and "MIDLNET and Statewide Library Services." Also included are notes from the "MLA Legislation: An Open Discussion" general session, a proposed amendment to the MLA Bylaws, Media Round Table and Government Documents Roundtable conference activities, a MLA Technical Services Section business meeting agenda, and conference promotional letters.
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 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.
Contract between the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) and Mortimer Adler, for him to present his talk "How to Read a Page" at the 1944 MLA annual conference in St. Paul on October 6, 1944
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.
Typed notes on the address by Mortimer K Adler titled "How to Read a Page" on the subject of adult education. This address was presented on October 6 at the 1944 Annual Conference of the Minnesota Library Association in St. Paul, Minnesota.
Text of the welcoming address of the 1944 Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Annual Conference, held October 5-7, 1944 in St. Paul. Frank J. Madden offered a welcome to St. Paul on behalf of Mayor John J. McDonough. Attendees were also welcomed by Perrie Jones of the St. Paul Public Library.
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.
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.
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 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.
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 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 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.
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 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.
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).
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.
List of the names and libraries of the initial MLA members in 1891 plus the members added each year from 1892-1896. Members libraries include the State University (University of Minnesota), Carlton College, St. Olaf, the State Historical Society, and the public libraries in St. Paul, Duluth, Minneapolis, Stillwater, Mankato, Anoka, Red Wing, St. Peter and Rochester, the Chicago Library Bureau, the Minneapolis Bar Association, and the State Librarian, Col. Taylor, M.H.H. Notable members include Dr. W.W. Folwell, Fletcher Williams, Gratia Countryman, Claire F. Baldwin, Alexander Ramsey, former Minnesota governor, and Gertrude B. McPherson.
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.
Lunch Program for 1920 Minnesota Library Association meeting in Hibbing, Minnesota, September 16, 1920. Includes menu and agenda. Speaker discussed the educational value of the library. Program in the shape of the Hibbing Public Library Service bookmobile (1920s style bus).
Volume 3, number 4 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Newsletter was published in April, 1976. Contents include a President's Letter stressing the importance of upcoming legislation, presentation of books to the Governor's Residence Library, a call for a Librarian's Section of the Minnesota Association for Continuing Adult Education (MACAE), announcement of the Church and Synagogue Library Association (CSLA) annual conference, Academic and Research Libraries Division Spring Conference schedule, calendar of events, nomination forms and criteria for Minnesota Librarian of the Year and Trustee of the Year, MLA MId-Winter Meeting schedule, rountable meeting reports, and MLA Board of Directors March meeting notes.
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 1, number 2 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Newsletter was published on August 9, 1974. Contents include a list of MLA officer nominees for 1974-1975, a report from the newly formed Media Round Table, an announcement of a Folklore course offered through the University of Minnesota English department, a nomination form for MLA awards, a description of "Maps of Minnesota: An Annotated List of Sources," a description of the Public Relations Group guidelines for action and an action request form, the announcement of the formation of a Blue Ribbon Committee to express the interests of Minnesota librarians to the State Library Committee and the Minnesota Department of Personnel in the naming of a successor to the retiring Director of the Office of Public Libraries and Interlibrary Cooperation, highlights of the upcoming MLA annual conference in Alexandria, Minnesota, a call for young adult program suggestions by the Children and Young People's Section, a description of communication between MLA and the Minnesota Association of School Librarians regarding cooperation and potential reciprocal membership, an announcement of the resignation of Audrey McClellan as administrative secretary, minutes of the Senior Citizen Round Table meeting, information about MLA members active in the American Library Association leadership, and a report from the American Library Association annual conference.
Volume 2, number 2 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Newsletter published August, 1975. Topics include announcements and notes of the Library Futures Task Force, chaired by Bob Rohlf (including member list), MLA Board of Directors meeting, Marlys O'Brien ending term as ALA Chapter Councilor, Senior Citizen Round Table, Program Fund balance, Reference & Adult Services section, Minnesota Library Trustee Association, Professional Welfare Committee on Paraprofessionals, Media Round Table, Reference-In-Service Training, 1975 Midwest Federation of Library Associations (MFLA), Library Management Round Table; Report by Marlys O'Brien, Minnesota Chapter Councilor on ALA, San Francisco, 1975; calendar of events 8/28/75-10/3/75.
