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The Division of Library Education (LED) was established June 21, 1946, by a vote of the Council accepting the petition for divisional status submitted by the Professional Training Round Table. The Round Table thus became the Division of Library Education. Constitution and bylaws were adopted and officers were elected June 21, 1946. The purpose of the division was to advance the interests of librarianship through the maintenance and improvement of standards in education for librarianship and through the study of personnel problems (1). The Library Education Division had specific responsibility for: 1. Continuous study and review of changing needs for library education, development of educational programs, and continuing education of library personnel. 2. Conduct of activities and projects within its areas of responsibility. 3. Synthesis of the consideration by library educators and practicing librarians of education for librarianship. 4. Representation and interpretation of library education in contact with other educational groups. 5. Stimulation of the development of librarians engaged in its type of activity, and stimulation of participation by members in appropriate type-of-library divisions. 6. Planning and development of programs of study and research which will improve and extend library education for the whole profession. In January, 1952, the Council of New Library Schools became the Teachers Section of the Division (2). The Library Education Division also had specific responsibility for identifying materials needed in library education and prompting their preparation, publication, evaluation, dissemination, and use (3). In 1977, the Library Education Division was dissolved by the ALA Council and was replaced by the Committee on Education, effective February 1, 1978 (4).

Sources:
1. ALA Bulletin, 1946, p. H-57. 2. Ibid., December, 1957, p. 858. 3. Ibid., November, 1964, pp. 917-18. 4. ALA History, http://wikis.ala.org/professionaltips/index.php?title=ALA_History.

Activities Committee on New Directions for ALA (ACONDA)
Asheim, Lester E.
Asia Projects
Association of American Library Schools
Awards
Beta Phi Mu
Black Librarians
Bogle Memorial Fund
Certification
Dues Structure, Membership Subcommittee to Study
Education for Librarianship
Fellowships
Grants
Health and Rehabilitation Library Services Division (HRLSD)
Hospital and Institution Libraries, Association of
Information Science and Automation Division (ISAD)
International Library Education Committee
Journal of Education for Librarianship
Legislation Committee
Library 21 Exhibit
Library Binding Institute
Library Education, Financial Assistance for
Library Education, National Plan for
Library Education, Office for
Library Education Division (LED)
Library Science Collections
Library Service to The Disadvantaged, Coordinating Comm
Medical Libraries
Membership Lists
Mississippi-Library Associations
National Defense Education Act (NDEA)
National Education Association (NEA)
Negro Students in The Lib Prof, Ad Hoc Comm on
New Jersey
Nominating Committee
Ohio-Library Associations
Southwestern Library Association (SWLA)
State Librarians
Teachers Section, Library Education Division
U.S. Office of Education
White House Conference on Children and Youth