Library Associations: United States: Regional

TITLE:	New England Library Association (NELA)
DESCRIPTION:	"Officially chartered in 1963, the New England Library Association is a regional organization whose membership represents a wide range of library-related interests. Its objectives are to initiate, plan and support regional activities; to encourage the exchange of ideas; to cooperate with regional and national agencies having related interests; and to stimulate library-related research in the region."--About NELA. The site contains information on membership for the states of: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont, and Rhode Island, the association's news, job opportunities, and scholarships and education.
LOCATION:	707 Turnpike Street, North Andover, MA 01845
PHONE:	978-685-5966
E-MAIL:	Debra Covell, sdcovell@empire.net
KEYWORDS:	library association, new england

TITLE:	The Pacific Islands Association of Libraries and Archives (PIALA)
DESCRIPTION:	"The Pacific Islands Association of Libraries and Archives (PIALA) is the newest regional association of librarians and archivists to be formed in the Pacific area. The association was formed to addressthe needs of Pacific Islands librarians and archivists, with a special focus on Micronesia."
KEYWORDS:	library association, pacific islands

TITLE:	Pacific Northwest Library Association (PNLA)
DESCRIPTION:	This regional network includes libraries from the states of Alaska, Alberta (Canada), British Columbia (Canada), Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington. The site contains information on membership, conferences, events, committees, job opportunities, its cooperative projects, and publication--PNLA Quarterly, etc.
E-MAIL:	Elizabeth Felt, felt@wsu.edu
KEYWORDS:	library association, pacific northwest, united states, canada