Volume 3, number 8 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Newsletter was published in August, 1976. Contents include State Board of Education meeting notes, list of Minnesotans of the American Library Association (ALA) Conference program, article on investigation into publishers charging higher rates to libraries that share materials, notice of a Continuing Library Education Network and Exchange (CLENE) grant received from the US Office of Education, Midwest Federation of Library Associations (MFLA) update, calendar of events, and announcement of and application for grants for non-supervising library personnel to attend the MLA Fall Conference.
Volume 1, number 6 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Newsletter was published on December 6, 1974. Contents include a report of actions resulting from the MLA Board of Directors meeting, a report from the Senior Citizens Round Table, a message from MLA president Barbara Hughes, a report from the Media Roundtable, a report from the Children and Young People's Section, the constitution and by-laws of the Minnesota Library Trustee Association (MLTA), a list of members of the Minnesota State Board of Education, a report of the Reference and Adult Services Section, a report of the Professional Welfare Committee, notification of changes to National Library Week, a call to action regarding the upcoming expiration of the Higher Education Act (HEA), announcement of a grant opportunity through the Fund for Improvement of Postsecondary Education, the schedule for the ASIS (American Society of Information Science)/SLA (Special Library Association) dinner-dance, a call for members interested in participating in library visit exchanges, an announcement of the rescheduled election of ALA Councilor due to irregularities of the ALA Councilor election at the MLA conference, group flight information to the 1975 ALA annual conference in San Francisco, and a calender of events for December.
Volume 2, number 5 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Newsletter published December, 1975. Topics include announcements and notes of the 1975 MLA Conference Report, Reference & Adult Services section, Media Round Table, Library Services to Seniors Round Table, MLA Program Fund, ALA Midwinter Conference; Bits 'N Pieces (local news); creation of the Midwest Regional Library Network (MIDLNET); calendar of events 12/19/75-5/12/76.
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 1, number 8 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Newsletter was published on February 10, 1975. Contents include MLA Board meeting notes, information about a course on visual literacy co-sponsored by the Media Round Table and the Minneapolis Public Library and Information Center, a message from MLA president Barbara Hughes regarding efforts to improve communication within the association, information about the MLA Program Fund, a featured question and answer column titled "You Asked About...", an announcement of the passage of the White House Conference on Library and Information Services bill, minutes from the Senior Citizens Round Table meeting, information on two touring Information Media courses offered by St. Cloud State College's Department of Library and Audio Visual Education, group flight information to the American Library Association (ALA) annual conference in San Francisco, and a report from the ALA Councillor on ALA Midwinter meeting activities and votes.
Volume 3, number 2 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Newsletter published February, 1976. Topics include announcements and notes of the MLA Board of Directors, MLA Midwinter meeting, MLA Children's Workshop, Group Flight Plans to ALA-Chicago, Friends of Minnesota Libraries & Minnesota Library Trustee Association joint meeting, MLA 1975-76 Officers & Chairpersons listing, SLA/ASIS Symposium, OPLIC Advisory Council on Library Services meeting, MLA Program Fund financial statement; calendar of events 1/5/75-5/12/76.
Volume 22, number 2 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Newsletter was published February 1995. Contents include providing Young Adult library services, Governor's budget cut to library programs, a message from the MLA President, MLA Board meeting notes, miscellaneous news and notes, upcoming events, job announcements, library staff updates, and the MLA calendar of events.
Volume 1, number 7 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Newsletter was published on January 10, 1975. Contents include Board meeting excerpts, changes to MLA's approach to passing increased state aid to public libraries, a report of the Government Documents Roundtable, a report of the Public Library Division, a report and survey submitted by the Library Management Roundtable, and the January calendar of events.
Volume 3, number 1 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Newsletter published January, 1976. Topics include announcements and notes of the MLA Board of Directors, President's Memo to members, Academic & Research division, Paraprofessional subcommittee, Minnesota Library Trustee Association (MLTA), Minnesota Association of Law Libraries officers, Continuing Education committee; call for new members; calendar of events 1/5/75-5/12/76.
Volume 22, number 1 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Newsletter was published January 1995. Contents include approval of the Minnesota Librarians of Color program, MLA's Support Staff Round Table upcoming meeting, a message from the MLA President, November 1994 MLA Board meeting highlights, an update on the 1995 Legislative Session, MLA Conference scholarship winner reflection, MLA Reader's Advisory Round Table encourages participation, upcoming events, miscellaneous news and notes, upcoming events, a program insert for the Computer & Information Professionals conference, registration for Library Legislative Day, job announcements, minutes from the 1994 MLA Annual Conference, miscellaneous news and notes, library staff updates, and the MLA calendar of events. Note: The date of this issue displays as January 1955, but it is the January 1995 issue.
