Founded in 1983, the Major Orchestra Librarians' Association (MOLA) is an international organization of 270 professional performing arts organizations, represented by more than 450 performance librarians from symphony orchestras, opera and ballet companies, music academies, professional bands and ensembles in North America, Europe, the Middle East, Asia, South America, Africa, and Australia. MOLA's mission is to facilitate communication between professional performance librarians, educate and assist them in providing service to their organizations; provide support and resources to the performing arts, and work with publishers to achieve the highest standards in music performance materials for the professional musician. The Major Orchestra Librarians' Association is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization registered in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.