Oklahoma Library Association

Oklahoma Library Association
AbbreviationOLA
Formation1907
TypeNon-profit
Purpose"To strengthen the quality of libraries, library services and librarianship in Oklahoma."
Michael Hull
WebsiteOLA Website

The Oklahoma Library Association (OLA) is a non-profit organization that promotes libraries and library services and provides professional development for library personnel in the state of Oklahoma. OLA is a chapter of both the American Library Association and the Mountain Plains Library Association. OLA hosts workshops throughout the year and holds an Annual Conference. OLA is the official sponsor of the Sequoyah Book Award, the third oldest U.S. state children's choice award.

History

OLA was formed on May 16, 1907 by a small group of librarians from the University of Oklahoma and nearby normal schools as well as public libraries. The meeting was hosted by the now-defunct Carnegie Library in downtown Oklahoma City. These librarians were interested in forming a statewide library association to ensure the "statewide extension of tax-supported library service" and "to explore a more economical way of transporting...books."

OLA has sponsored the Read Y'all celebrity poster literacy campaign and the Mildred Laughlin Festival of Books. OLA used to publish a newsletter called Oklahoma Librarian, which ceased in 2018.

Notable Members

See also

References

  1. ↑ "About OLA". oklibs.org. 2016-05-31. Retrieved 2016-05-31.
  2. ↑ "Chapters". American Libraries. 3 (10). American Library Association: 1097–1098. 1972.
  3. ↑ McElfresh, Laura (2012). "E-Books, E-Readers, E-Gad!". Technicalities. 32 (2). Library & Information Science Source: 4–7.
  4. ↑ "Sequoyah Book Awards" Archived 2012-08-30 at the Wayback Machine (homepage). Oklahoma Library Association (OLA). Retrieved 2014-05-05.
  5. ↑ Oklahoma Libraries 1900–1937; a History and Handbook. Oklahoma Library Commission. 1937. pp. 192–193.
  6. ↑ Finchum, Tanya; Finchum, G. Allen (2011). "Not Gone with the Wind: Libraries in Oklahoma in the 1930s". Libraries & the Cultural Record. 46 (3). University of Texas Press: 276–294. doi:10.1353/lac.2011.0015. S2CID 159286414.
  7. ↑ "Sequoyah Book Awards - Oklahoma Library Association". Archived from the original on 2014-08-08.
  8. ↑ Oklahoman (July 12, 2007). "Oklahoma TV star featured on library association's poster". The Oklahoman. Oklahoma City. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
  9. ↑ "Mildred Laughlin Festival of Books for Young People - Oklahoma Library Association". Archived from the original on 2015-09-11.
  10. ↑ https://www.oklibs.org/page/Oklahoma_Librarian (( |access-date=July 9, 2020 ))