[1][2] It was founded October 29, 1909 by Whitman Davis, a librarian at Mississippi A & M College.

"[4] The MLA lost American Library Association chapter representation status in 1962 as a result of not complying with ALA policies requiring integrated library associations.

[4][5][6] However, they were honored by the ALA for their National Library Week activities in 1964, and integrated as a result of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

[7] The Mississippi Library Association sponsors author awards in the categories of Fiction, Nonfiction, and Children’s Literature.

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