| |
Year
|
Location
|
President
(From)
|
Theme/Notes
|
| 1 |
1906 |
Fargo Public Library |
Frank L. Thompson (Fargo) |
|
| 2 |
1907 |
Grand Forks Public Library |
Frank L. Thompson (Fargo) |
|
| 3 |
1908 |
Fargo Public Library |
Frank L. Thompson (Fargo) |
|
| |
1909 |
Grand Forks Public Library |
Orin Libby (Grand Forks)
Max Batt (Fargo) |
Special meeting |
| 4 |
1909 |
Valley City High School |
Max Batt (Fargo) |
|
| 5 |
1910 |
Fargo/Moorhead |
Max Batt (Fargo) |
|
| 6 |
1911 |
Jamestown City Hall |
Max Batt (Fargo) |
|
| 7 |
1912 |
Mayville Normal School |
R. A. Nestos (Minot) |
|
| 8 |
1913 |
Minot Public Library |
R. A. Nestos (Minot) |
|
| 9 |
1914 |
|
R. A. Nestos (Minot) |
|
| 10 |
1915 |
Grand Forks (UND) |
Alfred Steele |
|
| 11 |
1916 |
|
Alfred Steele |
|
| 12 |
1917 |
No Conference Held |
Alfred Steele |
|
| 13 |
1918 |
No Conference Held |
Alfred Steele |
|
| 14 |
1919 |
Valley City Public Library |
Bessie Baldwin (Williston) |
|
| |
1920 |
Fargo Masonic Library |
A. D. Keator (Grand Forks) |
Special meeting |
| 15 |
1920 |
Jamestown Public Library |
A. D. Keator (Grand Forks) |
|
| 16 |
1921 |
Bismarck, B&P Women's |
Clara A. Richards (Fargo) |
|
| 17 |
1922 |
Devils Lake Civic Club |
Clara A. Richards (Fargo) |
|
| 18 |
1923 |
Fargo Public Library |
Mary E. Downey (Bismarck) |
|
| 19 |
1924 |
Minot Public Library |
Inga Rynning (Fargo) |
|
| 20 |
1925 |
Sioux City, Iowa |
Jessie Searing (Wahpeton) |
Joint with ALA |
| 21 |
1926 |
Jamestown |
Catherine McSherry (Minot) |
"Problems of the Small Library" |
| 22 |
1927 |
Dickinson |
Bessie Baldwin |
|
| 23 |
1928 |
Fargo/Moorhead |
Harriet Pearson |
Joint Minn. & N.Dak. |
| 24 |
1929 |
Devils Lake |
Ethel Kuenning (Williston) |
|
| 25 |
1930 |
St. Paul, Minn. |
Ruth Brown (Grand Forks) |
Joint Minn.& N.Dak. |
| 26 |
1931 |
Bismarck |
Ruth Brown (Grand Forks) |
Joint Library & Education |
| 27 |
1932 |
Wahpeton |
Harriet Barclay (Valley City) |
|
| 28 |
1933 |
Carrington |
Lillan Mereck (Wahpeton) |
|
| 29 |
1934 |
Grand Forks |
Anne Procter (Jamestown) |
|
| 30 |
1935 |
Williston |
Gertrude Valdahl (Dickinson) |
|
| 31 |
1936 |
Valley City |
Gertrude Valdahl (Dickinson) |
|
| 32 |
1937 |
Minneapolis, Minn. |
Helen Tracy (Valley City) |
Joint Minn.& N.Dak. |
| 33 |
1938 |
Devils Lake |
Helen Tracy (Valley City) |
|
| 34 |
1939 |
Jamestown |
Jenness Rolsvig (Grand Forks) |
|
| 35 |
1940 |
Dickinson |
Jenness Rolsvig (Grand Forks) |
|
| 36 |
1941 |
Grand Forks |
Ella Mae Hargrave |
|
| 37 |
1942 |
Bismarck |
Ella Mae Hargrave |
"The Library Responds to Wartime" |
| |
1943 |
|
Ella Mae Hargrave |
|
| 38 |
1944 |
Fargo |
Mercedes Mueny (Jamestown) |
|
| 39 |
1945 |
Valley City |
Mercedes Mueny (Jamestown) |
|
| 40 |
1946 |
Devils Lake |
