New Mexico Library Association

Professional association for librarians in New Mexico

New Mexico Library Association

Nickname	NMLA
Formation	February 23, 1924; 100 years ago (1924-02-23)
Tax ID no.	23-7024820
Headquarters	Albuquerque, New Mexico
Parent organization	American Library Association
Website	nmla.org

The New Mexico Library Association (NMLA) is a professional organization for New Mexico's librarians and library workers. It is headquartered in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It was officially founded on February 3, 1924.^[1] Evelyn Shuler, director of Raton Public Library and director for the ALA United War Work Campaign in New Mexico, was the organization's first president.^[2]

There were a few attempts to put together a state library association in New Mexico between 1901 and 1915.^[3] Starting in 1914, librarians would participate in program meetings during the New Mexico Education Association.^[3] Spurred on by the formation of the Southwestern Library Association (SWLA) in Texas in 1922, librarians from New Mexico met at a colleague's home to form the NMLA so that they could be ratifiers of its constitution.^[3] By May, 1924 the organization had seventy-five members.^[3]^: 6 NMLA completed a survey of library conditions in the state in 1927 and found that the state had "nine public libraries, ten club libraries, eleven school libraries supported by taxation, one hospital library"^[3]^: 9

References

^ "About : New Mexico Library Association". New Mexico Library Association. 1985-07-23. Retrieved 2020-02-08.
^ "229: Past Presidents : New Mexico Library Association". New Mexico Library Association. Retrieved 2020-02-08.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Mary Jo, Walker; McGuire, Laura (1973). "NEW MEXICO LIBRARY ASSOCIATION: PIONEER YEARS". New Mexico Library Association Conference. Portales, NM.