Volume 26, number 1 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Newsletter was published January/February 1999. Content includes the 1999 MLA/MEMO legislative platform, a note from the MLA president, an announcement of the Minnesota Historical Society's new photograph database, poll results for considering casino sites as potential MLA conference locations, the role of art in libraries, the first issue of Linking Library Trustees by the Minnesota Library Trustee Association (MLTA), the 1999 MLA calendar, reader's advisory round table reader's retreat event reminder, and miscellaneous news and notes.
Volume 27, number 1 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Newsletter was published January/February 2000. Content includes an overview of the Minnesota Library for the Blind and physically Handicapped (MLBH), an introduction to the new MLA executive director, a note from the MLA president, an introduction to the ISEEK website, a job posting for Ramsey County library director, an overview of MLA divisions, sections, and round tables, and committees, an issue of Linking Library Trustees, MLA membership application form, a list of Minnesota nominees for the ALA National Advocacy Honor Roll, and miscellaneous news and notes.
Volume 2, number 1 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Newsletter published July 3, 1975. Topics include announcements and notes of the MLA Board of Directors meeting, MLA Fall Conference schedule, Midwest Federation of Library Associations (MFLA) Conference, Special Libraries Round Table, Media Round Table, Professonal Welfare Committee Meeting on Paraprofessionals, Midwest Federation of Library Associations materials available, minutes of Continuing Education Committee meeting, flight and hotel accomodations package for 1975 MFLA conference, and 1975 MLA elections.
Volume 3, number 7 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Newsletter was published in July, 1976. Contents include notes from May and June board meetings, MLA General Fund year-end cash report for 1975, Library Management Roundtable calendar of events, Library Services to Seniors Roundtable meeting minutes, invitation to welcome party for Ron Cherry as State Law Librarian, Thirty-First Audio Visual Institute agenda, Continuing Library Education Network and Exchange (CLENE) Summer Assembly schedule, calendar of events, and announcement of the first ALA Yearbook to celebrate the ALA Centennial.
Volume 1, number 1 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Newsletter was published on July 5, 1974. Contents of the newsletter include a summary of the Children's Book Showcase 1974 co-sponsored by the Children and Young People's Section of MLA and the St. Paul Public Schools, a report of the Children and Young People's Section including a reciprocal agreement between MLA and the Minnesota Association of School Libraries, an announcement of changes to the Task Force on Women Job Roster, a request for nominations by the MLA Nomination Committee, a report from the Senior Citizens Round Table, and preliminary information and a tentative schedule for the MLA annual conference scheduled for the fall of 1974.
Volume 22, number 7 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Newsletter was published July/August 1995. Contents include a guest article about serving young adults in the age of AIDS, MLA adoption of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 policy, a message from the MLA President, an MLA Board member profile, a survey about MLA's mission, a flier for the next library architecture tour, miscellaneous news and notes, upcoming events, job announcements, a letter to the editor, a call for input on the 1996 Legislative Platform, MLA Annual Conference announcement, library staff updates, and the MLA calendar of events.
Volume 25, number 4 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Newsletter was published July/August 1998. Contents include an interview with Minnesota governor candidates on library issues, a call for MLA conference volunteers, recognition of Jack Cole for the ALA Trustee Citation award, an overview of metadata standards, award nomination forms, a breast awareness campaign reminder and order form, want ads, summary of the annual MLA/MEMO legislative forum, and miscellaneous news and notes.
Volume 1, number 12 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Newsletter published June 4, 1975. Topics include announcement of Alice Wilcox elected as ALA Councilor, 1975-79; announcements and notes from the Intellectual Freedon and Professional Welfare Committees, Bylaws Committee, Board Meeting, Academic & Research Libraries division, Senior Citizen Round Table, Media Round Table, Children & Young People's section; National Geographic World magazine launched; Raymond H. Shove retiring from University of Minnesota Library School; Margaret Bosshardt named chairperson of Awards Jury; Kerlan Collection brochure available; 1975 Kerlan Awards winners; calendar of events 6/8/75-10/30/75; ALA News items.
