New Hampshire Library Association

Professional association for librarians in New Hampshire

New Hampshire Library Association

Formation	August 16, 1889; 134 years ago (1889-08-16)
Parent organization	American Library Association
Website	nhlibrarians.org

The New Hampshire Library Association (NHLA) is a professional organization for New Hampshire's librarians and library workers; it is the oldest state library association in the United States.^[1] It was founded in 1889 by an act of the legislature with the stated goal "to promote the efficiency of libraries and to cultivate fellowship among its members."^[1]^[2] A group of 49 library trustees and one librarian met for the first time on September 12, 1890, at the American Library Association meeting in the White Mountains.^[3]^[1] Nathan Hunt, the City Librarian of Manchester, was NHLA's first president, elected in 1891.^[1]

NHLA became a state chapter of the American Library Association in 1941.^[1]

External links

New Hampshire Library Association website
New England Library Association website

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "NHLA History". NH Library Association – New Hampshire Library Association. 2017-10-10. Retrieved 2020-01-16.
^ Denio, H.W. (1898). A Historical Sketch of Library Legislation in New Hampshire, with a Compilation of Library Laws of the State. Arthur E. Clarke, Public Printer. p. 29. Retrieved 2020-01-16.
^ "The First State Library Associations". Library History Buff Blog. 2004-02-27. Retrieved 2020-01-16.