50,000 ALA Members in 1976

50,000 ALA Members in 1976 Cause Button Museum
Category
Cause
Club
Additional Images
50,000 ALA Members in 1976 button back Cause Button Museum
Sub Categories
Libraries
Text on Button 50,000 1976
Image Description

White text on a light blue background
Curl Text BASTIAN BROS. CO. ROCHESTER, N.Y.
Back Style
Unlocking pin
The Shape
Circle
The Size
2 inch
Year / Decade Made
1976
1970s
The Manufacturer
Bastian Bros. Co.
Additional Information

The ALA membership committee during the organizations centennial year, 1976, was managed by Fred Glazer of West Virginia who had the ambitious goal of reaching 50,000 member for the association that year.

The American Library Association is a non profit organization that supports and promotes libraries, library professionals and library education. The association was founded in 1876 and is the largest library association in the world.
Sources

American Library Association. (Winter 1984-1985). Buttons Tell It All!!! HQ Review, 14-16.
Catalog ID CA0339