Maryland Library Association provides leadership for those who are committed to libraries by providing opportunities for professional development and communication and by advocating principles and issues related to librarianship and library service.
Maryland libraries are strong, vital and collaborative. The Maryland Library Association is the heart of Maryland’s libraries, offering a steady beat of professional training programs, advocacy tools and networking opportunities.
MLA brings people together from across the state to learn, share and grow. Members benefit in a variety of ways, and often tap into different facets of the organization according to their needs.
Taken together, MLA:
* Enhances your career and professional marketability
* Provides opportunities to meet and learn from your peers
* Offers a forum to share your knowledge
* Provides training often required in the field
* Effectively motivates a compelling, knowledgeable team to lobby elected officials for library support
Whether you are an academic librarian or a circulation clerk at a busy branch, you belong here. Please take a look around the site and find your own branch of the MLA family tree!