Volume 3, number 6 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Newsletter was published in June, 1976. Contents include a President's letter, update on the Media Round Table (MERT) which will disband unless its next meeting attracts 20 members, Academic and Research Division meeting minutes, Paraprofessional Subcommittee of the Professional Welfare Committee meeting minutes, announcement of Eighth Annual Festival of Children's Books, calendar of events and a Special Issue of the MLA Legislative Alert that discusses Governor Anderson's call for freezing agency spending and a call to MLA members to lobby the State Board of Education for improvements in library service.
Volume 22, number 6 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Newsletter was published June 1995. Contents include a guest article about internet resources for Minnesota libraries, list of candidates for MLA office, a message from the MLA President, MLA Board member profiles, a legislative update, miscellaneous news and notes, Branch Out library conference details, MLA seeking award nominations, upcoming events, a summary of Academic and Research Libraries Day, promoting citizen awareness at your library, MLA Mobile Services Round Table meeting summary, upcoming library architecture tour details, job announcements, library staff updates, and the MLA calendar of events.
Volume 1, number 9 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Newsletter was published on March 11, 9175. Contents include the MLA Board meeting minutes, a message from the MLA president, a position statement callling for the formation of a state office of Libraries and Information Services, a report from the Special Libraries Roundtable, information about the upcoming Swap 'N Shop Day at the ALA annual conference, an update on the Minnesota Collection housed at the Governor's Residence, minutes of the Professional Welfare Committee meeting and a joint Professional Welfare Committee/Intellectual Freedom Committee meeting, a schedule for the upcoming meeing of the Academic and Research Libraries Division, a list of summer courses offered by the Department of Library Science and Media Education at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, an announcement of the Cable Television Conference, the proposed MLA budget for 1975, a report of the Children and Young People's Section, information on the Midwest Federation of Library Associations Convention in Detroit, Michigan, and a calendar of events for March and April.
Volume 3, number 3 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Newsletter published March, 1976. Topics include announcements and notes of the MLA MidWinter meeting schedule, Legislative Committee, Children & Young People's section; Special Libraries Round Table, Resolutions Committee, Academic & Research Libraries division, MLA Board of Directors meeting, ALA Councilor's Report to MLA, State Board of Education Library committee, Reference & Adult Services section, Continuing Education Committee, Midwest Academic Librarians Conference (MALC), Professional Welfare Committee, Media Education Conference; creation of the Continuing Library Education Network (CLENE); presentation of books from MLA to the library at the Govenor's Residence; preliminary report of the MLA Salary & Benefits committee; ASIS/SLA Minnesota Chapter Salary & Employment Servey results available; calendar of events 3/2/75-5/21/76.
Volume 22, number 3 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Newsletter was published March 1995. Contents include tips on determining library user needs, a message from the MLA President, MLA Board meeting notes, MLA Board Member profiles, miscellaneous news and notes, upcoming events, a call for MLA Officer nominations, 1994 MLA Annual Report, MLA Academic and Research Libraries Day program, ALA Legislative Day, Freedom of Information Day events, MLA hires new office assistant, MLA calendar of events, and library staff updates.
Volume 26, number 2 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Newsletter was published March/April 1999. Content includes perspectives on distance learning, a call for MLA Board nominations, a note from the MLA president, Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura in support of libraries, the announcement of MLA's participation in a breast cancer awareness campaign, summary of the Legislative Library Day, overview of the Minnesota Twins Library Day, issue 2 of Linking Library Trustees, the announcement of children's author Nancy Carlson as a speaker at the MLA conference, introduction of new 1999 MLA Board members, a registration announcement for a summer leadership workshop, and miscellaneous news and notes.
Volume 25, number 2 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Newsletter was published March/April 1998. Contents include an article from University of St. Thomas libraries, MLA conference guest speaker announcement, a note from the MLA President, 1998 MLA Board goals, a call for nominations for the Humanitarian Fund Committee and MLA Board, Minnesota Library Association Foundation (MLAF) highlights, an open letter to library directors, MLA/MEMO Legislative Day highlights, an overview of the Laos Library Project, an MLA silent auction announcement, upcoming events, intellectual freedom training news, an overview of the state document depository system, miscellaneous news and notes, and a calendar of events.
