Pennsylvania Library Association Employee Directory
LibrariesPennsylvania, United States11-50 Employees
The Pennsylvania Library Association (PaLA) is a professional library organization serving libraries, library staff, trustees, and Friends groups in the Commonwealth. Founded in 1901, it operates from Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, and mobilizes more than 1,500 individual and institutional members across public, academic, special, and school libraries to support professional growth, leadership development, and continuing education for librarians. The association functions within the library industry to advocate for the profession and provide opportunities related to library leadership and development, acting as a representative body in Harrisburg. The organization is based in Mechanicsburg and employs a staff size typical of a regional association, with activities that include recognizing library excellence, as reflected in events such as the PA Forward Star Library program announced in 2021.