Malta Library and Information Association

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The Malta Library and Information Association (MaLIA) has been in existence for nearly 40 years. Set up in 1969, it became an affiliated member of the International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) a few months later. It is also one of the founder members of COMLA, the Commonwealth Library Association, which was launched in 1972. It has been active in the education of information workers and users, it has published monographs and other material on a regular basis, it has forged beneficial links with international library associations, and it has consistently striven to gain for libraries and library professionals the recognition and status they deserve.

[edit] Aims

To create a meeting ground for people engaged or interested in the library profession.
To work towards the improvement of librarians status, salary and qualifications.
To advise regarding legislation affecting libraries and to promote such legislation.
To encourage the establishment, promotion and use of libraries in the Maltese Islands.
To organize courses in library science.