Volume 1, number 11 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Newsletter published May, 5, 1975. Topics include MLA Board Meeting notes; meeting announcements and notes for the Media Roundtable, Professional Welfare/Intellectual Freedom Committee, Continuing Education Committee, Special Libraries Roundtable, and Children & Young People's Section; President's letter; State Library funding status; notes from the Library Committee of the State Board of Education (SBE), and call for MLA participation; announcement of the Kerlan Collection open house, the Mildred L. Batchelder Award, MLA Board meeting, withdrawal of Vergil Massman as nominee for MLA vice-president, call for letters to the editor, 1975 MLA elections nominees, ALA Councilor election in progress, Building Plans Review sessions, and National Family Sex Education week; creation of the ALA Video & Cable Communication section, and the ALA-ISAD Audio-Visual section; calendar of events 5/6/75-7/5/75.
Volume 3, number 5 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Newsletter was published in May, 1976. Contents include MLA Board of Directors meeting notes, MLA Membership Meeting notes, Media Roundtable (MERT) report, resolutions approved by the membership, Office of Public and Interlibrary Cooperation (OPLIC) Advisory Council meeting notes, calendar of events, LMRT Mid-Winter Conference summary, and Minnesota Association for Continuing Adult Education (MACAE) Annual Conference schedule.
Volume 22, number 5 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Newsletter was published May 1995. Contents include an overview of the Office of Library Development and Services (LDS), a new partnership between MLA and the Minnesota Library Foundation, introduction of a new MLA program series on the library of the future, a message from the MLA President, an MLA Board meeting summary, lobbying for libraries at the federal level, miscellaneous news and notes, upcoming events, upcoming Minnesota Telecommunications Conference, a "Pass a Buck for Libraries" insert, job announcements, a call for nominations for the MLA Continuing Education Award, library staff updates, and the MLA calendar of events.
Volume 25, number 3 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Newsletter was published May/June 1998. Contents include Minnesota State Legislature support of University of Minnesota libraries, a call for MLA conference volunteers, a collaboration project between MLA and the American Cancer Society (ACS), a reminder for the Minnesota Library Day hosted by the Minnesota Twins, a preliminary notice for the 1998 MLA conference, a summary of the academic and research libraries day event, a summary of the reader's retreat conference, a brief of the MLA trustees video conference, disaster relief efforts for libraries damaged by tornadoes, a list of MLA office nominations, an overview of the 1998 Branch Out conference, an overview of the government document round table (GoDORT) spring conference, a summary of the 1998 legislative session, a list of best Minnesota state documents for 1997, a call for award nominations, a calendar of events, and a retirement announcement for former MLA president.
Volume 26, number 3 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Newsletter was published May/June 1999. Content includes an overview of web resources, a list MLA officer nominationees, a note from the MLA president, a reminder for the Minnesota Twins Library Day, a call for MLA awards nominations, a discussion of preparation for summer readers, issue 3 of Linking Library Trustees, readers' advisory tips, an announcement of the MLA silent auction, a summary of the 1999 legislative session, the opening of the Minnesota Virtual University (MnVU), and miscellaneous news and notes.
The May/June 2005 issue of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Newsletter includes such contents as the Message from the MLA President, a report on the "Libraries and the Patriot Act" conference which was attended by Senator Mark Dayton, the announcement of three Minnesotans who received awards from the American Library Association, a report from the National Library Legislative Day, a report from the Oxford Round Table attended by Kasson Public Library Director Marcia Savela, a call for donations for the Minnesota Library Association Foundation Silent Auction, a report from the Minnesota Library Association Leadership Institute, an announcement that the Minnesota Library Association Foundation will become a permanent sponsor of the Leadership Institute, applilcaiton information for the Minnesota Library Association Diversity Scholarship, announcement of the Library Services and Technology Act grant for the "Every Child Ready to Read @ Your MN LIbrary," an obituary for Pat Christianson of the St. Cloud Public Library and the Great River Regional Library, a call for nominations for the 2005 Minnesota Library Association awards, and a listing of historic MLA award recipients.��
Volume 1, number 5 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Newsletter was published on November 8, 1974. Contents include a list of the newly elected 1975 officers and chairpersons, reports of the Children and Young People's Section, the Library Research Roundtable and the Media Roundtable, an announcemement of the establishment of the Friends of Minnesota Libraries Round Table and the Library Research Round Table, the Minnesota Library Trustees Association meeting minutes, a summary of the presentation by the Minnesota Public Employment Relations Board at the MLA annual conference, announcements from various MLA roundtables, a schedule for the November ASIS (American Society of Information Science)/SLA (Special Library Association) chapter meeting, and a calendar of events for the remainder of 1974.
