Idaho Library Association Explained

Idaho Library Association
Nickname:ILA
Tax Id:82-6028093
Headquarters:Boise, Idaho
Parent Organization:American Library Association

The Idaho Library Association (ILA) is a professional organization for Idaho's librarians and library workers based in Boise, Idaho.

History

The Idaho Library Association was founded as the Idaho State Library Association on December 29, 1915, at Boise High School during a meeting called by Margaret S. Roberts, the librarian of the Free Traveling Library Commission.[1] [2]

Gretchen L. Smith, a librarian at the Idaho Technical Institute in Pocatello, was the association's first president.[3] The association changed its name to the Idaho Library Association in 1962 and became officially incorporated in 1967.

Publications

The Idaho Librarian was the journal of the Idaho Library Association until 2016.[4] The LiLAC Newsletter is a quarterly newsletter published by the Library Leadership Advisory Committee.[5]

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Librarians Of The State To Meet . 13 February 2020 . Evening Capital News . December 28, 1916 . Boise ID . 2.
  2. Web site: About . Idaho Library Association . 1915-12-29 . 2020-02-13.
  3. News: Alumnae Department . 13 February 2020 . Barnard Bulletin . February 23, 1917.
  4. Web site: The Idaho Librarian . The Idaho Librarian . 2014-10-10 . 2020-02-13.
  5. Web site: Publications . Idaho Library Association . 2019-05-08 . 2020-02-13.