American Library Institute

American Library Institute
Abbreviation	ALI
Formation	1905
Founder	Melvil Dewey
Dissolved	1951
Type	Non-profit NGO
Purpose	To provide for the investigation, study and discussion of issue within the field of library theory and practice.
Membership	Not to exceed 100

Established in 1905, the American Library Institute was an organization conceived by Melvil Dewey to provide for the investigation, study and discussion of issues within the field of library theory and practice. Its initial membership consisted of former presidents of the American Library Association (ALA) and other library professionals who had achieved notoriety which had been recognized by their peers.^[1]

^ Ahern, M.E. (1931). "A review of the first twenty-five years' activities of the American library institute". Libraries. 36: 309–313.

[:0-1] Ahern, M.E. (1931). "A review of the first twenty-five years' activities of the American library institute". Libraries. 36: 309–313.

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