The tasks of the ELA's office are to help to realize the aims of the ELA, decisions of the Board and working groups and to run everyday management. Sections, committees, working groups, etc. are formed by the Board or on the basis of members' proposals, if necessary. They are interlibrary co-ordinating and advisory units. Working groups are established to solve short-term problems. Committees are permanently operating units which co-ordinate and solve problems in one specific field.
Sections are forums for similar types of libraries.
Working groups, committees or sections submit proposals to the Board about solutions for problems and give advice in their special fields. The Board forwards the proposals to the Ministry of Culture and to the library advisory organisations. Congresses of Estonian Librarians . The 1 st Congress took place in 1923. Since 1996 the ELA has been organizing debates in order to make the public conscious of the importance of libraries in the development of the society, to develop understanding between libraries and the society, as well to increase librarians' self-esteem.