The Rhode Island Library Association (RILA) is a professional organization for
Rhode Island's
librarians and library workers.
It is headquartered in
Providence, Rhode Island. It was founded on March 9, 1903, at the
Providence Public Library
Providence Public Library of Providence, Rhode Island was founded in 1875.
The central library building at 225 Washington Street opened in 1900 and was constructed in a Renaissance style with private donations including a large donation from J ...
in
Providence, Rhode Island, at a meeting organized by Frank G. Bates, State Librarian of Rhode Island.
The organization's goal was to promote "the Library interest of the state of Rhode Island".
The current mission of RILA is "The Rhode Island Library Association is a professional organization that serves its members through career development, education, advocacy, networking partnerships and legislative action."
RILA's first quarterly Bulletin of Rhode Island Library Association was published in May 1908 via the state Board of Education and was discontinued in November 1912.
It began publication again in 1927, being published by RILA.
RILA endorsed a
Works Progress Administration program for libraries in 1936, resulting in Elizabeth Myer becoming supervisor of a Statewide WPA Library Project in 1940, cataloging public libraries and doing field consultant work.
References
External links
Rhode Island Library Association websiteNew England Library Association website
Library associations in the United States
Organizations based in Rhode Island
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