Volume 2, number 3 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Newsletter published November 6, 1975. Topics include announcements and notes of the MLA Fall Conference, 1975, MLA Business Meeting agenda, MLA Library Trustee Association, Publication Board meeting, Unions & Bargaining Agent Study Committee, Children & Young People's section, Reference & Adult Services section, Academic & Research division, Public Libraries division, Library Management Round Table, Government Documents Round Table, Media Round Table, MLA Program Fund, Senior Citizen's Round Table, Paraprofessional subcommittee of Professional Welfare Committee, Special Libraries Round Table Officers, Media Round Table, Library Management Round Table, MLA Fall Conference; MLA 1975 Proposed Budget; calendar of events 11/5/75-1/24/76; call for used books for Minnesota Museum of Art Library.
Volume 3, number 11 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Newsletter was published in November, 1976. Contents include announcement of newly-elected MLA officers, MLA Board meeting notes from September and October, State Board of Education update, MLA resolutions approved, announcement of reduction of MLA Newsletter to nine issues per year, Minnesota Library Trustee Association (MLTA) annual business meeting minutes, recognition systems for continuing education open meeting, FML annual business meeting minutes, and information on Economic Development Administration (EDA) grants for public library buildings.
Volume 21, number 10 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Newsletter was published November/December 1994. Contents include personal safety in libraries, MLA launches membership renewal campaign, message from the MLA President, October MLA Board meeting notes, announcement of 1995 MLA Officers, library issues in the 1995 legislative session, a summary of the 1994 MLA Annual Conference, job announcements, upcoming events, miscellaneous news and notes, cataloging basics workshop description and registration form, MLA scholarship winner reflections on the annual conference, 1994 Annual Conference award photographs, MLA membership renewal reminder and application, library staff updates, and the MLA calendar of events.
Volume 25, number 6 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Newsletter was published November/December 1998. Content includes an overview of the Riverview Open Library project, a note from the MLA president, distribution of the MLA Foundation (MLAF) Emergency Relief Fund, readers' advisory tips, notes from the 1998 MLA annual conference, trustees corner, promotion of the new MLA Distance Learning Roundtable, results from the 4th annual silent auction, an overview of state government information websites, and miscellaneous news and notes.
Volume 1, number 4 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Newsletter was published on October 3, 1974. Contents include a list of resolutions to be considered for a vote at the upcoming MLA annual conference, appointments to the Blue Ribbon Committee which was formed to express the interests of Minnesota librarians to the State Board of Education in the naming of a new Director of the Office of Public Libraries and Interlibrary Co-operation, a list of legislative concerns which the Legislative Task Force recommends for endorsement, and schedules for the September and October ASIS (American Society of Information Science)/SLA (Special Library Association) chapter meetings.
Volume 3, number 10 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Newsletter was published in October, 1976. Contents include the Annual Book Week program at the University of Minnesota, "Librarian on the move," Library Services to Seniors Rountable minutes, White House Conference of Library and Information Services funding, publication of Video and Cable Communication, Guidelines for Librarians, studies showing women are paid less than men at all levels of library employment, Special Libraries Association scholarship program, calendar of events and a special interest regarding recently passed copyright legislation regarding fair use photocopying with guidelines for implementation.
Volume 21, number 9 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Newsletter was published October 1994. Contents include the proposed Minnesota voluntary certification pilot program, applications available for the Children's Services Collaborative grants, a message from the MLA President, MLA Board meeting minutes, welcome new MLA members and thank you to renewing members, upcoming events, internet access for teachers (InfoMN), miscellaneous news and notes, job announcements, library staff updates, and the MLA calendar of events.
Volume 22, number 9 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Newsletter was published in October/November of 1995. Contents include summaries of the keynote addresses at the MLA annual conference, the MLA president's column, letters to the editor, News and Notes relevant to libraries around the state and nationally, highlights of the annual conference on the theme of Opportunity and Diversity: Libraries in Transition, MLA election results, a listing of the MLA award recipients, upcoming events, a listing of new MLA members, the minutes of the MLA annual business meeting, news items about MLA members, and the MLA calendar of events.
Volume 1, number 3 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Newsletter was published on September 10, 1974. Contents include brief reports from the Children and Young People's Section and the Media Roundtable, a list of exhibitors and representatives at the upcoming MLA annual conference, an announcement of a discussion of film services in Minnesota public libraries at the annual conference, a call for committee participation, announcements of meetings of the Trustee Division and the Senior Citizens Roundtable, the Senior Citizens Roundtable meeting minutes, transportation information to the annual conference, and the scripts of two public service commercials for libraries created by the Houston Public Library.
