Arizona Library Association

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Arizona Library Association

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 as the organization's first president.[4] Lutrell was a secretary of AzLA from 1926–1930 and elected president in 1931.[5]

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Arizona Library Association
NicknameAzLA
FormationNovember 12, 1926; 98 years ago (1926-11-12)
FounderEstelle Lutrell, Con Cronin
Founded atPhoenix, Arizona
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Parent organization
American Library Association
Websitewww.azla.org
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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]

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