Tennessee Library Association

Professional association for librarians in Tennessee

Tennessee Library Association

Nickname	TNLA
Formation	May 29, 1902; 122 years ago (1902-05-29)
Founded at	Nashville, TN
Tax ID no.	62-0792105
Parent organization	American Library Association
Website	www.tnla.org

The Tennessee Library Association (TNLA) is a professional organization that offers support for library staff working in Tennessee. It is headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee. TLA was originally organized in Nashville on May 29, 1902, by members of the Nashville Public Library staff and the Nashville Library Club and had 41 members by 1905. G.H. Baskette, president of the Nashville Public Library, was the first president of TLA and served from 1902 to 1913. The first annual meeting of the association was in Nashville on January 18, 1905 and had an opening address by Governor Frazier.

TNLA publishes a regular newsletter and a quarterly journal called Tennessee Libraries (ISSN:1935-7052).

References

^ "TENNESSEE LIBRARY ASSOCIATION RECORDS, 1897-2009" (PDF). State of Tennessee Department of State. Tennessee Library Association. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
"Tennessee Library Association - Nonprofit Explorer". ProPublica. 2017-09-15. Retrieved 2020-01-23.
"Tennessee Library Association". Tennessee Library Association. 2018-08-29. Retrieved 2020-01-23.
"TLA President 1902-Present". Tennessee Library Association. 2018-08-29. Retrieved 2020-01-23.
"Tennessee Library Association". Harrisonburg Evening News. January 18, 1905. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
"Tennessee Libraries Journal". Tennessee Library Association. 2018-08-29. Retrieved 2020-01-23.

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