Volume 2, number 3 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Newsletter published September 3, 1975. Topics include announcements and notes of the MLA Board of Directors meeting, Library Management Round Table, Committee on Unionism & Collective Bargaining, MLA Publication Board named, Senior Citizens Round Table, Special Program Funds available, Wisconsin Philanthropic Foundations Directory available, Technical Services section, Special Library Round Table and new officers named, Professional Welfare Committee, Popular Culture Association's 6th annual meeting, Minnesota Reading Association Fall Conference, and National Employ the Handicapped Week; Friends of Minnesota Libraries dropping MLA Round Table Status; calendar of events 9/8/75-1/1/76; ALA News.
Volume 3, number 9 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Newsletter was published in September, 1976. Contents include MLA Board meeting notes, American Library Association (ALA) Centennial Conference report, Continuing Education Committee update, Library Services to Seniors (LISTS) Roundtable minutes, Technical Services Section program, MLA Annual Conference schedule and calendar of events.
Volume 21, number 8 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Newsletter was published September 1994. Contents include a list of programs at the upcoming MLA Annual Conference, a message from the MLA President, July MLA Board meeting highlights, a summary of the Branch Out Conference, upcoming events, miscellaneous news and notes, a registration form for the MLA Readers' Retreat, a summary of a talk by Toni Carbo Bearman at the Humphrey Forum, a summary of the Richard Lucier lectures on the Virtual Library, miscellaneous news and notes, library staff updates, job announcements, and the MLA calendar of events.
Volume 22, number 8 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Newsletter was published September 1995. Contents include a guest article about opportunity and diversity in libraries, a summary of a recent legislative planning forum, a summary of the MLA assistive technology workshop, miscellaneous news and notes, an invitation to attend the MLA Annual Membership meeting, upcoming events, an description of conference keynote Sheila Creth, the MLA Annual Conference registration form, a announcement about the next RASS business meeting, job announcements, library staff updates, additional annual conference program highlights, welcome new members, and the MLA calendar of events.
Volume 25, number 5 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Newsletter was published September/October 1998. Content includes an update for the MLA annual conference, an introduction to information ethics, an announcement of Julie Billings as recipient of MCI's Cybrarian of the Year award, a summary of the Minnesota Twins Library Day event, feedback from the library breast cancer awareness promotions, a focus on library trustees, the change in education needs for library science students, the installation of INNOPAC automation system in Minneapolis public libraries, and miscellaneous news and notes.
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.
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).
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.
Program for the Minnesota Library Association regional conference held at Stearns County Library, St. Cloud, Minnesota, on November 3, 1945. Topics included: ALA standards for libraries, library work with the disabled, county and regional libraries, a layman's view of county libraries, the place of libraries in home planning, and an afternoon session on Norwegian folklore and folkways.
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 for Minnesota Library Association members given by Hibbing Concert Band on September 17, 1920. Includes list of musical selections played, and information and statistics about the city of Hibbing, Minnesota, the Mahoning and Hull-Rust mines, and the Hibbing Public Library with a list of the library board members and library staff.
Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Newsletter, Vol. 1, Number 10, April 10, 1975 includes the President's Letter by Barbara Hughes; an update on the White House Conference; excerpts from recent MLA Board meetings; call for a study commission to examine elements of statewide library and information services; meeting notes and activities of Special Libraries Roundtable, Media Roundtable, Management Roundtable, Academic and Research Libraries Division, Children and Young People's Section, and Government Documents Roundtable, with review of the recent report, ""Minnesota State Documents, a prescriptive study"" by Shaun Duffy; Calendar of Events April-June, 1975; meeting notice for Library Subcommittee of the State Board of Education on proposed actions to improve library services throughout the state; news of the pending Public Library Assistance Act of 1975; announcements of the creation of the Traverse des Sioux Regional Library System covering the Region Nine area of South Central Minnesota, creation of a search committee named to recruit a new OPLIC Director, and an Institute by the ALA Library Administration Division entitled "Running out of Space -- What are the Alternatives?" to be held in conjunction with the ALA Conference in San Francisco June 26-28, 1975; plus tentative programs for Midwest Federation of Library Associations in Detroit, Michigan, October 1-4, 1975, and MLA Fall Conference at the Thunderbird Motel in Minneapolis, November 13-14, 1975.
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