History


Historian – Allie McCormack
Original Cataloger for Special Collections
J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah
[email protected]


The Utah Library Association was organized June 8, 1912 in the Salt Lake City & County Building. On the occasion of our centennial in 2012, Utah Governor Gary R. Herbert praised ULA for “providing its members with opportunities for library leadership, professional growth, networking, and community service, as well as for providing continuing education programs for Utah librarians and library employees.”

Historical Information

Finding aid for the ULA archive at the J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah
Photos from past conferences and other events on Flickr

Centennial Documents



The Utah Library Association 1912-2012: Essays in Honor of Its Centennial
ebook edited by Paul Mogren, Connie Lamb, and Kayla Willey

ULA Centennial Video produced by the Harold B. Lee Library

Letter of congratulations from Utah Governor Gary R. Herbert

Photos from the centennial conference (“From Telegrams to Tweets”) in Salt Lake City

Utah Library Association Historians

1987-1988  Linda Thatcher (Utah State Historical Society)
1988-1999  Roy Webb (University of Utah)
1999-2014  Paul Mogren (University of Utah)
2014-2016  Joseph N. Anderson (Logan Library)
2016-2018  Trudy Jorgensen-Price (LDS Hospital Library)
2018-2020  Alison Elbrader (University of Utah)
2020-present  Allie McCormack (University of Utah)

Job Description

Section 2.8 in Policies & Procedure