Kansas Library Association

Kansas Library Association
NicknameKLA
FormationDecember 27, 1900; 123 years ago (1900-12-27)
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Parent organization
American Library Association
Websitekslibassoc.org

The Kansas Library Association (KLA) is a professional organization for Kansas's librarians and library workers. It was founded on December 27, 1900, in the office of the state librarian, after an earlier meeting organized by Anna LaPorte Diggs.[1][2] James L. King of Topeka was elected the first president.[2] KLA became an official state chapter of the American Library Association in 1922.[3]

KLA was one of the first state library associations in the US to have a publicity committee which sent news of Kansas libraries direct to media outlets.[4] KLA publishes Kansas Libraries Magazine.[5]

References

  1. ^ Polk Topeka, Kansas, city directory. 1905. p. 123. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
  2. ^ a b "History". Kansas Library Association. 1900-05-17. Retrieved 2020-02-12.
  3. ^ "Chicago Mid-Winter Meetings". Bulletin of the American Library Association. Vol. 16, no. 1. January 1922. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
  4. ^ "Library Activities During 1913-1914". Report of the Commissioner of Education made to the Secretary of the Interior for the year 1914. Washington : G.P.O.: United States Bureau of Education. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
  5. ^ "Kansas Libraries Magazine". Kansas Library Association. Retrieved 2020-02-12.


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