Kansas Library Association

Kansas Library Association
Nickname	KLA
Formation	December 27, 1900; 125 years ago
Tax ID no.	48-0720195
Parent organization	American Library Association
Website	kslibassoc.org

NicknameKLA

FormationDecember 27, 1900; 125 years ago

Tax ID no.

48-0720195

Parent organization

American Library Association

The Kansas Library Association (KLA) is a professional organization for Kansas's librarians and library workers. It was founded on December 27, 1900, in the office of the state librarian, after an earlier meeting organized by Anna LaPorte Diggs.^[1]^[2] James L. King of Topeka was elected the first president.^[2] KLA became an official state chapter of the American Library Association in 1922.^[3]

KLA was one of the first state library associations in the US to have a publicity committee which sent news of Kansas libraries direct to media outlets.^[4] KLA publishes Kansas Libraries Magazine.^[5]

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Nickname	KLA
Formation	December 27, 1900; 125 years ago (1900-12-27)
Tax ID no.	48-0720195
Parent organization	American Library Association
Website	kslibassoc.org