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A more detailed history of the ¾«¶«´«Ã½, highlighting important events that have occurred over the years, by both topic and decade.

¾«¶«´«Ã½History by Topic

Since the beginning ¾«¶«´«Ã½has focused on a wide variety of issues facing libraries, librarians and the people attending libraries. Our current strategic plan, , calls for continued work in many of the areas ¾«¶«´«Ã½has traditionally focused on. See the history of ALA's work in these areas: , , , , , , , , , and .

¾«¶«´«Ã½History by decade:

It is easy to see progress of the profession and the organization chronologically. Below the history of ¾«¶«´«Ã½is broken down by decade. Important firsts in librarianship are included as well.

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Additional Information:

Since 1890 ¾«¶«´«Ã½has a new president every year. This complete list of presidents starts with the founding of ¾«¶«´«Ã½in 1876.

Annual membership statistics of the ¾«¶«´«Ã½ are reported every year.

Complete list of Annual Conferences from the founding of ¾«¶«´«Ã½in 1876 to the present.

Complete list of Midwinter Meetings since they started in 1908.