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Timeline
Founding meeting of Scottish Library Association (SLA) in Edinburgh.
1908
First Honorary Member - JWY MacAlister, Royal Society of Medicine, London.
1912
Annual and Winter meetings suspended as many members put library work aside to go off to war.
1914
First Branch Structure - Branches set up in Glasgow & West of Scotland, Edinburgh & East of Scotland, Dundee, Aberdeen & North of Scotland and first SLA summer school for people studying for the Library Association exam.
1919
Honorary Secretary writes to Secretary of State for Scotland expressing concern about serious financial position of Scottish libraries.
1920
First woman council member elected – Miss Maud S. Best.
1923
Earl of Elgin and Kincardine becomes first Honorary President.
1925
SLA agree to affiliation with the Library Association (LA).
1931
Five chief librarians are called up to the war with immediate effect. SLA continues to function through war years but services are affected. The temporary appointment of married women in libraries is approved.
1939
First newsletter produced for SLA, edited by A. G. Hepburn.
1950
Scotland's first library school established at College of Commerce, Glasgow.
1951
Public Libraries (Scotland) Act 1955 c. 27 comes into force on 6th May.
1955
The SLA newsletter becomes a journal called the SLA News, edited by Robert Walker.
1956
International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) conference held in Edinburgh.
1961
Second Library school in Scotland established at Robert Gordon’s Institute of Technology, Aberdeen.
1967
First Scottish/Irish joint conference takes place in Portrush.
1968
Standards for public library service in Scotland are published.
1969
Office for SLA established in Motherwell.
1984
SLA News changes its title to 'Scottish Libraries'.
1987
COSLA Public Library standards published.
1987
Creation of Scottish Library and Information Council (SLIC), an Independent advisory body for library authorities and the Scottish Government.
1991
SLA Executive Secretary (Robert Craig) seconded to work for SLIC on a part-time basis.
1991
Joint conference held with the French Library Association.
1992
SLIC/SLA publish FE College Library Standards.
1993
Renegotiation of the affiliation agreement between SLA and LA.
1995
First Celtic conference in Peebles – joint conference between LA Ireland / Library Association of Ireland / LA Cymru Wales / SLA.
1996
Joint working relationship established between SLA and SLIC.
1997
90th year celebrations
1998
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