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1. 1924 Minnesota Library Association annual conference proceedings, Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Creator:
- Minnesota Library Association
- Date Created:
- 1924
- Description:
- 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.
- Contributing Institution:
- Minnesota Historical Society
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- Minutes (administrative records)
2. Minnesota Library Association Peddler, February 15, 1940
- Creator:
- Minnesota Library Association; Nielsen, Andre S. (editor)
- Date Created:
- 1940-02-15
- Description:
- Volume 2, number 1 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Peddler was published in February 15, 1940. Editor-in-chief of this issue was Andre S. Nielsen from Minneapolis Public Library. This issue contains notes on the last Minnesota Alumni meeting, announcement of a Junior members meeting in St. Paul, a message from the MLA president, an annual report of the 1939 Minnesota Junior Member Round Table (JMRT), minutes of the last JMRT meeting, notes on the Milwaukee regional meeting, articles by Star-Journal writers Cedric Adams and Halsey Hall, a crossword, miscellaneous news briefs about Minnesota librarians, a list of committees and sections of MLA, and upcoming play productions in Minneapolis. The M.L.A Peddler was created and conceived by the Junior members of the Minnesota Library Association. The first issue states "...[The] Peddler will bring you bits of personal gossip, news about library enterprises, [and] matters of friendly interest."
- Contributing Institution:
- Minnesota Historical Society
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- Newsletters
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