Erana Stadler (Bismarck) |
|
| 41 |
1947 |
Minneapolis, Minn. |
Erana Stadler (Bismarck) |
Upper Midwest Regional Library Conference: Iowa, Minn.,
N.Dak., S.Dak., & Wisc. |
| 42 |
1948 |
Mayville |
Gena Bakken (Bismarck) |
|
| 43 |
1949 |
Minot |
Lois Ronning (Minot) |
|
| 44 |
1950 |
Fargo |
Lois Ronning (Minot) |
|
| 45 |
1951 |
Bismarck |
Anna Bensch (Jamestown) |
|
| 46 |
1952 |
Williston |
Helen Tracy (Valley City) |
|
| 47 |
1953 |
Grand Forks |
Gertrude Valdahl (Dickinson) |
|
| 48 |
1954 |
Minneapolis, Minn. |
Bernice Betsch (Grand Forks) |
Minn. with ALA at the Nicollet |
| 49 |
1955 |
Jamestown |
Carolyn Lybeck (Grand Forks) |
|
| 50 |
1956 |
Dickinson |
Robert Thomas (Bismarck) |
|
| 51 |
1957 |
Valley City |
Cleanora Quanbeck (Wahpeton) |
|
| 52 |
1958 |
Fargo |
Elsie Barr |
|
| 53 |
1959 |
Minot |
Jonathan Ashton |
|
| 54 |
1960 |
Grand Forks |
H. Dean Stallings (Fargo) |
|
| 55 |
1961 |
|
Norman Clarke |
|
| 56 |
1962 |
|
Norman Clarke |
|
| 57 |
1963 |
Devils Lake |
Arlene Stocker (Bismarck) |
|
| 58 |
1964 |
Sioux Falls, S.Dak. |
Glenn Brudvig |
"Dakota Libraries: Today's Problems - Tomorrow's Opportunities"
- Joint NDLA/SDLA |
| 59 |
1965 |
Jamestown College |
Anne Lassey (Williston) |
"North Dakota Libraries Move Forward - Covered Wagon
or Jet" |
| 60 |
1966 |
Fargo |
Don Pearce (Grand Forks) |
"The Library, a Public Service" |
| 61 |
1967 |
Minot |
Don Pearce (Grand Forks) |
"Quality - Equality For All" |
| 62 |
1968 |
Grand Forks |
Beatrice Larson (Devils Lake) |
"Inter-Library Cooperation" |
| 63 |
1969 |
Bismarck |
Beatrice Larson (Devils Lake) |
Joint NDLA/SDLA |
| 64 |
1970 |
Medora |
Don Gribble (Ellendale) |
"The New Breed" |
| 65 |
1971 |
Fargo |
Everett Foster (Minot) |
|
| 66 |
1972 |
Grand Forks |
Everett Foster (Minot) |
"Libraries are International" |
| 67 |
1973 |
Jamestown College |
Everett Foster (Minot) |
|
| 68 |
1974 |
Williston |
Br. Paul Nyquist (Bismarck) |
"Leadership That Leads" |
| 69 |
1975 |
Mitchell, S.Dak. |
Br. Paul Nyquist (Richardton) |
Joint NDLA/SDLA |
| 70 |
1976 |
Bismarck |
Dennis Page (Grand Forks) |
|
| 71 |
1977 |
Fargo |
Dennis Page (Grand Forks) |
"1984" |
| 72 |
1978 |
Bismarck |
Ora Marie Stewart (Grafton) |
"Capital Charge: Era for Change" |
| 73 |
1979 |
Grand Forks |
Ora Marie Stewart (Grafton) |
"Getting to Know You" |
| 74 |
1980 |
Minot |
Tom Jones (Bismarck) |
"Libraries: The 80's and Beyond" |
| 75 |
1981 |
Bismarck |
Tom Jones (Bismarck) |
"Bridging the Barriers" - Joint MPLA/NDLA/SDLA |
| 76 |
1982 |
Grand Forks |
Ron Rudser (Minot) |
"Working Together for Tomorrow" |
| 77 |
1983 |
Jamestown |
Ron Rudser (Minot) |
"The Library Connection" |
| 78 |
1984 |
Williston |
Jerry Kaup (Minot) |
"A Look Back - A Look Beyond" |
| 79 |
1985 |
