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1. 1892 Minnesota Library Assocation annual meeting notes, St. Paul, Minnesota
- Creator:
- Minnesota Library Association
- Date Created:
- 1892
- Description:
- Report of the second annual meeting of the Minnesota Library Association held December 26, 1892 in the rooms of the State Historical Society in St. Paul. Total association membership equals 15. Minutes were read, officers elected for the coming year, and a call for meetings to be held quarterly rather than annually to encourage interest in the organization. J.F. Williams read a paper on "The Librarian as a Public Servant" and Dr. Hosmer read a paper on "Browsing." The topic of freedom on access to library shelves discussed, with group agreeing that more freedom was better.
- Contributing Institution:
- Minnesota Historical Society
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- Minutes (administrative records)
2. 1891 Minnesota Library Assocation first annual conference notes
- Creator:
- Minnesota Library Association
- Date Created:
- 1891
- Description:
- Report of the first annual meeting of the Minnesota Library Association held on December 29, 1891 in the rooms of the State Historical Society in St. Paul with the purpose to organize State Library Association based on recommendations of the American Library Association and similar to associations in other states. Motion was made to create a constitution which was submitted and approved after the meeting [available separately]. Elected officers for the next year are William W. Folwell, President; Helen McCaine, Vice President; and J.F. Williams, Secretary & Treasurer. The Secretary was directed to prepare a circular announcing the organization and be sent to every librarian in the State.
- Contributing Institution:
- Minnesota Historical Society
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- Minutes (administrative records)
3. 1893 Minnesota Library Assocation quarterly spring meeting notes, St. Paul, Minnesota
- Creator:
- Minnesota Library Association
- Date Created:
- 1893
- Description:
- Report of the Spring Quarterly Meeting of the Minnesota Library Association held March 29, 1893 in the rooms of the State Historical Society with 19 members present. Welcome by Ex- Governor Ramsey. Minutes were read and approved. Topics discussed include library architecture (Dr. Folwell), open versus closed stacks and freedom of access for patrons, and a proposed system of travelling libraries to be sent around the state (Miss Countryman). Resolution made expressing sympathy for J. Fletcher Williams in his present illness.
- Contributing Institution:
- Minnesota Historical Society
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- Minutes (administrative records)
4. Minnesota Library Association Peddler, March 1941
- Creator:
- Minnesota Library Association; Boardman, Neil S. (editor)
- Date Created:
- 1941-03
- Description:
- Volume 3, number 1 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Peddler was published in March 1941. Editor-in-chief of this issue was Neil S. Boardman. This issue contains the official MLA directory, a message from the MLA president, announcement of a prison library directory, information about a library personnel survey, travel notes, MLA Annual meeting announcement, junior members section annual dues change, Minnesota library staff changes and library updates, library poetry, a book review of Library on the Air (an anthology of library radio programs), and a crossword puzzle. The M.L.A Peddler was created and conceived by the Junior members of the Minnesota Library Association. The first issue states "...[The] Peddler will bring you bits of personal gossip, news about library enterprises, [and] matters of friendly interest."
- Contributing Institution:
- Minnesota Historical Society
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- Newsletters
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