The Massachusetts Library Association is made up of librarians from all over the the state of Massachusetts.
Some groups of MLA members are interested in a specific area of MLA or librarianship. Below is a list of all
of our committees and sections. Click on the name for more information on a specific MLA section or committee.
Conference |
Plan and implement a successful Annual conference.
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Education |
To award Massachusetts scholarships to candidates of the New England Library Leadership Symposium.
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Intellectual Freedom
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Develop, propose and implement a process for MLA participation in national events and days such as Freedom of Information Day and Banned Books week.
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Jordan Miller |
Expand promotion of Jordan Miller to include a broader audience, including graduate schools of library science, Boston Public Library Jordan Collection patrons, and others.
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Legislative |
Develop a legislative Communications Plan in cooperation with other groups. Provide an opportunity for communication about legislative breakfasts among regional breakfast committees.
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Membership |
Develop strategies to recruit and retain MLA members. Participate in the creation of membership promotion tools. Review and recommend changes to the MLA dues structure and categories.
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Personnel |
To monitor and update as necessary MLA’s minimum salary recommendations. To investigate the national pay equity effort and adapt portions of the campaign to Massachusetts.
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Public Relations |
Coordinate promotion and judging of the Public Relations awards. Act as a resource for the Conference Committee, to evaluate conference communications and promotions.
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Youth Services |
The object of this organization is to promote library service to youth; to promote the profession of youth librarianship; to further the awareness of youth within the profession as well as the community at large, and to aid in implementing MLA state standards for Massachusetts Library Services for Children and Young Adults.
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Technical Services |
The objectives of the Section are: to provide a forum for discussion and programming dealing with technical services and technology; to maintain and enhance career awareness; to facilitate the exchange of information on recent developments in technical services and technology; and to respond to the changes in accordance with the membership's wishes.
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Paralibrarian |
The object of this organization shall be to provide a forum for discussion and programming to meet the multifaceted needs of those paralibrarians working in libraries; to maintain and enhance career awareness and to facilitate the exchange of information on recent developments in all areas of librarianship.
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