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List of library associations Library associations connect libraries and library workers at the local, national, and international level. Library associations often provide resources to their individual and institutional members that enable cooperation, exchange of information, ...
. Included are state associations, school library associations, and special library associations that are specific to an American state.


Alabama

* Alabama Library Associationbr>Website
* Alabama School Library Associationbr>Website


Alaska

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Alaska Library Association The Alaska Library Association (AkLA) is a professional organization for Alaska's librarians and library workers. It is headquartered in Fairbanks, Alaska. It was founded July 5, 1972, and became a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization in 1997. AkL ...
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Arizona

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Arizona Library Association The Arizona Library Association (AzLA) is a professional organization for Arizona's librarians and library workers. It is headquartered in Tucson, AZ. It was founded on November 12, 1926, in Phoenix, by Estelle Lutrell and State Librarian Con C ...
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* Medical Library Group of Southern California & Arizonabr>Website


Arkansas

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Arkansas Library Association The Arkansas Library Association (ArLA) is a professional organization for Arkansas's librarians and library workers. It is headquartered in Little Rock, Arkansas. It was founded on January 26, 1911, in Little Rock, Arkansas by Caroline Langworthy ...
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California

* ARLIS/NA Northern Californiabr>Website
* California Academic & Research Libraries Associationbr>Website
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California Library Association Established in 1895, the California Library Association (CLA) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit charitable organizatioHistory – California Library AssociationMembers of CLA include library staff members, professional librarians, library and information ...
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* Medical Library Group of Southern California & Arizonabr>Website
* Los Angeles Chapter of Association for Information Science & Technologybr>Website
* LILi: Lifelong Information Literacybr>Website
* Society of California Archivistsbr>Website


Colorado

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Colorado Association of Libraries The Colorado Association of Libraries (CAL) is a professional organization for Colorado's librarians and library workers. It is headquartered in Arvada, Colorado. It was established in 1893 as the Colorado Library Association. John Cotton Dana wa ...
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* Colorado Council of Medical Librariansbr>Website
* Colorado Library Consortiumbr>CLiC website


Connecticut

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Connecticut Library Association The Connecticut Library Association (CLA) is a professional organization for Connecticut's librarians and library workers. It is headquartered in Belchertown, Massachusetts. It was founded on February 23, 1891, in New Haven, Connecticut, with the ...
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Delaware

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Delaware Library Association The Delaware Library Association (DLA) is a professional organization for Delaware's librarians and library workers. It is headquartered in Dover, Delaware Dover ( ) is the List of capitals in the United States, capital and the List of munici ...
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* Delaware Association of School Librariansbr>Website


District of Columbia

* District of Columbia Library Associationbr>Website


Florida

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Florida Library Association The Florida Library Association (FLA) is a regional, non-profit organization that promotes professional discourse and opportunities for the library community in Florida. The FLA publishes the Florida Libraries, Florida Libraries Journal. Histo ...
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* Florida Association for Media in Educationbr>Website

Palm Beach County Library Association


Georgia

* Atlanta Law Libraries Associationbr>Website
* Georgia Health Sciences Library Associationbr>Website
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Georgia Library Association The Georgia Library Association (GLA) is a professional organization in the United States for Georgia's librarians and library workers. It is headquartered in Savannah, Georgia. It was founded as The Georgia Library Club by members of the Young Me ...
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* Georgia Library Media Association, Inc.br>Website


Hawaii

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Hawaii Library Association The Hawaiʻi Library Association (HLA) is a professional organization for Hawaii's librarians and library workers created "to promote library service and librarianship in Hawai'i." It is headquartered in Honolulu, Hawai'i. The Hawai'i Library Ass ...
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Idaho

* Cache Valley Library Associationbr>Website
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Idaho Library Association 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, ...
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Illinois

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Illinois Library Association The Illinois Library Association (ILA) is the eighth oldest library association in the world and the third largest state library association in the United States. It is headquartered in Chicago. History The first meeting of what was to become th ...
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* Illinois School Library Media Associationbr>Website


