District of Columbia Library Association

{{short description|Professional association for librarians in the District of Columbia}}

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| formation = {{start date and age|1894|06|15}}

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| headquarters = Washington, D.C., U.S.

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| parent_organization = American Library Association

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The District of Columbia Library Association (DCLA) is a professional organization for District of Columbia's librarians and library workers. It is headquartered in Washington, D.C., was founded on June 15, 1894, as the Library Association of Washington City.{{cite news |title=Eulogized by Bookmen, Library Association Holds a Toner MemorialMeeting |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/79798243/ |accessdate=14 February 2020 |work=Washington Times |volume=III|issue=939 |date=October 28, 1896 |page=6}}{{cite web | title=History | website=District of Columbia Library Association | date=1922-06-28 | url=https://dcla.org/History | access-date=2020-02-14}} DCLA's first president was Ainsworth Spofford who was also Librarian of Congress; most of DCLA's initial monthly meetings were held in the Library of Congress.{{cite web | title=United States congressional serial set : United States. Government Printing Office| website=Internet Archive | date=2016-10-23 | url=https://archive.org/details/unitedstatescon498offigoog | access-date=2020-02-14}}{{cite web | title=Past Presidents | website=District of Columbia Library Association | date=1997-08-01 | url=https://dcla.org/past_presidents | access-date=2020-02-14}} It changed its name to District of Columbia Library Association in March 1901 and became a chapter of the American Library Association on June 28, 1922.{{cite news |title=CHANGES ITS NAME |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/79999987 |accessdate=14 February 2020 |work=Washington Times |issue=2511 |date=March 14, 1901}}

DCLA has had reciprocal member privileges for Virginia Library Association and Maryland Library Association members since 2013.