Mary H. Miller was elected as the first President by the five organizers and twelve other librarians.
The fledgling organization borrowed its bylaws from the New York Library Association, which was founded earlier that same year.
The original bylaws established dues of one dollar per year and required that the association hold an annual meeting during the week of the Iowa State Fair.
[2] More recently, Iowa State Fairs have been scheduled in August but the annual meetings continue to be hosted in October, which is closer to the date when the original state fairs were held.
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