Oklahoma Library Association

Abbreviation	OLA
Formation	1907
Type	Non-profit
Purpose	"To strengthen the quality of libraries, library services and librarianship in Oklahoma."
President	Dana Belcher
Website	OLA Website
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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.^[2] OLA hosts workshops throughout the year and holds an Annual Conference.^[3] OLA is the official sponsor of the Sequoyah Book Award, the third oldest U.S. state children's choice award. ^[4]

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.^[5] 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."^[6]

OLA has sponsored the Read Y'all celebrity poster literacy campaign and the Mildred Laughlin Festival of Books.^[7]^[8]^[9] OLA used to publish a newsletter called Oklahoma Librarian, which ceased in 2018. ^[10]

Notable Members

Ruth Brown
Ruby Canton, daughter of lawman and former outlaw Frank M. Canton
Milton J. Ferguson
Edmon Low
Allie Beth Martin
Lotsee Patterson
Pat Woodrum

External links

References

^ "About OLA". oklibs.org. 2016-05-31. Retrieved 2016-05-31.
^ "Chapters". American Libraries. 3 (10). American Library Association: 1097–1098. 1972.
^ McElfresh, Laura (2012). "E-Books, E-Readers, E-Gad!". Technicalities. 32 (2). Library & Information Science Source: 4–7.
^ "Sequoyah Book Awards" Archived 2012-08-30 at the Wayback Machine (homepage). Oklahoma Library Association (OLA). Retrieved 2014-05-05.
^ Oklahoma Libraries 1900–1937; a History and Handbook. Oklahoma Library Commission. 1937. pp. 192–193.
^ 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.
^ "Sequoyah Book Awards - Oklahoma Library Association". Archived from the original on 2014-08-08.
^ Oklahoman (July 12, 2007). "Oklahoma TV star featured on library association's poster". The Oklahoman. Oklahoma City. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
^ "Mildred Laughlin Festival of Books for Young People - Oklahoma Library Association". Archived from the original on 2015-09-11.
^ https://www.oklibs.org/page/Oklahoma_Librarian (( |access-date=July 9, 2020 ))

[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.

[home-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] ttps://www.oklibs.org/page/Oklahoma_Librarian (( |access-date=July 9, 2020 ))

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