North Dakota Library Association Explained

North Dakota Library Association
Nickname:NDLA
Logo Alt:image of the state of North Dakota in blue with a green shadow and the letters NDLA over the top of it
Parent Organization:American Library Association

The North Dakota Library Association[1] [2] [3] (NDLA) is a professional association for librarians, library staff, and library supporters that represent school, public, academic, and special libraries located in North Dakota, United States. "The purpose of this organization is to exercise professional leadership and to promote library services and librarianship."[4] The North Dakota Library Association was formed on January 18, 1906.[5] The association has humble beginnings – at the 1909 conference, there were only 18 members.[6] There are currently over 300 NDLA members (including academic, health, public, and school libraries).[7]

Executive board

The NDLA's executive board includes 27 members, including: president; president-elect; past president; secretary; treasurer; American Library Association councilor; Mountain Plains Library Association[8] representative; Academic & Special Libraries Section; Government Documents Roundtable; Health Science Information Section; New Members Roundtable; Public Library Section; School & Library Youth Service Section; Technical Services Roundtable; Constitution, Bylaws & Policies; Continuing Education; Finance; Intellectual Freedom;[9] Legislative; Nominations, Elections & Voting; Membership; Professional Development; public relations & 2014–26 executive secretary; The Good Stuff[10] Editorial; archivist/historian; state librarian;[11] and web editor.[12] The executive board is responsible for the transactions of “all business of the North Dakota Library Association”, speaking “for the NDLA membership on national, state, and local library issues”, setting “goals and executes long-range plans for the NDLA”, taking “no position on social issues that do not directly impact libraries” and following “through on directives expressed by NDLA members at the Annual Conference and by section and roundtable decision.” The executive board “meets at least three times a year” and “all meetings are open to the NDLA membership.”[13]

Librarian of the Year Awards

NDLA awards a Librarian of the Year award annually since 1992 for "notable contributions to the North Dakota library profession, .. significant development of libraries in North Dakota, or .. exemplary statewide service for an extended period of time."[14]

NameLibraryLocationYear
Ruth EvertEdgeley Public LibraryEdgeley1992
Cheryl BaileyUniversity of Mary LibraryBismarck1993
Bev QuammeCarl Ben Eielson Elementary School LibraryFargo1994
Neil Price /
Sally Oremland
University of North Dakota /
North Dakota State Library
Grand Forks /
Bismarck
1995
Blanche StangelandCarrington Public LibraryCarrington1996
Dennis PageGrand Forks Public LibraryGrand Forks1997
Shelby HarkenChester Fritz Library, University of North DakotaGrand Forks1998
Thomas JonesBismarck Public LibraryBismarck1999
Mike Jaugstetter (posthumous)North Dakota State LibraryBismarck2000
Cyndy SchaffWilliston Community LibraryWilliston2001
Betty GardChester Fritz Library, University of North DakotaGrand Forks2002[15]
Iris SwedlundVelva School and Public LibraryVelva2003[16]
Jerry KaupMinot Public LibraryMinot2004
Cheryl TollefsonDickinson Area Public LibraryDickinson2005[17]
Kathy ThomasNorth Dakota State University LibrariesFargo2006
Marlene AndersonBismarck State College LibraryBismarck2007
Michael M. MillerNorth Dakota State University LibrariesFargo2008[18] [19]
Jan WysockiBottineau Library, Minot State UniversityBottineau2009
Doris OttNorth Dakota State LibraryBismarck2010[20] [21]
Marilyn Guttromson Johnson (Retired)Bismarck2011[22]
Christine KujawaBismarck Public LibraryBismarck2012[23]
Kathy Thomas (Retired)North Dakota State University LibrariesFargo2013
Sandra HannahsWest Fargo Public LibraryWest Fargo2014[24]
Paulette NelsonMinot Public LibraryMinot2015
Wendy Wendt /
Greta Guck
Grand Forks Public Library /
Leach Public Library
Grand Forks /
Wahpeton
2016
Kelly Steckler (posthumous)Morton Mandan Public LibraryMandan2017
Laurie McHenryThormodsgard Law LibraryGrand Forks2018

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: State and regional chapters . ala.org . 2006-08-03 . 2014-10-31.
  2. Book: Kepler, Ann . The ALA Book of Library Grant Money . American Library Association . 2012 . 978-0-8389-1058-0.
  3. Book: Dennis C. . Shelley . Tucker . Crash Course in Library Supervision: Meeting the Key Players . Greenwood Publishing Group . Mosley . 2008 . 978-0-313-09700-3.
  4. Web site: NDLA Constitution . ndla.info . 2014-10-31.
  5. Web site: The Good Stuff -August 2005 . North Dakota Library Association . 31 May 2005 . 2014-10-31.
  6. Web site: The Official Magazine of the North Dakota Library Association . 19 December 2005 . 2014-10-31.
  7. Web site: The Official Magazine of the North Dakota Library Association . 4 December 2013 . 2014-10-31 . 43 . 4.
  8. Web site: MPLA: About the Association . mpla.us . 2014-10-31.
  9. Web site: Office for Intellectual Freedom . ala.org . 2008-06-09 . 2014-10-31.
  10. Karin E. . A Review of State and Regional Library Association Periodicals . Serials Review . Ford . 1984 . 10 . 2 . 5–16 . 10.1080/00987913.1984.10763523.
  11. Web site: Meet the State Librarian – North Dakota State Library . library.nd.gov . 2014-10-31.
  12. Web site: NDLA Executive Board . 17 September 2014 . 2014-10-31 . The Library.
  13. Web site: Policies Handbook: Executive Board Scope of Responsibilities . 31 January 2013 . 2014-10-31 . Library of the Health Sciences.
  14. Web site: 2018-10-25 . North Dakota Library Association – Librarian of the Year award . en . ndla.info.
  15. College & Research Libraries News . Association of College and Research Libraries . 2003 . 2014-10-31 . Association of College and Research Libraries . College & Research Libraries News . 64 . 0099-0086.
  16. Web site: First-ever librarian of the year . MinotDailyNews.com . 2014-10-31.
  17. Web site: Flickertale Newsletter – May/June 2010 . 8 July 2010 . 2014-10-31 . North Dakota State Library.
  18. Web site: Germans from Russia Heritage Collection . library.ndsu.edu . 2014-10-31.
  19. Book: The ALA Yearbook of Library and Information Services . American Library Association . 1987 . 12 . 978-0-8389-0473-2.
  20. Web site: Flickertale Newsletter – November/December 2010 . 27 October 2010 . 2014-10-31 . North Dakota State Library.
  21. Book: North Dakota Blue Book . 2001 . 2014-10-31 . North Dakota. Dept. of State.
  22. Web site: 2014-10-31 . 2014-05-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140503132702/http://mandan-news.com/business/johnson-named-librarian-of-the-year/ . Mandan News . dead . Johnson named librarian of the year.
  23. Web site: Library Connections Newsletter. 2013. bismarck.org. 2014-10-31.
  24. Web site: Hannahs named ND Librarian of the Year . West Fargo Pioneer . 2014-09-30 . 2017-01-11.