Massachusetts Library Association
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The '''Massachusetts Library Association (MLA)''' is the [[Massachusetts]], [[United States]] professional [[List of library associations|library association]] that "advocates for [[libraries]], [[librarians]], and library staff, defends [[intellectual freedom]], and provides a forum for leadership, communication, professional development, and networking to keep libraries vital." MLA publishes standards for library services to Massachusetts children and young adults. MLA sponsors an annual conference, as well as continuing education programs and organizational reports of interest. MLA's offices are based in [[Marstons Mills, Massachusetts|Marstons Mills]], MA.
== History ==
MLA was founded in 1890 as the "Massachusetts Library Club".<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.olis.ri.gov/aboutus/glossary.pdf | title=Glossary of Library Terms and Acronyms | author = State of Rhode Island, Office of Library and Information Services | accessdate=2007-10-26}}</ref> The gavel that has been passed down from president to president is said to be made from the wood of the [[USS Constitution]]. The MLA had a committee called The Art Club that created sets of photographs for travelling art exhibits that would rotate through Massachusetts member and associate libraries as early as [[1900]]. <ref name=artclub>{{cite book |title=Annual Report |year=1901 |publisher=Watertown Free Public Library |location=Watertown, MA }}</ref>
In 1962 MLA's Intellectual Freedom Committee gave testimony before the Massachusetts Obscene Literature Control Commission opposing the suppression of [[Henry Miller|Henry Miller's]] book [[Tropic of Cancer]] supporting Massachusetts residents' freedom to read.
<ref name=obscene>{{cite book |last=McCoy |first=Ralph Edward |title=Freedom of the Press: An Annotated Bibliography |year=1968 |publisher=Southern Illinois University Press |location=Carbondale, Illinois |isbn=0809303353}}</ref>
<ref name=censor>{{cite book |last=Robbins |first=Louise |title=Censorship and the American Library |year=1996 |publisher=Greenwood Press |location=Westport, CT |isbn=0313296448| pages=123 }}</ref>
==Publications==
MLA has acted as both a publisher of authors such as [[Robert Frost]] as well as an author on many state standards for library services to different populations.
* '''Books We Like: Sixty-two Answers to the Question...''' <ref name=bookswelike>{{cite book | last=Frost | first=Robers | coauthors=Edward Weeks | year=1936 | title=Books We Like: Sixty-two Answers to the Question | publisher=Massachusetts Library
Association | location=Boston }}</ref>
* '''Standards for Public Library Services to Children in Massachusetts''' <ref name=kidlib>{{cite web | url=http://books.google.com/books?id=hhUmGQAACAAJ | author=Massachusetts Library
Association Ad Hoc Committee on Children's Standards | title=Standards for Public Library Services to Children in Massachusetts | accessdate=2007-10-28}}</ref>
* '''Standards for Public Library Services to Young Adults in Massachusetts''' <ref name=yalib>{{cite web | url=http://www.masslib.org/yss/mlayastandards.htm | author=Massachusetts Library
Association, Children’s Issues Section | title=Standards for Public Library Services to Young Adults in Massachusetts | accessdate=2007-10-28}}</ref>
* ''[http://www.masslib.org/newsletters.htm Bay State Libraries]'', the MLA [[newsletter]] published quarterly (January, April, July, and October), focuses on items of interest to the association and to Massachusetts librarians in general.
* The MLA has developed a ''Library Use Value Calculator'' [[spreadsheet]], which is used by many libraries throughout the United States.<ref name=ilove>{{cite web | url=http://www.ilovelibraries.org/getinformed/getinvolved/index.cfm | author=ilove libraries.org | title=Get involved| accessdate=2007-10-26}}</ref> <ref name=vermont>{{cite web | url=http://www.vermontlibraries.org/value.html | title=Library Use Value Calculator | author= Vermont Library Association | accessdate=2007-10-26}}</ref> <ref name=maine>{{cite web | url=http://www.maine.gov/msl/services/calculator.htm | title=Library Use Value Calculator | author= Maine State Library| accessdate=2007-10-26}}</ref> <ref name=wisconsin>{{cite web | url=http://dpi.state.wi.us/pld/econimpact.html | author=Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction | title=Economic Impact of Libraries | accessdate=2007-10-26}}</ref>
== Committees ==
* [http://www.masslib.org/sectionsandcommittees/conference.htm Conference Committee]
* [http://www.masslib.org/sectionsandcommittees/education.htm Education Committee]
* [http://www.masslib.org/sectionsandcommittees/intellectualfreedom.htm Intellectual Freedom Committee]
* [http://www.masslib.org/sectionsandcommittees/jordanmiller.htm Jordan Miller Committee] (annual storytelling program)
* [http://www.masslib.org/sectionsandcommittees/legislative.htm Legislative Committee]
* [http://www.masslib.org/sectionsandcommittees/membership.htm Membership Committee]
* [http://www.masslib.org/sectionsandcommittees/personnel.htm Personnel Committee]
* [http://www.masslib.org/sectionsandcommittees/pr.htm Public Relations Committee]
== Sections ==
* [http://www.masslib.org/sectionsandcommittees/technicalservices.htm Technical Services Section]
* [http://www.masslib.org/sectionsandcommittees/paralibrarian.htm Paralibrarian Section]
* [http://www.masslib.org/sectionsandcommittees/youthservices.htm Youth Services Section]
== Affiliated Organizations ==
* [http://www.masslib.org/mfol/index.htm Massachusetts Friends of Libraries (MFOL)]
* [http://www.masslib.org/mlta/index.html Massachusetts Library Trustees Association]
* [http://www.mlin.lib.ma.us/ The Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners (MBLC)]
* [http://www.maschoolibraries.org/ Massachusetts School Library Association (MSLA)]
* [http://www.ala.org/ American Library Association (ALA)] (''See also'': Wikipedia article on the [[American Library Association]])
* [http://www.nelib.org/ New England Library Association (NELA)]
* [http://www.acrlnec.org/ Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL)]
==External links==
* [http://www.masslib.org/ Massachusetts Library Association (MLA)]
== References ==
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[[Category:Library associations]]
[[Category:Organizations based in Massachusetts]]