Indiana

* Association of Indiana School Library Educatorsbr>Website
* Indiana Black Librarians Networkbr>Website
* Indiana Chapter of Special Libraries Associationbr>Website
* Indiana Health Sciences Librarians Associationbr>Website
* Indiana Library Federationbr>Website
* Indiana Online Users Groupbr>Website
* Indiana Public Library Associationbr>Website


Iowa

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Iowa Library Association The Iowa Library Association (1890) is a professional organization for Iowa's librarians and library workers. It is headquartered in Des Moines, Iowa. It was founded on September 2, 1890, in Des Moines, Iowa at the State Library in the Iowa Stat ...
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Kansas

* Kansas Library Associationbr>Website


Kentucky

* Kentucky Library Associationbr>Website
* Kentucky Public Library Associationbr>Website
* Kentucky Association of School Librariansbr>Website


Louisiana

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Louisiana Library Association The Louisiana Library Association (LLA) is a professional organization for Louisiana's librarians and library workers. It is headquartered in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The LLA publishes ''The LLA Bulletin'' (est. 1937) and ''Louisiana Libraries'' m ...
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Maine

* Maine Association of School Librariesbr>Website
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Maine Library Association The Maine Library Association (MLA) is a professional organization for Maine's librarians and library workers. It was founded in 1891 at the Maine State Library in Augusta, Maine, with the stated goal of "promotion of library interests in the St ...
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Maryland

* Maryland Association of School Librariesbr>Website
* Maryland Library Associationbr>Website


Massachusetts

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Massachusetts Library Association The Massachusetts Library Association (MLA) is the Massachusetts, United States professional List of library associations, library association that "advocates for libraries, librarians, and library staff, defends intellectual freedom, and provide ...
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Michigan

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Michigan Library Association The Michigan Library Association is a United States professional association headquartered in Lansing, Michigan that Advocacy, advocates for libraries in Michigan on behalf of the state's residents. Founded in 1891 its members are more than 2,700 ...
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Michigan Academic Library Association Michigan ( ) is a peninsular state in the Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwestern United States. It shares water and land boundaries with Minnesota to the northwest, Wisconsin to the west, Indiana and Illinois to the southwest, Ohio ...

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* Michigan Health Sciences Library Associationbr> Website


Minnesota

* Minnesota Library Associationbr>Website


Mississippi

* Mississippi Library Associationbr>Website


Missouri

* Missouri Association of School Librariansbr>Website
* Missouri Library Associationbr>Website


Montana

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Montana Library Association The Montana Library Association is the state library association of Montana. It is run by librarians from across the state. Their mission is, "to develop, promote, and improve library and information services and the profession of librarianship ...
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Nebraska

* Nebraska Library Associationbr>Website


Nevada

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Nevada Library Association The Nevada Library Association (NLA) is a professional organization for Nevada's librarians and library workers. It is headquartered in Henderson, Nevada. It was founded on June 4, 1946, in Reno, Nevada Reno ( ) is a city in the northwest se ...
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New Hampshire

* New Hampshire Library Associationbr>Website
* New Hampshire Library Trustees Associationbr>Website
* New Hampshire School Library Media Associationbr>Website


New Jersey

* New Jersey Library Associationbr>Website


New Mexico

* New Mexico Library Associationbr>Website


New York

* Metropolitan New York Library Council (METRO)br>Website
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New York Library Association The New York Library Association (NYLA) is a group that promotes libraries in New York. It was founded in 1890 and was the first statewide organization of librarians in the United States. One of its founders was Melvil Dewey, who has had a la ...
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North Carolina

* North Carolina Library Associationbr>Website
* North Carolina School Library Media Associationbr>Website
* North Carolina Special Libraries Associationbr>Website


North Dakota

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North Dakota Library Association The North Dakota Library Association (NDLA) is a professional association for librarians, library staff, and library supporters that represent school, public, academic, and special libraries located in North Dakota, United States. "The purpose o ...
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Ohio

