Welcome to MLA!

Highlights

Capital Fund for a Capital Lady Campaign
Please join us in celebrating Margaret Carty's 75th birthday year by making a donation to the campaign to raise money for technology improvements that support the work of MLA. View flyer.

2014 MLA/DLA Conference
Mark your calendars! The 2014 Conference will be held May 7 - 9, 2014 at the Clarion Resort in Ocean City, Maryland. Visit our conference site to register and for more information.

Featured Opportunities

Support MLA with every sip of their new Coffees

MLA is now offering three terrific blends of coffee. Click on the images above for more details about each blend. If you find one to your liking, visit Cabin Creek Roasters to order today!

What is MLA?

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!