The North Dakota Library Association (NDLA) is a professional association for librarians, library staff, and library supporters that represent school, public, academic, and special libraries located in North Dakota, United States. "The purpose of this organization is to exercise professional leadership and to promote library services and librarianship." The North Dakota Library Association was formed on January 18, 1906. The association has humble beginnings – at the 1909 conference, there were only 18 members. There are currently over 300 NDLA members (including academic, health, public, and school libraries).
Executive board
The NDLA's executive board includes 27 members, including: president; president-elect; past president; secretary; treasurer; American Library Association councilor; Mountain Plains Library Association representative; Academic & Special Libraries Section; Government Documents Roundtable; Health Science Information Section; New Members Roundtable; Public Library Section; School & Library Youth Service Section; Technical Services Roundtable; Constitution, Bylaws & Policies; Continuing Education; Finance; Intellectual Freedom; Legislative; Nominations, Elections & Voting; Membership; Professional Development; public relations & 2014–26 executive secretary; The Good Stuff Editorial; archivist/historian; state librarian; and web editor. The executive board is responsible for the transactions of “all business of the North Dakota Library Association”, speaking “for the NDLA membership on national, state, and local library issues”, setting “goals and executes long-range plans for the NDLA”, taking “no position on social issues that do not directly impact libraries” and following “through on directives expressed by NDLA members at the Annual Conference and by section and roundtable decision.” The executive board “meets at least three times a year” and “all meetings are open to the NDLA membership.”
Librarian of the Year Awards NDLA awards a Librarian of the Year award annually since 1992 for "notable contributions to the North Dakota library profession, .. significant development of libraries in North Dakota, or .. exemplary statewide service for an extended period of time."
Name Library Location Year Ruth Evert Edgeley Public Library Edgeley 1992 Cheryl Bailey University of Mary Library Bismarck 1993 Bev Quamme Carl Ben Eielson Elementary School Library Fargo 1994 Neil Price /Sally Oremland University of North Dakota /North Dakota State Library Grand Forks /Bismarck 1995 Blanche Stangeland Carrington Public Library Carrington 1996 Dennis Page Grand Forks Public Library Grand Forks 1997 Shelby Harken Chester Fritz Library, University of North Dakota Grand Forks 1998 Thomas Jones Bismarck Public Library Bismarck 1999 Mike Jaugstetter (posthumous) North Dakota State Library Bismarck 2000 Cyndy Schaff Williston Community Library Williston 2001 Betty Gard Chester Fritz Library, University of North Dakota Grand Forks 2002 Iris Swedlund Velva School and Public Library Velva 2003 Jerry Kaup Minot Public Library Minot 2004 Cheryl Tollefson Dickinson Area Public Library Dickinson 2005 Kathy Thomas North Dakota State University Libraries Fargo 2006 Marlene Anderson Bismarck State College Library Bismarck 2007 Michael M. Miller North Dakota State University Libraries Fargo 2008 Jan Wysocki Bottineau Library, Minot State University Bottineau 2009 Doris Ott North Dakota State Library Bismarck 2010 Marilyn Guttromson Johnson (Retired) Bismarck 2011 Christine Kujawa Bismarck Public Library Bismarck 2012 Kathy Thomas (Retired) North Dakota State University Libraries Fargo 2013 Sandra Hannahs West Fargo Public Library West Fargo 2014 Paulette Nelson Minot Public Library Minot 2015 Wendy Wendt /Greta Guck Grand Forks Public Library /Leach Public Library Grand Forks /Wahpeton 2016 Kelly Steckler (posthumous) Morton Mandan Public Library Mandan 2017 Laurie McHenry Thormodsgard Law Library Grand Forks 2018
See also List of libraries in the United States
References
External links American Library Association Mountain Plains Library Association North Dakota Library Association