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).
Letter from William W. Folwell, University of Minnesota Librarian to J. Fletcher Williams, Minnesota Historical Society Librarian, dated 12/23/1891, asking Williams to call for the formation of a state library association to meet in connection with the State Teachers Association in order to foster public school libraries.
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).
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.
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.
Minnesota Library Association; Panzer Morris, Adele (editor)
Date Created:
1984-04
Description:
Volume 11, number 3 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Newsletter published April, 1984. Topics include a call for Minnesota Library Trustees Association (MLTA) members to attend MLA Conference; updates from Public Libraries Division (PLD), and Data Systems Round Table (DSRT); MLA Board Highlights from December & January 1984; ALA News including the Chapter Councilor's Report, and Special Libraries Round Table (SLRT) report; upcoming educational events; job openings; "On People" items; and ads for EBSCO Subscription Services, and Baker & Taylor.
Minnesota Library Association; Barton, David (co-editor); Barton, Marjorie (co-editor)
Date Created:
1985-04
Description:
Volume 12, number 3 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Newsletter published April, 1985. Topics include report on Library Legislative Day (February 26, 1985) in St. Paul, MN; MLA Board of Directors Meeting; Mobile Services Workshop; Law Librarians spring conference; People news; notice of paper entitled, "Is Minnesota developing two economies?" by Mary Birmingham; job openings; MEMO/CABLE Conference; Ads for EBSCO Subscription Services, and CMI Readers/Printers..
Minnesota Library Association; Barton, David (co-editor); Barton, Marjorie (co-editor)
Date Created:
1986-04
Description:
Volume 13, number 4 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Newsletter was published April 1986. Contents include an announcement about the 1986 MLA Annual Conference, Inforama!, Oklahoma! transformed into a library musical, Hotels for Metro area MLA members at the annual conference, a call for interest in forming a Minnesota chapter of Librarians for Nuclear Arms Control, annual conference speaker announcements, February 1986 board meeting highlights, a first-time meeting of directors from large public libraries, call for interest in an MLA Round Table on networking, library staff updates, a reminder to renew MLA memberships, publisher Creative Education given ALA Mildred L. Batrchelder Award, a summary of library legislative day at the Capitol, Chapter Councilor report from ALA's 1986 Midwinter meeting, call for volunteers to visit the Capitol to lobby for library programs, job announcements, a listing of upcoming educational events, a call for stories for Project Censored: The Ten Best Censored Stories of 1985, and a notice that the ALA Intellectual Freedom Committee is monitoring a rise in health issues becoming springboards for censorship.
Volume 15, number 4 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Newsletter was published April, 1988. Contents include a plan for MLA newsletter theme articles with guest editors examining issues of interest to MLA members, March MLA Board meeting notes, Library Legislative Day report, updates from MLA Subunits, Minnesota applications of new technologies, special report on MLA 1988 membership, Week of the Young Child and National Library Week, upcoming educational opportunities, miscellaneous news, a list of new MLA members, and news of interest about Minnesota library workers.
Minnesota Library Association; Panzer Morris, Adele (co-editor); Harpole, Patricia (co-editor)
Date Created:
1982-04 - 1982-05
Description:
Volume 9, number 4-5 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Newsletter was published in the spring of 1982. Contents include a special report on the suspension and possible restructuring of the Library School program at the University of Minnesota, reports of the MLA Board and the Nominating Committee, an overview of the report of the National Commission on Libraries and Information Science (NCLIS), an announcement of the ending of the National Archives interlibrary loan program, discussion of the Voluntary Recognition Service program for continuing education, and the ALA councilor report of ALA Midwinter.
Volume 5, number 7 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) newsletter was published in August, 1978. Content includes minutes from the June MLA Board meeting, an annual conference summary, MLA committee, subunit, and division reports amd minutes, a call for MLA volunteers, the American Library Association (ALA) Chapter Councilor's report, summaries of other regional and national library conferences, Minnesota library staff news, new library reference books and directories, a directory of MLA members and how they're involved in ALA, grants available for library school students to attend state library conferences, and a calendar of upcoming library events.
Minnesota Library Association; Panzer Morris, Adele (editor)
Date Created:
1979-08
Description:
Volume 6, number 7 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Newsletter Volume 6, number 7 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Newsletter published August 1979. Topics include notes of the MLA Board of Directors Meeting, Reference & Adult Services on Libraries & Literacy, Library Management Roundtable, Library Research Roundtable, Special Libraries Roundtable; list of Minnesotans who attended the American Library Association Dallas Conference, 6/24-6/29/1979; MLA membership news, and MLA Membership Directory additions and changes, Title 44 (government printing, binding, and the depository library system) endorsed by Documents Roundtable, notes of Library Forum, library job openings, message board, announcement of AACR2 and Government Publications workshops, an Art Libraries Society (ARLIS) trip planned to Vesterheim Museum in Decorah, IA, and a calendar of events from 8/2-9/29/1979.
Minnesota Library Association; Panzer Morris, Adele (editor)
Date Created:
1980-08
Description:
Volume 7, number 8 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Newsletter published August, 1980. Topics include: announcement about ALA Piercy Award winner Nancy Olson, July 1980 MLA Board meeting minutes, MLA Membership & Revenue Report, MLA division, subunit, roundtable and committee updates, minutes from the May Minnesota Statewide Library Services Forum, an MLA GODORT report on the Minnesota State Documents microfilm project and depository system, a reminder about the availability of the MLA membership directory, upcoming educational events, an announcement about an upcoming conference for Minnesota Library Friends called Friends in High Places, MLA Spring conference program abstracts and summaries, A list of Minnesotans who attended the ALA Annual Conference in New York, and a calendar of upcoming library 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.
Minnesota Library Association; Panzer Morris, Adele (co-editor); Harpole, Patricia (co-editor)
Date Created:
1982-08 - 1982-09
Description:
Volume 9, number 8-9 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Newsletter was published in fall of 1982. Contents include the treasurer's report, excerpts from a report on the National Library Week Legislative Day held in Washington D. C., the On People sections which provides news on individual members, a Legislative Update, a listing of educational events, a listing of job openings, highlights from various meetings outside of the MLA organization, and a master calendar of events and deadlines.
Minnesota Library Association; Wulff, L. Yvonne (editor)
Date Created:
1977-12
Description:
Volume 4, number 10 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) newsletter was published in December 1977. Content includes MLA October meeting notes, MLA directory, calendar events, the first meeting of Minnesota Statewide Library Association Forum, MLA roundtable updates, Reference and Adult Services section annual report, and MLA Continuing Education committee meeting announcement.