North Dakota Library Association

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North Dakota Library Association
NicknameNDLA
FormationJanuary 18, 1906;118 years ago (1906-01-18)
Parent organization
 American Library Association
Website ndla.info

The North Dakota Library Association [1] [2] [3] (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." [4] The North Dakota Library Association was formed on January 18, 1906. [5] The association has humble beginnings – at the 1909 conference, there were only 18 members. [6] There are currently over 300 NDLA members (including academic, health, public, and school libraries). [7]

Contents

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 [8] 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; [9] Legislative; Nominations, Elections & Voting; Membership; Professional Development; public relations & 2014–26 executive secretary; The Good Stuff [10] Editorial; archivist/historian; state librarian; [11] and web editor. [12] 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.” [13]

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." [14]

NameLibraryLocationYear
Ruth EvertEdgeley Public LibraryEdgeley1992
Cheryl BaileyUniversity of Mary LibraryBismarck1993
Bev QuammeCarl Ben Eielson Elementary School LibraryFargo1994
Neil Price /
Sally Oremland		University of North Dakota /
North Dakota State Library		Grand Forks /
Bismarck		1995
Blanche StangelandCarrington Public LibraryCarrington1996
Dennis PageGrand Forks Public LibraryGrand Forks1997
Shelby HarkenChester Fritz Library, University of North DakotaGrand Forks1998
Thomas JonesBismarck Public LibraryBismarck1999
Mike Jaugstetter (posthumous)North Dakota State LibraryBismarck2000
Cyndy SchaffWilliston Community LibraryWilliston2001
Betty GardChester Fritz Library, University of North DakotaGrand Forks2002 [15]
Iris SwedlundVelva School and Public LibraryVelva2003 [16]
Jerry KaupMinot Public LibraryMinot2004
Cheryl TollefsonDickinson Area Public LibraryDickinson2005 [17]
Kathy ThomasNorth Dakota State University LibrariesFargo2006
Marlene AndersonBismarck State College LibraryBismarck2007
Michael M. MillerNorth Dakota State University LibrariesFargo2008 [18] [19]
Jan WysockiBottineau Library, Minot State UniversityBottineau2009
Doris OttNorth Dakota State LibraryBismarck2010 [20] [21]
Marilyn Guttromson Johnson (Retired)Bismarck2011 [22]
Christine KujawaBismarck Public LibraryBismarck2012 [23]
Kathy Thomas (Retired)North Dakota State University LibrariesFargo2013
Sandra HannahsWest Fargo Public LibraryWest Fargo2014 [24]
Paulette NelsonMinot Public LibraryMinot2015
Wendy Wendt /
Greta Guck		Grand Forks Public Library /
Leach Public Library		Grand Forks /
Wahpeton		2016
Kelly Steckler (posthumous)Morton Mandan Public LibraryMandan2017
Laurie McHenryThormodsgard Law LibraryGrand Forks2018

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