Stacks and Stories
This fun and informative podcast focuses on books, reading, and Mississippi’s libraries. MLC staff, public librarians, and other friends cover a wide variety of book and library related topics. Find out what makes Mississippi one of the most literature-rich states in the country.
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Friday Jul 26, 2019
Friday Jul 26, 2019
Join Pod Squad member Susan Liles, when she travels to the public library in Belzoni, Mississippi. This small rural community in the Mississippi Delta has seen lots of ups and downs along the way, and thanks to the library, folks here have access to technology, great books, and librarians willing to help. Tune in to find out about Indian mounds nearby dating back 20,000 years, the legendary blues artist from these parts, and the role the library plays in helping to share this sort of information.
The Mississippi Library Commission was established in 1926 by an Act of the Mississippi Legislature. The agency was charged with giving advice, when asked, to schools and public libraries and to communities desiring to establish libraries. Further, the agency was required to obtain annual reports from all libraries in the state and to make a biennial report to the legislature of its work. The Act also authorized the Board of Commissioners to purchase and operate traveling libraries which might circulate to just about any library, organization or group including charitable and penal institutions. Today, the Mississippi Library Commission offers a wide variety of direct and indirect services to libraries, government agencies and the citizens of Mississippi.