* Academic Library Association of Ohiobr>Website
* Ohio Educational Library Media Associationbr>Website
* Ohio Library Councilbr>Website


Oklahoma

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Oklahoma Library Association The Oklahoma Library Association (OLA) is a non-profit organization that promotes libraries and library services and provides professional development for library personnel in the state of Oklahoma. OLA is a chapter of both the American Library As ...
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Oregon

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Oregon Library Association The Oregon Library Association (OLA) is a professional association based in the U.S. state of Oregon that promotes the advancement of library service through public and professional education and cooperation. See also *Oregon State Library *Ameri ...
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Pennsylvania

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Pennsylvania Library Association The Pennsylvania Library Association (PaLA) is the professional association for librarians in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.Soden, Martina. 2022. “Archives.” ''Pennsylvania Library Association Bulletin'' 77 (1): 18. It represents about 2,000 ...
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Rhode Island

* Rhode Island Library Associationbr>Website


South Carolina

* South Carolina Library Associationbr>Website


South Dakota

* South Dakota Library Associationbr>Website


Tennessee

* Tennessee Association of School Librariesbr>Website
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Tennessee Library Association The Tennessee Library Association (TNLA) is a professional organization that offers support for library staff working in Tennessee. It is headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee. TLA was originally organized in Nashville on May 29, 1902, by members o ...
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* Tenn-Sharebr>Website


Texas

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Texas Library Association The Texas Library Association (TLA) is a charitable non-profit group that promotes libraries in Texas. It was founded on June 9, 1902. TLA is affiliated with the American Library Association (ALA) and has more than 6,000 members made up of librar ...
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Utah

* Cache Valley Library Associationbr>Website
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Utah Library Association The Utah Library Association (ULA) is a professional organization for Utah's librarians and library workers. It was founded on June 8, 1912, in Salt Lake City & County Building in Salt Lake City, Utah. The initial founders were Esther Nelson, libr ...
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* Utah Educational Library Media Associationbr>Website


Vermont

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Vermont Library Association The Vermont Library Association (VLA) is a professional organization for librarians and library workers in the state of Vermont. It was founded in 1893 and is headquartered in Burlington, Vermont Burlington, officially the City of Burlington ...
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Virginia

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Virginia Library Association The Virginia Library Association (VLA) is a nonprofit organization whose purpose is "to develop, promote, and improve library and information services, library staff, and the profession of librarianship in order to advance literacy and learning a ...
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Washington

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Washington Library Association The Washington Library Association (WLA) is a professional organization for librarians and library workers in the U.S. state of Washington (state), Washington. It is headquartered in Seattle and has 1,504 individual members and 49 institution me ...
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West Virginia

* West Virginia Library Associationbr>Website


Wisconsin

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Wisconsin Library Association The Wisconsin Library Association (WLA), is a Wisconsin, United States non-profit, professional membership organization which has existed since 1891. WLA represents nearly 2000 members statewide --- primarily librarians and library staff from sch ...
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Wyoming

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Wyoming Library Association The Wyoming Library Association (WLA) is a professional organization for Wyoming's librarians and library workers headquartered in Cheyenne, Wyoming Cheyenne ( or ) is the List of capitals in the United States, capital and List of municipal ...
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See also

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American Library Association The American Library Association (ALA) is a nonprofit organization based in the United States that promotes libraries and library education internationally. It is the oldest and largest library association in the world. History 19th century ...
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Library A library is a collection of Book, books, and possibly other Document, materials and Media (communication), media, that is accessible for use by its members and members of allied institutions. Libraries provide physical (hard copies) or electron ...
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Public Library A public library is a library, most often a lending library, that is accessible by the general public and is usually funded from public sources, such as taxes. It is operated by librarians and library paraprofessionals, who are also Civil servic ...
{{U.S._library_associations * Non-profit organizations based in the United States
Library A library is a collection of Book, books, and possibly other Document, materials and Media (communication), media, that is accessible for use by its members and members of allied institutions. Libraries provide physical (hard copies) or electron ...