Minot |
Jerry Kaup (Minot) |
"Libraries: Path Through the Information Maze" |
| 80 |
1986 |
Fargo |
Cheryl Bailey (Bismarck) |
"North Dakota Libraries: Heritage and Horizons" |
| 81 |
1987 |
Bismarck |
Neil Price (Grand Forks) |
"Libraries and the Literacy Challenge: The Frontier
of the 90's" - Joint MPLA/NDLA/SDLA |
| 82 |
1988 |
Dickinson |
Betty Gard (Grand Forks) |
"Kaleidoscope: Our Ever Changing Libraries" |
| 83 |
1989 |
Grand Forks |
Diane Caley (Minot) |
"North Dakota Libraries: Continuing a Century at Pride
and Progress" |
| 84 |
1990 |
Minot |
Delores Vyzralek (Bismarck) |
"Ready! Set! Go! Leading Information Seekers Into the
New Millennium" |
| 85 |
1991 |
Jamestown |
John Beecher (Fargo) |
"Vision for the Nineties: Harvest of Possibilities"
|
| 86 |
1992 |
Fargo |
Marcella Schmaltz (Bismarck) |
"North Dakota Libaries: A Full Spectrum of Services" |
| 87 |
1993 |
Williston |
Jan Hendrickson (Hazen) |
"North Dakota Libaries: Caring & Sharing" |
| 88 |
1994 |
Bismarck |
Sharon Evensen (Devils Lake) |
"Libraries Keep U.S. Free" |
| 89 |
1995 |
Sioux Falls, S.Dak. |
Katherine Waldera (Bismarck) |
"Libraries: Blueprint for the Future" - Joint MPLA/NDLA/SDLA |
| 90 |
1996 |
Bismarck |
Thom Hendricks (Mandan) |
"Sowing the Seeds of Information Equity: The Challenges
& Opportunities for North Dakota Libraries" |
| 91 |
1997 |
Minot |
Lillian Sorenson (Dickinson) |
"Enhancing Library Services Within North Dakota Communities:
Image, Attitude & Resources" |
| 92 |
1998 |
Grand Forks |
Ellen Kotrba (Grand Forks) |
"North Dakota Libaries: Bridges to Information" |
| 93 |
1999 |
Fargo |
Barb Knight (Grand Forks) |
"The Web We Weave: Libraries on Site for the New Millennium" |
| 94 |
2000 |
Dickinson |
Marilyn Johnson (Bismarck) |
"North Dakota Libraries at the Dawn of a New Century" |
| 95 |
2001 |
Williston |
Sally Dockter (Grand Forks) |
"Back to the Future" |
| 96 |
2002 |
Fargo |
La Dean Moen (Hettinger) |
"Exploring New Pathways to Information" - Joint MPLA/NDLA/SDLA |
| 97 |
2003 |
Bismarck |
Kaaren Pupino (Grand Forks) |
"Successful Libraries: Successful Communities" |
| 98 |
2004 |
Minot |
Pamela K. Drayson (Fargo) |
"Making a Case for Libraries" |
| 99 |
2005 |
Grand Forks |
Marlene Anderson (Bismarck) |
"Providing Excellence in Information Access @ North Dakota Libraries" |
| 100 |
2006 |
Fargo |
Jeanne Narum (Minot) |
"Celebrating our Past, Embracing our Future" - Centennial Conference |
| 101 |
2007 |
Jamestown |
Beth Postema (Fargo) |
"Laugh With Librarians" |
| 102 |
2008 |
Mandan |
Donna James (Valley City) |
"Librarians Under Construction: A Life of Continuous Education" |
| 103 |
2009 |
Dickinson |
Phyllis Bratton (Jamestown) |
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