Idaho Library Association

{{short description|Professional association for librarians in Idaho}}

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The Idaho Library Association (ILA) is a professional organization for Idaho's librarians and library workers based in Boise, Idaho.

History

The Idaho Library Association was founded as the Idaho State Library Association on December 29, 1915, at Boise High School during a meeting called by Margaret S. Roberts, the librarian of the Free Traveling Library Commission.{{cite news |title=Librarians Of The State To Meet |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/605107389/ |accessdate=13 February 2020 |work=Evening Capital News |date=December 28, 1916 |location=Boise ID |page=2}}{{cite web | title=About | website=Idaho Library Association | date=1915-12-29 | url=http://www.idaholibraries.org/About | access-date=2020-02-13}}

Gretchen L. Smith, a librarian at the Idaho Technical Institute in Pocatello, was the association's first president.{{cite news |title=Alumnae Department |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/37825597 |accessdate=13 February 2020 |work=Barnard Bulletin |date=February 23, 1917}} The association changed its name to the Idaho Library Association in 1962 and became officially incorporated in 1967.

Publications

The Idaho Librarian {{ISSN|2151-7738}} was the journal of the Idaho Library Association until 2016.{{cite web | title=The Idaho Librarian | website=The Idaho Librarian | date=2014-10-10 | url=https://theidaholibrarian.wordpress.com/ | access-date=2020-02-13}} The LiLAC Newsletter is a quarterly newsletter published by the Library Leadership Advisory Committee.{{cite web | title=Publications | website=Idaho Library Association | date=2019-05-08 | url=http://www.idaholibraries.org/Publications | access-date=2020-02-13}}

References

External links

[http://www.idaholibraries.org/ Idaho Library Association website]
[https://pnla.org/ Pacific Northwest Library Association]

Category:Library associations in the United States

Category:Organizations based in Idaho