The Nebraska Library Association (NLA) is a professional organization for

Nebraska Nebraska () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. It is bordered by South Dakota to the north; Iowa to the east and Missouri to the southeast, both across the Missouri River; Kansas to the south; Colorado to the southwe ...

librarians A librarian is a person who works professionally in a library providing access to information, and sometimes social or technical programming, or instruction on information literacy to users. The role of the librarian has changed much over time, ...

and library workers. It is headquartered in

Lincoln, Nebraska Lincoln is the capital city of the U.S. state of Nebraska and the county seat of Lancaster County. The city covers with a population of 292,657 in 2021. It is the second-most populous city in Nebraska and the 73rd-largest in the United Sta ...

. It was founded on April 22, 1895, at the

University of Nebraska A university () is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. Universities typically offer both undergraduate and postgraduate programs. In the United States, the ...

in Lincoln. Mary L. Jones was elected first president of the organization. Initial NLA conferences were held at the same time as the Nebraska State Teachers' Association or the Nebraska Federation of Women. NLA is a state chapter of the

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, with 49,727 members a ...

(ALA). From 1932 through 1954 there was also a Lincoln Library Association, also a state chapter of ALA until ALA dissolved their local chapters. NLA publishes ''Nebraska Libraries'' (ISSN 2326-3237, formerly known as ''Nebraska Library Association Quarterly'') online on a quarterly schedule. NLA sponsors the statewide Golden Sower Award, a children's choice book award. NLA has nine standing committees as of 2020. * Advocacy * Auditing * By-Laws and Handbook * Communications * Professional Development * Diversity * Finance * Elections * Scholarship and Awards

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External links

Nebraska Library Association website

Mountain Plains Library Association
Library associations in the United States Organizations based in Nebraska {{Library-org-stub