The Maryland Library Association (MLA) is a professional organization for

Maryland Maryland ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It borders the states of Virginia to its south, West Virginia to its west, Pennsylvania to its north, and Delaware to its east ...

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and library workers. It is headquartered in

Baltimore, Maryland Baltimore is the List of municipalities in Maryland, most populous city in the U.S. state of Maryland. With a population of 585,708 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census and estimated at 568,271 in 2024, it is the List of United States ...

. It was founded in November, 1923, in

Baltimore Baltimore is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Maryland. With a population of 585,708 at the 2020 census and estimated at 568,271 in 2024, it is the 30th-most populous U.S. city. The Baltimore metropolitan area is the 20th-large ...

, after a letter writing campaign by Charlotte Newell from the Maryland Public Library Advisory Commission.There is a discrepancy between the Maryland Library Association archival records and the reporting in the newspapers at the time; the archival date is used. MLA's first president was Louis Dielman from the

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. MLA was instrumental in supporting the creation of the graduate school of library science at the

University of Maryland The University of Maryland, College Park (University of Maryland, UMD, or simply Maryland) is a public land-grant research university in College Park, Maryland, United States. Founded in 1856, UMD is the flagship institution of the Univ ...

. The organization has been incorporated as a non-profit since 1974. The MLA's official newsletter is ''The CRAB''. MLA has a reciprocal arrangement with DCLA whereby members can participate in each other's events and conferences at membership rates. In 1996, MLA established the Maryland Author Award to honor and promote local authors.

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Maryland Library Association website

maryland Maryland ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It borders the states of Virginia to its south, West Virginia to its west, Pennsylvania to its north, and Delaware to its east ...

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