North Dakota Library Association

The North Dakota Library Association[1][2][3] (NDLA) is a professional association for librarians, library staff, and library supporters that represent school, public, academic, and special libraries located in North Dakota, United States. "The purpose of this organization is to exercise professional leadership and to promote library services and librarianship."[4] The North Dakota Library Association was formed on January 18, 1906.[5] The Association has humble beginnings – at the 1909 conference, there was only 18 members.[6] There are currently over 300 NDLA members (including academic, health, public, and school libraries).[7]

Executive Board

The NDLA Executive Board includes 28 members, including: President; President-Elect; Past President; Secretary; Treasurer; American Library Association Councilor; Mountain Plains Library Association[8] Representative; Academic & Special Libraries Section; Archives/Records Management Roundtable; Government Documents Roundtable; Health Science Information Section; New Members Roundtable; Public Library Section; School & Library Youth Service Section; Technical Services Roundtable; Constitution, Bylaws & Policies; Continuing Education; Finance; Intellectual Freedom;[9] Legislative; Nominations, Elections & Voting; Membership; Professional Development; Public Relations & 2014-26 Executive Secretary; The Good Stuff[10] Editorial; Archivist/Historian; State Librarian;[11] and Web Editor.[12] The Executive Board is responsible for the transactions of “all business of the North Dakota Library Association”, speaking “for the NDLA membership on national, state, and local library issues”, setting “goals and executes long-range plans for the NDLA”, taking “no position on social issues that do not directly impact libraries” and following “through on directives expressed by NDLA members at the Annual Conference and by section and roundtable decision.” The Executive Board “meets at least three times a year” and “all meetings are open to the NDLA membership.”[13]

Librarian of the Year Awards

References

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  5. "The Good Stuff -August 2005" (PDF). North Dakota Library Association. 31 May 2005. Retrieved 2014-10-31.
  6. "THE OFFICIAL MAGAZINE OF THE NORTH DAKOTA LIBRARY ASSOCIATION" (PDF). 19 December 2005. Retrieved 2014-10-31.
  7. "THE OFFICIAL MAGAZINE OF THE NORTH DAKOTA LIBRARY" (PDF) 43 (4). 4 December 2013. Retrieved 2014-10-31.
  8. "MPLA: About the Association". mpla.us. Retrieved 2014-10-31.
  9. "Office for Intellectual Freedom | Offices of the American Library Association". ala.org. Retrieved 2014-10-31.
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  12. The Library (17 September 2014). "NDLA Executive Board" (PDF). Retrieved 2014-10-31.
  13. Library of the Health Sciences (31 January 2013). "POLICIES HANDBOOK: EXECUTIVE BOARD SCOPE OF RESPONSIBILITIES" (PDF). Retrieved 2014-10-31.
  14. http://ndla.info/awards/lotyaward.htm
  15. http://www.westfargopioneer.com/content/hannahs-named-nd-librarian-year
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  21. North Dakota State Library (27 October 2010). "Flickertale Newsletter - November/December 2010" (PDF). Retrieved 2014-10-31.
  22. North Dakota. Dept. of State (2001). North Dakota Blue Book. Retrieved 2014-10-31.
  23. "Germans from Russia Heritage Collection". library.ndsu.edu. Retrieved 2014-10-31.
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  26. North Dakota State Library (8 July 2010). "Flickertale Newsletter - May/June 2010" (PDF). Retrieved 2014-10-31.
  27. "First-ever librarian of the year - MinotDailyNews.com | News, sports, business, jobs - Minot Daily News". minotdailynews.com. Retrieved 2014-10-31.
  28. Association of College and Research Libraries (2003). College & Research Libraries News 64. Association of College and Research Libraries. ISSN 0099-0086. Retrieved 2014-10-31.

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