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 6, number 3 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Bulletin published August, 1957. Topics include legislative report, MLA district meetings held in St. Cloud, Faribault, New Ulm, Fergus Falls, and Eveleth, Minnesota; Report of subcommittee on headquarters location of ALA, list of MLA members attending ALA meeting in Kansas City, Internal Revenue Code amendment introduced by U.S. Representative Eugene McCarthy to include charitable contributions to libraries to be tax deductible.
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.
Minnesota Library Association; Rohlf, Robert; Smith, Hannis S.
Date Created:
1958-12
Description:
Volume 8, number 1 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) bulletin was published in December 1958. Content includes a message from the president of the MLA, a list of officers and chairmen, announcement of the state's first regional library, naming of the Walter Library of the University of Minnesota, discussion of the Minnesota Library Association scholarship, an annual budget, and an MLA member registration form.
Volume 4, number 1 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Bulletin published February, 1955. Topics include legislative update, state-aid bill, and censorship legislation; committee on standards; St. Paul Public Library Spring Book Fair; MLA protests State Library Commission being transferred to State Board of Education; review of the Twin Cities library club semi-annual meeting.
Volume 6, number 2 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Bulletin published February, 1957. Topics include legislative news; public library initiative announced; Governor's conference on aging encourages library services to rural areas; ALA membership reminder; Adeline T. Davidson memorial; announcement of MLA committees for 1956-57. Insert regarding state legislative bill relating to rural library service, and insert for MLA membership form with membership fees.
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 4, number 2 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Bulletin was published July, 1955. Topics include district library meetings held in Albert Lea, Crookston, International Falls, Montevideo, and St. Paul; update on status of library division within the Minnesota State Board of Education; Intellectual Freedom committee; A.L.A. meeting set for Philadelphia, July 3-9; Minnesota chapter designation within A.L.A.; Fall MLA conference scheduled; and budgets and expenditures October 1954-June 1955.
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 5, number 2 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Bulletin published May, 1956. Topics include MLA executive board's letter to the Minnesota State Board of Education; Institute of Public Library Materials for Adults report; County Section of MLA meeting April 12-14, 1956; MLA committee appointments; Hubert Humphrey offers his newsletter to interested parties; MLA directory being prepared; Library Services Bill passed the state House of Representatives.
Volume 6, number 1 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Bulletin published November, 1956. Topics include announcement of MLA officers and committee chairmen for 1956-57; call for legislative ideas for Minnesota library development in 1957; MLA convention news; Governor's conference on aging announced; Senator Edward J. Thye offers newsletter to interested libraries; MLA membership statistics; Amendment No. 3 to the Minnesota State constitution backed by MLA.
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.
Minnesota Library Association; Wulff, L. Yvonne (editor)
Date Created:
1977-04
Description:
Volume 4, number 4 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) newsletter was published in April 1977. Content includes MLA board meeting minutes, ALA 1977 Midwinter meeting councilor's report, a calendar of colloquia from the Library School, University of Minnesota, and spring workshop and roundtable meeting announcements.
Volume 5, number 4 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) newsletter was published in April 1978. Content includes a description of the Legal Defense Fund for library workers, a nomination form for MLA awards, updates from MLA divisions and subunits, a call for conference delegates for the Conference on Library and Information Services, an American Library Association offer for new members, an update on the next MLA midwinter meeting, an advertisement for the AV Source Directory, an announcement about a College of St. Catherine course on storytelling, and a library calendar of events.
Minnesota Library Association; Panzer Morris, Adele (editor)
Date Created:
1980-04
Description:
Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Newsletter volume 7, number 5 was published in April 1980. Content includes minutes of the March 7, 1980 MLA Board of Directors meeting, MLA conference news, events for Children's and Young People's (CYP) section, Special Libraries Round Table, Government Documents Round Table (GODORT), and Continuing Education (CE) committee, a legislative report, a letter of thanks from the superintendent of Voyageurs National Park, a list of new and rejoined members, program for the second annual Minnesota Coalition Against Censorship (MCAC) conference, job postings, and a calendar of events.
Minnesota Library Association; Panzer Morris, Adele (editor)
Date Created:
1979-04
Description:
Volume 6, number 4 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Newsletter was published in April, 1979. Contents include minutes of the March MLA Board meeting, listing of MLA officers and chairpersons, announcement and call for exhibitors for the 84th annual MLA convention, the MLA communication policy, minutes of the Intellectual Freedom Committee meeting, an update on the court case filed by the Minnesota Civil Liberties Union against the School Board of Forest Lake, information and schedule for the Censorship in a Democratic Society Workshop, an update on legislation regarding the development of multi-county multi-type library systems, report of the Committee for the Welfare of Library Workers, a Governor's Conference Task Force report, a recommendation by the Outreach Roundtable to disband the roundtable, a listing of continuing education courses, a listing of nationwide educational events, a report of the Forum, the schedule for the upcoming Minnesota Educational Media Organization (MEMO) annual meeting, job postings and a calendar of events.
Minnesota Library Association; Panzer Morris, Adele (co-editor); Wagner, Mary (co-editor)
Date Created:
1983-04
Description:
Volume 10, number 3 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Newsletter was published in April of 1983. Contents include news of the upcoming MLA annual conference, reports from the Intellectual Freedom Committee and the Special Libraries Round Table, library news briefs from around the state, a special report on software for the creation of free-text searchable databases, various library-related news briefs, a listing of job opportunities, and a listing of educational events.