Category Archives: Membership
Theatre Library Association 2019 Elections – Cast your Vote!
An online ballot was sent to TLA personal and institutional members in good standing to vote in the 2019 Elections. Voting is open now, and will continue until 5:00 PM ET on Friday, October 18, 2019. If you are a TLA member and have not received a ballot or are experiencing difficulties voting, contact: theatrelibraryassociation@gmail.com. […]
Join now for 2019!
Since 1937, the Theatre Library Association is the only North American organization devoted to supporting the needs and interests of librarians, archivists, scholars and practitioners affiliated with theatre, dance, performance studies, popular entertainment, motion picture and broadcasting collections. We need your support to continue our work in promoting professional best practices in the acquisition, organization, […]
Join us for the General Membership Meeting October 12 via Facebook Live
The General Business Meeting of the Theatre Library Association is open to all members in good standing and is scheduled for 5:00PM EST October 12, 2018 at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts Screening Room. Members may also join via Facebook live at https://www.facebook.com/theatrelibraryassociation. We encourage everyone to join us at 7:00PM […]
TLA President’s Remarks at ASTR/TLA Conference 2017
November 18, 2017 Good afternoon. It is my pleasure and privilege to serve as President of the Theatre Library Association and on behalf of TLA thank you to the ASTR Officers, Executive Committee, Conference Program Chairs, and Conference Program Committee. I begin with a report on the activities of the American Theatre Archive Project on […]
2017 ASTR/TLA Conference: Extra/Ordinary Bodies: Interrogating the Performance and Aesthetics of “Difference”
Grand Hyatt Atlanta in Buckhead | Atlanta, Georgia | November 16-19, 2017 Friday, November 17 12:00 PM – 1:15 PM Field Conversation 6: Instructional Resources in the Twenty-First Century (co-sponsored by the Theatre Library Association and the ASTR Ad Hoc Committee on Libraries) Sunday, November 19 8:00 AM – 9:45 AM Theatre Library Association Plenary: […]
Join or renew your membership today!
Since 1937, the Theatre Library Association is the only North American organization devoted to supporting the needs and interests of librarians, archivists, scholars and practitioners affiliated with theatre, dance, performance studies, popular entertainment, motion picture and broadcasting collections. We need your support to continue our work in promoting professional best practices in the acquisition, organization, […]
New: TLA Book Club
I am interested in starting a TLA Book Club focusing on titles from our Freedley and Wall Award winners and our current book reviews. The list of past Freedley and Wall winners is an outstanding catalog of works all worth revisiting or discovering fresh. Our TLA Book Reviews provide the current must-have titles on the […]
TLA Survey Provides Guidelines for the Future
In an effort to “take the pulse” of our membership and to continually improve the organization, the TLA Membership Committee sent out a survey in September. Some highlights of the survey results are: Most of our respondents are employed full time at academic research institutions. More than half of our survey respondents have been […]
Membership Rates
Dear TLA Members, Congratulations to TLA on a terrific year! The SIBMAS TLA Conference in New York City was a great success. We had more than 100 delegates in attendance and a week of dynamic presentations and discussion. We launched our new website in July and have received wonderful feedback on its design, layout and […]