How To Talk With Your Legislator presentation
MLA is excited to offer a new webinar resource created by Susan Burton at MALA! This 12 minute presentation will introduce you to best practices when engaging your senator and/or representative....
View ArticleOctober 14 is MO Libraries Snapshot Day!
MLA, MPLD, and MASL are asking libraries to post images, videos, and stories about what’s going on in their library this one random day in October. Why? Too many people don’t know what do in 21st...
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Congratulations to Lorraine Sandstrom!
The Meritorious Achievement Award recognizes an individual outside of the library profession or a retired librarian who has made a significant contribution to libraries in Missouri. Lorraine Sandstrom...
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Congratulations Ronald G. Bohley Award Recipients!
Chris Freeland for Washington University. Katrina Stierholz for the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. David Henry for the Missouri Historical Society. Barbara Reading for the Missouri State Library....
View ArticleCongratulations, Incoming MLA Board Members!
Incoming President-Elect: April Roy, Manager of the L. H. Bluford Library, Kansas City Public Library Incoming Members at Large: Jenny Bossaller, Assistant Professor, University of Missouri’s School of...
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Thursday September 1: Last Day for Early Bird Conference Registration!
In just over ONE month, the long, wet, humid summer of 2016 will be a soggy memory, and autumn will be awakening in the Ozarks. You will be so very ready to be in Springfield for the 2016 MLA...
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Who’s on YOUR MLA Trivia Night team?
Grab your thinking caps, get your teams together, and join us for the second annual MLA Trivia Night, Wednesday October 5th at 6:30 pm in the Maui Room, Oasis Convention Center, Springfield, MO....
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MLA Bylaws Changes – Vote at MLA
On October 6, 2016 at 3 p.m., MLA will hold its annual business meeting at the MLA Conference in Springfield. The following bylaw changes are under consideration and will be voted on at that meeting...
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Congratulations to the Ronald G. Bohley Scholarship Winners!
Allison Repking, Ferguson Municipal Public Library Sergio González, Pius XII Memorial Library, Saint Louis University The Professionalism, Education, Employment, and Recruitment (PEER) Community of...
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MLA 101: Budget and Reporting webinar
If you are an MLA committee chair or COI officer, or just want to learn more, I would like to invite you to a live webinar opportunity to understand the MLA budget request process and submitting annual...
View ArticleMLA Statement In Support of Intellectual Freedom
Missouri Library Association supports the Kansas City Public Library in its efforts to protect intellectual freedom. Kansas City Public Library’s Director of Public Programming and Marketing, Steve...
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Library Advocacy Day is February 7
Libraries of all sizes are encouraged to meet with your senators and representatives to tell them in person why libraries matter in Missouri! If you would like to participate, but have staffing...
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