Volume 18, number 3 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Newsletter was published in March, 1991. Contents include a discussion of the 1990 continuing education needs assessment of library personnel in Minnesota report, News & Notes, events calendar, summary of ALA exhibits on technology issues, historical highlights from the Centennial committee, an opinion piece about government censorship regarding the Gulf War, board meeting highlights, job listings, People & Places, and new members list.
Volume 18, number 7 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Newsletter was published in July/August, 1991. Contents include an update from the Libraries Policy Review Task Force tasked with reviewing state policies regarding libraries, board meeting highlights, 1991 MLA election nominations, events calendar, report on the Academic Librarians Day conference, a discussion of networked computing in libraries, summary of the 1991 legislative session, MLA Readers' Retreat flyer, job listings, News & Notes, new members list, historical highlights from the Centennial committee, and People & Places.
Volume 18, number 5 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Newsletter was published in May, 1991. Contents include a discussion of the importance of library research, board meeting highlights, discussion of a statewide research agenda document in process, an upcoming research and information forum, an article on finding research resources, historical highlights from the Centennial committee, News & Notes, Library Research Round Table questionnaire on research interests, events calendar, discussion of barcode scanners, report of a booksellers' group discussion on controversial books, job listings, People & Places, and new members list.
Volume 17, number 10 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Newsletter was published in November/December 1990. This issue focuses on telecommunications in Minnesota. Content includes a calendar of events, library automation updates from the ALA annual conference, library news briefs, summary of the MLA continuing education committee environmental scanning project, upcoming learning opportunities, MLA officer election results, job postings, and local library news.
Volume 16, number 8 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Newsletter was published in September, 1989. Contents include MLA President Michael Hauser's call for attending the MLA Annual Conference, a special section on dealing with changes in reference technology, reference librarians and the online catalog, mediated and end-user database searching, the changing role of the reference librarian, a sub-unit summary of the Academic and Research Libraries Division, a Library Automation News column on computers and the control of information, recognition of the MLA Newsletter team and a list of upcoming theme issues, News & Notes, events calendar, job listings, 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 21, number 3 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Newsletter was published March 1994. Contents include a call to attend Library Legislative day and support the University of Minnesota proposed archives and storage facility, a guest editorial on exhibits in the academic library, a date change for MLA Academic Libraries Day, a call for volunteers to reach MLA's membership goal, miscellaneous news and notes, job announcements, upcoming events, library staff updates, member spotlight on Robert H. Rohlf, and the MLA calendar of events.
Volume 20, number 5 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Newsletter was published May 1993. Contents include cover article on Native American resources, MLA calendar of events; new members, letter to the editor, 1993 MLA Nominating Committee approved, call for research activities related to libraries, call for entries for MLA Public Relations awards, miscellaneous news & notes, upcoming seminars, conferences, and workshops, people & places, and employment opportunities.
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 19, number 5 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Newsletter was published in May, 1992. Contents include discussion of the newly-passed Americans with Disabilities Act, board meeting highlights, Memorial Roll of Honor-reference material publisher Halsey William Wilson, National Library Legislative Day, job listings, a special issue report to the MLA Board on MLA's roll in library staff education, Maud Hart Lovelace Book Award nominees and voting form, MLA Centennial Dinner at Glensheen registration form, events calendar, News & Notes, People & Places, and new members list.
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 29, number 1 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Newsletter was published in January/February of 2002. Contents include brief introductions from each of the newly elected MLA Board members, the President's column, a list of MLA Foundation grants and awards received, information about the Minnesota Educational Media Organization/Minnesota Library Association Legislative Day, Subunit news, a listing of job opportunities, information about the National Library Legislative Day, and an article reprinted from the December 2001 issue of California Libraries discussing the implications of the USA PATRIOT Act for libraries.
Volume 18, number 8 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Newsletter was published in September, 1991. Contents include description and discussion of the White House Conference on Library and Information Services, board meeting highlights, description of the upcoming Midwest Federation of Library Associations Conference, events calendar, job listings, News & Notes, People & Places, and new members list.
Volume 19, number 10 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Newsletter was published November/December 1992. Contents include MLA board minutes, letter to the editor, introduction of Eileen Moore as MLA Administrative Secretary, MLA calendar of events, MLA election results, welcome new members, highlights of the 101st MLA conference including presentations on the Library of the Future and the Library of Last Resort, report from MLA Conference session on Critical Thinking and Bibliographic Instruction, Minnesota Library Service Memorial Roll of Honor, 1992 honorees Helen Witherspoon Sweasey and Martha Wilson, MLA Awards recipients, welcome new members, miscellaneous news & notes, upcoming seminars, conferences, and workshops, people & places, and employment opportunities.
Volume 18, number 9 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Newsletter was published in October, 1991. Contents include a brief centennial history of the MLA, board meeting highlights, description of the upcoming Midwest Federation of Library Associations Conference, supplement to the 1991 MLA Membership Directory, events calendar, News & Notes, job listings, People & Places, and new members list.
Volume 30, number 6 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Newsletter was published in November/December of 2003. Contents include announcement of the American Library Association's winner of the grand prize of the "Join the Major Leagues @ Your Library" drawing, reports from the Sharon Lerner Scholarship awardees on the MLA annual conference experience, the President's column, an announcement of a special session at the ALA conference titled"Building Skills for Staff Organization Leadership," a listing of job opportunities, a summary of the 2003 annual business meeting, retirement announcements, a description and application forms for the Minnesota Library Association Mentorship Program (MnLamp), a registration form for Library Legislative Day, a call for donations to the Minnesota Library Association Foundation, and a description of the Minnesota Storytime project.
Volume 28, number 5 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Newsletter was published in September/October of 2001. Contents include information on the upcoming Annual Children's Literature Conference featuring the theme "Poetry in Motion," the MLA President's column, an article on the emerging field of information architecture, information about the Special Library Association, photographs from Library Day with the Twins, entry information about the essay contest titled Letters About Literature 2002, an article on the responsibility of library trustees, and a call for library trustees to advocate for increased library funding.
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."
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 19, number 3 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Newsletter was published in March, 1992. Contents include articles on youth services programs including outreach to Hispanic youth, collaboration with other community organizations, daycare storytime kits, and picture books in middle schools. Other contents include Memorial Roll of Honor-Minneapolis Public Library Founder Herbert Putnam, News & Notes, MLA Readers' Retreat registration form, events calendar, and new members list.
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 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.
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.
Volume 31, number 4 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Newsletter was published in July/August of 2004. Contents include a list of candidates for the 2005 MLA Board of Directors, the President's column on the future of MLA, a recap of the Academic and Research Libraries Division spring conference on the theme of "Academic Library Values," reports on the symposium "Intellectual Freedom in the Time of Fear," announcement of the appointment of Peter D. Pearson to the Americans for Libraries Council, a report on Great River Regional Library's fundraising initiative, information on the "Letters about Literature" competition, an overview of the African American Registry, and an announcement of the 2004 MLA annual conference in Duluth.