Kentucky Library Association

The Kentucky Library Association (KLA) is a professional organization for Kentucky's librarians and library workers. It is headquartered in Prospect, Kentucky.[1] It was founded on June 28, 1906, in Louisville, Kentucky with 52 charter members.[2][3] Its original goal was to form a state library commission as well as to increase access to free state documents.[3] William Frederick Yust was elected as the association's first president.[4][5] KLA's third conference was a tri-state conferences presented with the states of Ohio and Indiana.[6] KLA became a state chapter of the American Library Association in 1917, and is a member of the Southeastern Library Association.[3]

Kentucky Library Association
NicknameKLA
FormationJune 28, 1906 (1906-06-28)
Founded atLouisville, Kentucky
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Parent organization
American Library Association
Websitewww.klaonline.org

Legislative activity

In 1938, KLA was instrumental in the creation of the Library Extension Division (LED), a State Board for the certification of librarians.[6] In 1940 the Kentucky legislature approved a bill allowing the Division to "accept and administer Federal funds" for libraries in the state, should they become available.[6] When the Library Service Act was signed by President Eisenhower in 1956 providing federal grants to promote public library service in rural areas, LED administered that grant.[6] In 1945 KLA advocated for library service to inmates, and the libraries of the ten Kentucky penal institutions were placed under the supervision of a trained librarian.[6]

Publications

KLA's first publication, Bulletin of the Kentucky Library Association, began in 1933.[6] KLA currently publishes a scholarly journal, Kentucky Libraries (ISSN 0732-5452), as well as an informal newsletter, IN-FO-CUS.[7][8]

References
  1. "Kentucky Library Association". Kentucky Library Association. Retrieved 2020-02-11.
  2. "Kentucky Library Conference". Library Journal. 31 (7): 323–324. July 1907. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
  3. "Kentucky Library Association". Kentucky Library Association. Retrieved 2020-02-11.
  4. "Librarians Organize". The Paducah evening sun. June 28, 1907. p. 6. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
  5. "State Library Association". Messenger-Inquirer. Owensboro, KY. November 10, 1908. p. 2. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
  6. Kinkead, Ludie (July 1958). "The Editor's Desk: The Kentucky Library Association". The Register of the Kentucky Historical Society. 56 (3): 293–306. JSTOR 23374318.
  7. In-fo-cus : Kentucky Library Association newsletter. (Journal, magazine, 1988) [WorldCat.org]. OCLC 18591757.
  8. Kentucky libraries (Journal, magazine, 2000) [WorldCat.org]. OCLC 643869098.
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