NevadaLibraries.org
Title
Nevada Library Association
Description
In 1946, a small group of six librarians met in Reno, Nevada, to discuss the possibility of forming a state library association. They drafted a letter to other librarians in the state giving the following reasons why the establishment of the Nevada Library Association (NLA) would be of value to the state:
3. Act as a group to protect or broaden the scope of Nevada library service, and call attention to the work of Nevada's libraries.
The letter of the Committee to Organize a Nevada Library Association was signed by the six people who were, a few months later, to become the charter members of the Nevada Library Association: Mr. E.C.D. Marriage, librarian, Nevada State Library; Mrs. Lois Bicknell, librarian, Reno High School; Miss Cornelia D. Provines, librarian, Nevada State Historical Society Library; Mr. Edwin Catagna, librarian, Washoe County Library; Mr. James J. Hill, director of libraries, University of Nevada; and Mr. Marco G. Thorne, reference librarian, Washoe County Library.
Languages
English
