Arizona Library Association Explained

The Arizona Library Association (AzLA) is a professional organization for Arizona's librarians and library workers. It is headquartered in Tucson, AZ.^[1] It was founded on November 12, 1926, in Phoenix, by Estelle Lutrell and State Librarian Con Cronin.^{[2] [3]} Cronin was elected the organization's first president.^[4] Lutrell was secretary of AzLA from 1926–1930 and elected president in 1931.^[5]

AzLA has developed statewide materials purchasing contracts, provides continuing education credits for school librarians, and creates regional forums for obtaining statewide input to the association. AzLA is a sponsor the Horner Fellowship (est. 1989) and the Snowbird Leadership Institute, for younger librarians.^[6] AzLA publishes the AzLA Newsletter (ISSN 0515-0272).^[7]

External links

• Arizona Library Association website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Arizona Library Association . Arizona Library Association . 2018-08-29 . 2020-02-14.
2. Web site: Miss Estelle Lutrell: an exhibit about UA Library History . University of Arizona Libraries . 2020-02-14.
3. Web site: Estelle Lutrell papers, 1915–1947 . azarchivesonline.org . 2020-02-14.
4. News: State Librarian is Elected President . 14 February 2020 . Arizona Daily Star . 85. 317 . November 13, 1926 . Tucson, AZ . 1.
5. Book: Hildenbrand, S. . Clifford . G.J. . Reclaiming the American Library Past: Writing the Women in . Ablex Pub. . Contemporary Studies in Information Management, Policies, and Services Series . 1996 . 978-1-56750-233-6 . 2020-02-14 . 72.
6. Web site: The Horner Fellowship and Horner Fellowship Committee . Arizona Library Association . 2018-08-29 . 2020-02-14.
7. Web site: Kortemeier . Sarah . AzLA Newsletter . AzLA Newsletter . 2013-01-22 . 2020-02-14.