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Library associations connect libraries and library workers at the local, national, and international level. Library associations often provide resources to their individual and institutional members that enable cooperation, exchange of information, education, research, and development.
Carnegie Corporation Library Program 1911–1961. New York: Carnegie Corporation. OCLC 1282382. Bobinski, George S. (1969). Carnegie Libraries: Their History and Impact on American Public Library Development. Chicago: American Library Association. ISBN 0-8389-0022-4. Jones, Theodore (1997). Carnegie Libraries Across America. New York: John ...
The Bethesda Library Association transferred its facility and collections to the County on July 1, 1952, but the Rockville Library Association did not follow suit until July 1, 1957. [5] Today Montgomery County Public Libraries (MCPL) consists of 21 branches. MCPL also provides services at the Montgomery County Correctional Facility.
The Maryland Library Association (MLA) is a professional organization for Maryland's librarians and library workers. It is headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland . It was founded in November, 1923, in Baltimore , after a letter writing campaign by Charlotte Newell from the Maryland Public Library Advisory Commission.
A library card cost a reported 10 cents at the time. [4] The Glen Burnie Free Public Library opened in 1923 in a Masonic Temple located on Crain Highway. [5] The Public Library Association of Annapolis and Anne Arundel County was incorporated in 1936. [6] According to some reports, Eliza Suydam was the first librarian in the system. [7]
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Baltimore County Public Library (BCPL), established in 1948, is a public library system located in central Maryland and headquartered in Towson, Maryland [4] [5] BCPL serves Baltimore County, Maryland, which surrounds but does not include the city of Baltimore. [6] Still, occasionally the two library systems share resources and expertise. [7]
The Maryland State Library Agency is the official state library agency of Maryland located in Baltimore, Maryland. [3] It is governed by the twelve-member Maryland State Library Board. [4] They administer state and federal funds supporting Maryland's twenty-four public library systems.