. ▁ ▁Gener ally ▁these ▁associations ▁hold ▁an ▁annual ▁conference , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁on going ▁work sh ops ▁and ▁programs . ▁ ▁The ▁five ▁largest ▁chap ters ▁are : ▁Texas , ▁Ohio , ▁New ▁York , ▁Illinois , ▁and ▁Indiana ”. ▁ ▁State ▁Library ▁Associ ations ▁“ support ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁public ▁libraries , ▁and ▁stand ▁out ▁as ▁catal yst s ▁for ▁a ▁great ▁deal ▁of ▁the ▁motiv ation ▁for ▁public ▁library ▁co operation ". ▁ ▁State ▁library ▁ag encies ▁began ▁to ▁be ▁founded ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 9 0 s ▁and ▁have ▁since ▁worked ▁to ▁encou rage ▁public ▁library ▁development , ▁and ▁" have ▁come ▁to ▁play ▁an ▁increasing ly ▁larger ▁role ▁in ▁en han cing ▁library ▁co operation , ▁extension , ▁and ▁collaboration ”. ▁ ▁UK ▁advoc acy ▁organizations ▁" V o ices ▁for ▁the ▁Library ", ▁a ▁UK - based ▁public ▁library ▁advoc acy ▁campaign , ▁was ▁started ▁in ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁by ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁library ▁and ▁inform ational ▁profession als ▁to ▁campaign ▁against ▁proposed ▁clos ures ▁to ▁UK ▁public ▁libraries . ▁It ▁is ▁supported ▁by ▁individuals ▁and ▁professional ▁groups , ▁including ▁CI LI P , ▁Special ▁L ibr aries ▁Association ▁Europe ▁( S LA ▁Europe ), ▁and ▁UN I SON . ▁A ▁website ▁was ▁started ▁in ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁ ▁providing ▁views ▁on ▁the ▁importance ▁of ▁libraries , ▁and ▁a ▁list ▁of ▁libraries ▁threatened ▁with ▁closure . ▁Vo ices ▁for ▁the ▁Library ▁ ▁helped ▁organ ise ▁a ▁" Save