Report of the 35th annual conference of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) . The conference took place at Lowry Hotel in St. Paul, MN, November 8-10, 1927.
Minnesota Library Association (MLA) proceedings from the annual conference held September 24-26, 1924 at the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota. The keynote speaker for the opening banquet was Mr. David Bryn-Jones of Carlton College & Trinity Baptist Church, Minneapolis speaking on "The ideals of adult education." The Business Session, presided over by MLA President Mr. Wheelock, appointed members to the Resolutions Committee, and included committee reports for the Agricultural Reading group, the Certification Committee, the Legislative Committee, the Publicity Committee, the Committee on Documents, the Committee for the Survey of Library Service (appointed by the American Library Association), the Education Committee focused on recruiting librarians in library instruction in elementary schools, high schools, teacher's colleges (Mankato, Winona, St. Cloud, Duluth, Bemidji, and Moorhead), colleges and private schools, adult education, and the University Extension Division. The Education Committee made recommendations of current book titles of interest in the areas of home and love stories, novels, mystery stories, cheerful or humorous stories, historical novels, romance, school life and young people, about a special place (western, city or northern story), foreign locales, biographies, books for private libraries, and children's books. An MLA financial statement is also included at the end of the report.
Program for the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) 29th annual conference held October 31-November 2, 1921 at St. Paul Hotel. The address was given by Mrs. C.L. Atwood, chairman of the civil service reform committee of the Minnesota Federation of Women's Clubs.
Report of the 37th annual conference of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA), which was held September 4-7, 1929 at the Radisson Inn, Christmas Lake, Shorewood, Minnesota.
Report of the 30th annual conference of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA), written by Secretary-Treasurer Grace M. Stevens. The conference took place at the Spalding Hotel in Duluth, October 2-4, 1922.
Report of the 36th annual conference of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA). The conference took place October 9-11, 1928 in Moorhead, Minnesota and Fargo, North Dakota.
Report of the 31st annual conference of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA), written by Secretary-Treasurer Sophia J. Lammers. The conference took place at the State School for the Deaf in Faribault, MN, September 3-5, 1923.
Report of the 28th annual conference of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA), written by Secretary-Treasurer Margaret Hickman. The conference took place in the Hibbing Public Library, September 15-18, 1920.
Report of the 34th annual conference of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA), written by Secretary pro tem Adra M. Fay. The conference took place in Itasca State Park, MN, June 10-12, 1926. Of note is the MLA's plan to present to the University of Minnesota the possibility of establishing a library curriculum. At the time, there was no library training offered in-state, according to the report.
Report of the 29th annual conference of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA), written by Secretary-Treasurer Margaret Hickman. The conference took place in the St. Paul Public Library, October 31-November 2, 1921.
Resolutions of the 30th annual conference of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA), written by Secretary-Treasurer Grace M. Stevens. The conference took place at the Spalding Hotel in Duluth, October 2-4, 1922.
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.