Program for the 78th annual conference of the Minnesota Library Association held October 25th-27th, 1973 at the Radisson Hotel, Minneapolis, Minnesota. The theme was "MLA at Work." This year MLA moved away from General Sessions, and offered programs divided and sponsored by MLA divisions, sections, and round tables. There was an all conference dinner with speaker Ruth Warncke on the topic of "Continuing Education-Whose Responsibility?"
Program for the 74th annual conference of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA), held October 1-3, 1969 at St. Paul Hilton, St. Paul, Minnesota. The theme was "The Here and Now." General session topics include "Our Quiet World," "Friends of Libraries," and "The Role of Libraries and Librarians in America's Changing Society." The banquet included speaker George Rice on the topic "The Impact of the Here and Now."
Printed program for the Minnesota Library Association 19th annual meeting held September 20, 21, and 22, 1911 at the St. Alban's Beach hotel in Minnetonka, Minnesota,. Includes a list of the MLA Officers and a welcome address by Gratia Countryman, Librarian, Minneapolis Public Library. Cited topics include book selection and trustee's round tables, business meeting with reports of committees and election of officers, use of pictures in libraries, and a story hour symposium; plus notes on transportation and lodging.
Printed program for the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) 20th annual meeting held October 2, 3, and 4, 1912 at the Guild House in Faribault, Minnesota. Activities include the business meeting, trustees section, addresses of welcome by Mayor Alson Blodgett, Jr., topics cited include library extension in Minnesota, reference services, and the value of special libraries.
Program for the 12th annual conference of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) held on October 27-18, 1904 in Mankato, Minnesota. Discussion topics cited include reference service in small libraries, county extension services, reading for children, managing a library on limited funds, and literature and librarians.
Program for the Tri-State Regional Library Conference held on October 2-4, 1963 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The conference gathered library professionals from Iowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin.
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.
Printed program for the 18th annual conference of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA), which took place on October 4-6, 1910 at the Fairmont Public Library in Fairmont, Minnesota. W.L. Lamb (President, Fairmont Library Board) presented the welcome, followed by an address by Chalmers Hadley, Secreatary of the American Library Association. In addition to a full program, a boat ride through the lakes and an automobile ride was offered.
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.
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.
Program for the First Midwest Library Conference and Exhibit held on November 3-5, 1971 at the Sherman House in Chicago, Illinois. The conference was sponsored by the Library Associations of Illinois, Michigan and Wisconsin in conjunction with Indiana, Ohio, Iowa, Minnesota and Missouri. The banquet speaker was satirist Richard Armour. Program topics include data processing for libraries, library service to the unserved, continuing education for librarians, libraries and the political process, and faculty status for academic librarians.
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."
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 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 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 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 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 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 76th annual conference of the Minnesota Library Association held October 7-9, 1971 at the Pick-Nicollet Hotel, Minneapolis, Minnesota. The theme was "Library Services to the Underserved." General session topics include "American Indians Today," "Library Services and Materials for Indians and Non-Indians Interested in Indian Culture ," "The Black and Chicano Communities Today: Library Services and Materials," and a "RAP Session" where multiple topics and views were discussed.
Program for the 75th annual conference of the Minnesota Library Association held October 15-16, 1970 at the Kahler Hotel, Rochester, Minnesota. The theme was "The 1970s-Libraries and the Issues." General session topics include "What is the Library's Responsibility," "It's Your World, Is It Too Late?," "The Alternative Press," and "It's Our World Too." The banquet included speaker Miss Lillian Bradshaw on the topic "A New Order of Service."
Program for the 4-state library conference titled "Libraries in Transition: Response to Change" held on October 11-14, 1967 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The conference gathered library professionals from Iowa, Illinois, Minnesota and Wisconsin. General session topics include "Changing Perspectives for Librarianship," "Legislation and Changing Library Needs," library staffing and staff training, and inter-library relationships.
Program for the 7th annual conference of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA), which was held on October 17-18, 1899 in St. Cloud, Minnesota. Welcome address was presented by C. F. MacDonald, president of the St. Cloud Library Board. Discussion topics cited include technical training and cataloging, care and use of periodicals, best reference books, and the role of trustees.
Program for the 81st annual conference of the Minnesota Library Association held October 6-8th at the Radisson South Hotel, Minneapolis, Minnesota. The theme was "Planning the Future Preserving the Past." General Sessions topics included "Development of Bibliographic Data Bases," and "My Love Affair with Libraries."
Program for the 77th annual conference of the Minnesota Library Association held October 9-10th, 1972 at Madden's Resort, Brainerd, Minnesota. General session topics include a panel discussing a state plan for library service, "Historic Preservation in Minnesota," "Sexism in Children's Literature," "Minnesota Influences on American Foreign Policy," "The New Minnesota Labor Relations Act," "The Arts in Minnesota," and "The Challenge of Chippewa History."