Recent TLA News
Join Us for the 2023 TLA Book Awards Virtual Ceremony
The Theatre Library Association is proud to announce the TLA Book Award winners for English language works of scholarship on live and recorded performance published in 2023. The Theatre Library Association is delighted to invite you to the annual presentation of these TLA Book Awards. The virtual TLA Book Awards Ceremony will include remarks from […]
TLA Now Accepting 2023 Book Award Nominations
Nominations are now open for the 2023 Theatre Library Association Book Awards! Presented annually, the Theatre Library Association Book Awards recognize works of performing arts scholarship published in the 2023 calendar year that demonstrate exemplary use and interpretation of library and archival collections. Collections and anthologies consisting mainly of previously published materials, how-to guides or handbooks, […]
Join Us for the 2022 TLA Book Awards Virtual Ceremony
The Theatre Library Association is proud to announce the TLA Book Award winners for outstanding English language works of scholarship on live and recorded performance published in 2022. The Theatre Library Association is delighted to invite you to the annual presentation of these TLA Book Awards. The virtual TLA Book Awards Ceremony will include remarks from this year’s winning authors and jurors, […]
MLA/TLA 2023 Joint Meeting
Registration is now open for the 92nd Annual Meeting of the Music Library Association and the 2nd Joint Meeting with the Theatre Library Association. This event is currently scheduled to be held in St. Louis, Missouri, March 1-5, 2023. The meeting is planned as a hybrid event. Discounted rates are available to current TLA or MLA members, and […]
Join Us for the 2021 TLA Book Awards Virtual Ceremony
The Theatre Library Association is proud to announce the TLA Book Award winners for outstanding English language works of scholarship on live and recorded performance published in 2021. The Theatre Library Association is delighted to invite you to the annual presentation of these TLA Book Awards. The virtual TLA Book Awards Ceremony will include remarks from this year’s winning authors and jurors, […]
Join Us for the 2020 TLA Book Awards Virtual Ceremony
The Theatre Library Association is proud to announce the TLA Book Award winners for outstanding English language works of scholarship on live and recorded performance published in 2020. The Theatre Library Association is delighted to invite you to the annual presentation of these TLA Book Awards. The virtual TLA Book Awards Ceremony will include remarks from this year’s winning authors […]
MLA / TLA 2021 Joint Meeting
Registration is now open for the Joint Meeting of the Music Library Association and the Theatre Library Association. This virtual conference will take place via Zoom and Remo from March 1-5, 2021. Join us for over fifty presentations about anti-racist performing arts librarianship, library outreach and instruction, print and digital preservation, digital scores, and much more. Discounted […]
TLA Virtual Talk Series: The August Wilson Archive at the University of Pittsburgh Library System
The Theatre Library Association is excited to launch a new Virtual Talk Series! For our first talk, we are honored to partner with the University of Pittsburgh Library System. The University of Pittsburgh Library System recently acquired the archive of the late American playwright August Wilson. Come hear from the Archives & Special Collections staff to learn about […]
TLA Now Accepting 2020 Book Award Nominations
Nominations are now open for the 2020 Theatre Library Association Book Awards! Presented annually, the Theatre Library Association Book Awards recognize works of performing arts scholarship published in the 2020 calendar year that demonstrate exemplary use and interpretation of library and archival collections. Collections and anthologies consisting mainly of previously published materials, how-to guides or handbooks, […]
Join Us for the 2019 TLA Book Awards Virtual Ceremony
The Theatre Library Association is delighted to invite you to the annual presentation of the TLA Book Awards, honoring English language works of scholarship on live and recorded performance published in 2019. The virtual TLA Book Awards Ceremony will include remarks from this year’s winning authors, a memorial tribute to long-time Freedley Award juror and theatre historian Don Wilmeth, and […]