The Iowa Library Association was established in 1890. It is the second oldest state library association in the country.  ILA has approximately 1300 members.  Membership is comprised of librarians, library workers, trustees, students, and friends. Timeline History of the Iowa Library Association A Century of Iowa Libraries in Association: A History of the Iowa Library Association 1890-1990, by William M. Cochran (1990).  Click the links below to download sections of the book. Introduction and Chapter 1 & 2 | Chapters 3 & 4  | Chapters 5, 6, & 7  | Chapters 8 & 9  | Chapter 10  | Appendix, Bibliography, & Index Click here for a complete list of ILA Presidents (1890-2020). Legislative Day is held during the legislative session. An Annual Conference is held each year during October. ILA has fifteen subdivisions to stimulate and provide for the interests of special groups. Join ILA - click here  ...

IOWA LIBRARY ASSOCIATION. Records of the Iowa Library Association, 1890-1996. 38.5ft. ILA was founded in Des Moines, IA in 1890 to make library service readily available to all Iowans. These records document the organization's history and current activities with reports, minutes, correspondence, photographs, district meeting files, ledgers, and membership lists. MsC491. (Finding Aid) http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/spec-coll/MSC/ToMsc500/MsC491/MsC491_iowalibassoc.html Access and Restrictions: All records less than ten years old may be viewed only upon the authorization of the Iowa Library Association, its Executive Board, or any other person or persons designated by the Association or its Board. The remainder of the collection is open for research.  ...