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!