The New England Library Association (NELA) is a professional organization for
New England's
librarians and library workers.
It was founded in Manchester Vermont in June 1938 at the first Regional Conference of New England State Library Associations.
Each of the six New England states sends delegates to the annual NELA conferences. The organization's stated purpose upon its founding was "the exchange of ideas and the welfare of libraries through addresses, discussions and similar measures."
In 1963, it was formerly incorporated and chartered in Massachusetts.
Its current objectives as of January 2020 are "to initiate, plan and support regional activities; to encourage the exchange of ideas; and to cooperate with regional and national agencies having related interests."
State library associations within New England
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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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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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Massachusetts Library Association
The Massachusetts Library Association (MLA) is the Massachusetts, United States professional library association that "advocates for libraries, librarians, and library staff, defends intellectual freedom, and provides a forum for leadership, comm ...
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New Hampshire Library Association
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Rhode Island Library Association
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Vermont Library Association
The Vermont Library Association (VLA) is a professional organization for Vermont's librarians
A librarian is a person who works professionally in a library providing access to information, and sometimes social or technical programming, or inst ...
References
External links
New England Library Association website
Library associations in the United States
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