Arizona Library Association

The Arizona Library Association (AzLA) is a professional organization for Arizona's librarians and library workers. It is headquartered in Tucson, AZ.[1] It was founded on November 12, 1926, in Phoenix, by Estelle Lutrell and State Librarian Con Cronin.[2][3] Cronin was elected the organization's first president.[4] Lutrell was secretary of AzLA from 1926–1930 and elected president in 1931.[5]

Arizona Library Association
NicknameAzLA
FormationNovember 12, 1926 (1926-11-12)
FounderEstelle Lutrell, Con Cronin
Founded atPhoenix, Arizona
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Parent organization
American Library Association
Websitewww.azla.org

AzLA has developed statewide materials purchasing contracts, provides continuing education credits for school librarians, and creates regional forums for obtaining statewide input to the association. AzLA is a sponsor the Horner Fellowship (est. 1989) and the Snowbird Leadership Institute, for younger librarians.[6] AzLA publishes the AzLA Newsletter (ISSN 0515-0272).[7]

References
  1. "Arizona Library Association". Arizona Library Association. 2018-08-29. Retrieved 2020-02-14.
  2. "Miss Estelle Lutrell: an exhibit about UA Library History". University of Arizona Libraries. Retrieved 2020-02-14.
  3. "Estelle Lutrell papers, 1915-1947". azarchivesonline.org. Retrieved 2020-02-14.
  4. "State Librarian is Elected President". Arizona Daily Star (Vol 85 No 317). Tucson, AZ. November 13, 1926. p. 1. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  5. Hildenbrand, S.; Clifford, G.J. (1996). Reclaiming the American Library Past: Writing the Women in. Contemporary Studies in Information Management, Policies, and Services Series. Ablex Pub. p. 72. ISBN 978-1-56750-233-6. Retrieved 2020-02-14.
  6. "The Horner Fellowship and Horner Fellowship Committee". Arizona Library Association. 2018-08-29. Retrieved 2020-02-14.
  7. Kortemeier, Sarah (2013-01-22). "AzLA Newsletter". AzLA Newsletter. Retrieved 2020-02-14.
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