New England Library Association

{{Short description|American professional association}}

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The New England Library Association (NELA) is a professional organization for New England's librarians and library workers.{{cite journal |last1=McKenna |first1=John |title=The New EnglandLibrary Association (NELA) A Brief History |journal=Vermont libraries |date=July 1970 |volume=1 |issue=1 |pages=9-10 |url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015036776006&view=2up&seq=18 |accessdate=1 January 2020}} It was founded in Manchester Vermont in June 1938 at the first Regional Conference of New England State Library Associations. Each of the six New England states sends delegates to the annual NELA conferences. The organization's stated purpose upon its founding was "the exchange of ideas and the welfare of libraries through addresses, discussions and similar measures." In 1963, it was formerly incorporated and chartered in Massachusetts.{{cite web |title=Business entity Summary for: NEW ENGLAND LIBRARY ASSOCIATION, INC. |url=http://corp.sec.state.ma.us/CorpWeb/CorpSearch/CorpSummary.aspx?FEIN=042326479&SEARCH_TYPE=1 |website=William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts |accessdate=1 January 2020}} Its current objectives as of January 2020 are "to initiate, plan and support regional activities; to encourage the exchange of ideas; and to cooperate with regional and national agencies having related interests."{{cite web | title=About | website=NELA – New England Library Association – New England Library Association | url=http://nelib.org/about/ | access-date=2020-01-01}}