South Carolina Library Association

The South Carolina Library Association (SCLA) is a professional organization for South Carolina's librarians and library workers. It is headquartered in Columbia, South Carolina. It was founded on October 27, 1915, in Columbia.[1] University of South Carolina librarian Robert M. Kennedy was the association's first president from 1915 through 1921.[2] The group became a chapter of the American Library Association in 1944.[2]

South Carolina Library Association
NicknameSCLA
FormationOctober 27, 1915 (1915-10-27)
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HeadquartersColumbia, South Carolina
Parent organization
American Library Association
Websitewww.scla.org

SCLA admitted its first black members in 1962 after an ALA inquiry requesting that Southern library associations "clarify their positions on black membership."[2] SCLA president Nancy Jane Day certified that membership was open to black members, many of whom had been attending the meetings of the library section of the Palmetto Education Association.[2]

SCLA published the South Carolina Library Bulletin from 1945 through 1956, followed by the South Carolina Librarian from 1956 to 1988.[2] South Carolina Libraries is currently the official open access journal of SCLA.[3]

References
  1. Stone, Amanda (1915-10-27). "History of the Association". Home. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
  2. Myers, Elizabeth (1961-11-04). "scla-text". Information and Communications - College of Information and Communications | University of South Carolina. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
  3. "University of South Carolina". South Carolina Libraries. 2019-05-08. Retrieved 2020-01-29.


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