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The Louisiana Support Staff Association of Libraries (LaSSAL) invites library support staff, supervisors, and library professionals from across the state to submit program proposals for the 2026 LaSSAL Annual Conference.

2027 LLA Annual Conference

Save the Date

February 25 - 27, 2027
Randolph Riverfront Center in Alexandria

Ambrosia Grant and Jessica Vincent Receive Scholarships

June 2026 Issue of Notes & Tracings

Spring 2026 Issue of Louisiana Libraries

A Message Regarding Censorship

The Louisiana Library Association denounces censorship of any kind, particularly in libraries. The LLA Code of Ethics, adopted by the membership in 1981 and located in the LLA Manual, makes clear our stance: Librarians must resist all efforts by groups or individuals to censor library materials. The American Library Association also condemns censorship and clearly states through the Library Bill of Rights that restricting access to library materials is a form of censorship, stating that "Attempts to restrict access to library materials violates the basic tenets of the Library Bill of Rights". Censorship always has been and always will be antithetical to librarianship. We stand with our colleagues and library users in fighting censorship in all its forms in Louisiana libraries. 

LLA Manual

ALA Library Bill of Rights

Statement on Master of Library and Information Science (MLIS) Requirements
from the Louisiana Library Association
Intellectual Freedom Committee

In Louisiana's 2024 regular legislative session, a bill was signed into law that removes the requirement for public library directors to hold a Master of Library and Information Science (MLIS) degree, allowing them to have any graduate degree instead. The bill’s author, Representative Josh Carlson, argued that there were not enough MLIS degree holders to fill the director position in his district’s public library system. During his committee hearing, he explained that his experience as a former Lafayette Parish councilman gave him insight into the hiring process for library directors. Carlson said, “…[w]hat I’ve noticed is that when we have this come up, the current requirement to be a director of a library, you have to have a master’s in library sciences. The problem I noticed is that so few people were actually receiving that master’s degree that we were excluding who I would consider highly qualified people simply because of their degree requirements.” Read the full statement here.