Hawaii Library Association
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| Nickname | HLA |
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| Formation | January 16, 1922 |
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Parent organization | American Library Association |
The Hawaiʻi Library Association (HLA) is a professional organization for Hawaii's librarians and library workers created "to promote library service and librarianship in Hawai'i." It is headquartered in Honolulu, Hawai'i. The Hawai'i Library Association was organized at a meeting of 20 county librarians on January 16–17, 1922.[1] Clara Hemenway, director of the University of Hawaiʻi Library was the first president.[2][3] The association's first informal meeting was in 1922; Margaret Newman was the first elected president at their first official meeting in 1924.[3] HLA became a chapter of the American Library Association at that same meeting, in March 1924.[4]
HLA publishes the HLA Newsletter (first published in 1943 as the News Bulletin), the Hawai‘i Library Association Journal (starting in 1944), and Current Hawaiiana.[4] HLA's Children and Youth Section sponsors the annual Nēnē Award, a children's book award selected by Hawaii's elementary and middle school children.[5]
HLA sections
[edit]HLA has seven sections as of January, 2020.[6]
- Administration Section
- Hawaiian Section
- Information Technology Section
- Reference and User Services Section
- School and Media Center Services Section
- Technical Services Section
- Children and Youth Services Section
References
[edit]- ^ "Library Association Has Informal Meeting". The Honolulu Advertiser. No. 12, 711. Honolulu, HI. March 5, 1922. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
- ^ American Library Association (1923). Bulletin of the American Library Association. American Library Association. p. 373. Retrieved 2020-01-26.
- ^ a b "Margaret Newman Wins New Honor Among Librarians". Hawaii Tribune-Herald. Vol. II, no. 19. Hilo, HI. March 11, 1924. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
- ^ a b "About". Hawai'i Library Association. Retrieved 2020-01-26.
- ^ "R.E.A.D. for NENE". nene.k12.hi.us. 2011-07-26. Archived from the original on 2011-07-26. Retrieved 2020-01-26.
- ^ "Sections". Hawai'i Library Association. Retrieved 2020-01-26.
External links
[edit]- Hawai'i Library Association website
- Pacific Islands Association of Libraries, Archives, and Museums website
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