The Nevada Library Association (NLA) is a professional organization for
Nevada
Nevada ( ; ) is a landlocked state in the Western United States. It borders Oregon to the northwest, Idaho to the northeast, California to the west, Arizona to the southeast, and Utah to the east. Nevada is the seventh-most extensive, th ...
's
librarians
A librarian is a person who professionally works managing information. Librarians' common activities include providing access to information, conducting research, creating and managing information systems, creating, leading, and evaluating educat ...
and library workers. It is headquartered in
Henderson, Nevada
Henderson is a city in Clark County, Nevada, United States, about southeast of downtown Las Vegas. It is the List of cities in Nevada, 2nd most populous city in Nevada, after Las Vegas, with 317,610 residents. The city is part of the Las Vegas V ...
. It was founded on June 4, 1946, in
Reno, Nevada
Reno ( ) is a city in the northwest section of the U.S. state of Nevada, along the Nevada–California border. It is the county seat and most populous city of Washoe County, Nevada, Washoe County. Sitting in the High Eastern Sierra foothills, ...
, the last state in the United States to form a state library association.
State Librarian Charles Marriage was one of its chief co-founders and its first president was Edward Castagna.
It became an official non-profit organization by statute in 1963 and then reorganized as private, non-profit corporation in 1993.
NLA has been directly connected with every piece of library legislation passed by the Nevada State Legislature.
References
External links
Nevada Library Association websiteMountain Plains Library Association website
Library associations in the United States
Organizations based in Nevada
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