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From 2004–2006, conferences were held in conjunction with the Association for Bookmobile and Outreach Services (ABOS). In response to member requests and to provide greater access by more rural library participants, in 2007 the ARSL decided to hold the annual meeting and conference in different states and geographic regions.
Established in 1895, the California Library Association (CLA) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit charitable organization. Members of CLA include library staff members, professional librarians, library and information science graduate students, and those individuals "interested in the development, promotion and improvement of library services" in the state of California.
Next Library is a series of conferences for librarians and library professionals. The conference series was started by Aarhus Public Libraries in 2009, [1] conferences being held at Dokk1 in Aarhus. In 2014 a Next Library conference took place at Chicago Public Library, [2] that Rahm Emanuel attended. In September 2018 Next Library took place ...
The California State Library also funds "California Revealed", a digitization initiative that helps public libraries, archives, museums, historical societies, and other community heritage groups in California preserve and provide online access to materials documenting the state’s history, art, and cultures. [7]
It sets the international agenda for the library profession and offers opportunities for networking and professional development. The congress also offers an international trade exhibition. [1] Each year a new library can become "The Public Library of the Year" and it is announced to congress. Missoula Public Library was a recent winner. [2]
In 1967, some librarians protested against a pro-Vietnam War speech given by General Maxwell D. Taylor at the annual ALA conference in San Francisco; the former president of Sarah Lawrence College, Harold Taylor, spoke to the Middle-Atlantic Regional Library Conference about socially responsible professionalism; and less than one year later a ...
PLA was formed in 1944 as the Division of Public Libraries of the American Library Association. The formation of the Division of Public Libraries of the American Library Association was approved by the ALA Council in 1944 following petitions signed by nearly 1,200 members. The first PLA president was Amy Winslow of Cuyahoga County Library. [10]
The Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE) (pronounced "Ah-lease") promotes education for the information professions internationally through engagement, advocacy and research. ALISE is a non-profit professional association for faculty, staff, and students in the library and information sciences and allied disciplines ...