The Nevada Library Association (NLA) is a professional organization for
Nevada
Nevada ( ; ) is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States, Western region of the United States. It is bordered by Oregon to the northwest, Idaho to the northeast, California to the west, Arizona to the southeast, and Utah to the east. N ...
's
librarians 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 second largest city in Nevada, after Las Vegas, with an estimated population of 320,189 in 2019. The city is part of the Las Vegas Vall ...
. 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, about north from Lake Tahoe, known as "The Biggest Little City in the World". Known for its casino and tourism industry, Reno is the ...
, 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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