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It was originally founded in 1909, called the Louisiana State Library Association, after a call for a statewide library group from the New Orleans Library Club. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] An initial meeting of thirty people was held at Tulane University in 1909 with the goal of increasing the number of trained librarians in the state and drafting library ...
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.
The library opened in Miss Angie Williams' Tea Room on June 19, 1941 and subsequently moved to a school building in 1955, a third building, and then the Baker Masonic Lodge on July 20, 1959. The current library, with 17,900 square feet (1,660 m 2 ) of space, opened in April 2001; it was designed by Cockfield-Jackson Architects.
Activists in Louisiana are voicing concerns over a bill advancing through the GOP-controlled Legislature to restrict children and teens' access to public library books deemed “sexually explicit ...
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]
The Southeastern Library Association (SELA) is an organization that collaborates with different library associations within the Southeastern United States, including Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia.
The Joseph W. Lippincott Award was established in 1938 by the American Library Association. [1]It is presented annually to a librarian for distinguished service to the profession of librarianship, such service to include outstanding participation in the activities of the professional library association, notable published professional writing, or other significant activity on behalf of the ...
LOUIS: The Louisiana Library Network is a library consortium made up of 47 college and university libraries in the state of Louisiana. LOUIS was founded in 1992 by library deans and directors at both public and private institutions in the state. [ 1 ]