Ghana Library Association

The Ghana Library Association (GLA) is the main professional organisation representing libraries and information services in Ghana. It was founded in 1962 by the (WALA). Eve Evans had started the WALA and she was to have an important role in creating a library service in Ghana.

The GLA is a registered professional association established under the Professional Bodies Decree NRCD 143 of 1973 with Registered No. PB 21 on 2 August 1986 in accordance with the laws of Ghana. It publishes the Ghana Library Journal, a peer-reviewed journal of Library science. The association has been in existence for over 54 years. It went through a period of activity and inactivity in the 1970s, but since 1983 it has been revived and growing steadily.

The Association has an elected governing council for a two-year tenure, chaired by the President, who sees to the running of the association.

The 20th President of the Association was Mrs. Comfort Asare, who was the acting Librarian at Wisconsin International University College. The 21st President of the Association is Mr. Kodjo Antwi, the Librarian at the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre.