Abbreviation | OLA |
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Formation | 1907 |
Type | Non-profit |
Purpose | "To strengthen the quality of libraries, library services and librarianship in Oklahoma." [1] |
Dana Belcher | |
Website | OLA Website |
The Oklahoma Library Association (OLA) is a non-profit organization that promotes libraries and library services and provides professional development for library personnel in the state of Oklahoma. OLA is a chapter of both the American Library Association and the Mountain Plains Library Association. [2] OLA hosts workshops throughout the year and holds an Annual Conference. [3] OLA is the official sponsor of the Sequoyah Book Award, the third oldest U.S. state children's choice award. [4]
OLA was formed on May 16, 1907 by a small group of librarians from the University of Oklahoma and nearby normal schools as well as public libraries. The meeting was hosted by the now-defunct Carnegie Library in downtown Oklahoma City. [5] These librarians were interested in forming a statewide library association to ensure the "statewide extension of tax-supported library service" and "to explore a more economical way of transporting...books." [6]
OLA has sponsored the Read Y'all celebrity poster literacy campaign and the Mildred Laughlin Festival of Books. [7] [8] [9] OLA used to publish a newsletter called Oklahoma Librarian, which ceased in 2018. [10]
Abbreviation | OLA |
---|---|
Formation | 1907 |
Type | Non-profit |
Purpose | "To strengthen the quality of libraries, library services and librarianship in Oklahoma." [1] |
Dana Belcher | |
Website | OLA Website |
The Oklahoma Library Association (OLA) is a non-profit organization that promotes libraries and library services and provides professional development for library personnel in the state of Oklahoma. OLA is a chapter of both the American Library Association and the Mountain Plains Library Association. [2] OLA hosts workshops throughout the year and holds an Annual Conference. [3] OLA is the official sponsor of the Sequoyah Book Award, the third oldest U.S. state children's choice award. [4]
OLA was formed on May 16, 1907 by a small group of librarians from the University of Oklahoma and nearby normal schools as well as public libraries. The meeting was hosted by the now-defunct Carnegie Library in downtown Oklahoma City. [5] These librarians were interested in forming a statewide library association to ensure the "statewide extension of tax-supported library service" and "to explore a more economical way of transporting...books." [6]
OLA has sponsored the Read Y'all celebrity poster literacy campaign and the Mildred Laughlin Festival of Books. [7] [8] [9] OLA used to publish a newsletter called Oklahoma Librarian, which ceased in 2018. [10]