The Memphis Area Library Council (MALC) is a multi-type library organization formed to promote cooperation in support of the learning community of Memphis and the Mid-South region. The Council seeks to serve as a communication point for its members, with its regularly scheduled board meetings and special called meetings for all libraries’ personnel. The Council also seeks to develop cooperative projects that will be beneficial to all library users in the region, within the parameters of the council’s constitution and by-laws.
Several MALC member libraries have a reciprocal borrowing agreement: Reciprocal Borrowing/Use Program, amended Sept 2015 (PDF)
Nominations for the 2025 MALC Award of Excellence are now being accepted
The MALC Awards Committee asks you to consider submitting a nomination for a MALC Award of Excellence for 2025. The Award of Excellence acknowledges and thanks someone who has made significant contributions to the success of libraries in the Memphis area. A nominee for a MALC Award of Excellence can be an individual or a group that has provided noteworthy support to a library and/or to the overall library community in the Memphis area. The nominee may be an employee of an area library or a member of the broader community who happens to be a library supporter. More detailed criteria and the nomination form are available at the link below. Nominations can be submitted via the MALC website. Nominations are due by September 15, 2025. This year’s award(s) will be given at a MALC Membership meeting that will be held in the Fall of 2025. Thank you for your consideration and support of this effort. The nomination form is available at this link.
Meetings & News
May 2025 Meeting news
Thank you all who were able to attend the May 2025 end-of-the-year annual meeting at Benjamin L. Hooks Library! We are pleased to announce that Debi Babb of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital will be the new MALC President, and brannen varner of the University of Memphis Libraries will be the new MALC Vice President/Pres. Elect! Bess Robinson and Sarah Newell will continue their roles as Secretary and Treasurer respectively. We look forward to a wonderful 2025-2026 year for MALC!
MALC members are invited to use this form to suggest a guest speaker for a meeting.
Executive Board
President: Debi Babb, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
Vice President/President Elect: brannen varner, University of Memphis
Secretary: Bess Robinson, University of Memphis
Treasurer: Sarah Newell, UTHSC
Constitution & Bylaws
View the current MALC Constitution and Bylaws (PDF).
