Another event of great importance for the Library during the months of the Trans-Mississippi Exposition was the Trans-Mississippi Library Congress. This congress was one of the many held in conjunction with the exposition program. It was arranged by William H. Brett, former president of the American Library Association and the head of the Cleveland Public Library. The purpose was "to create interest in Library work among the people of the states participating in the Exposition." Discussions were presented by prominent library authorities on topics of general interest dealing with the work of the public libraries; their relations to educational institutions; their relation to the public; and the progress of the library movement in general. Victor Rosewater, a member of the Omaha Public Library Board, was the head of the committee which provide for local arrangements. Sessions were held from September 29 through October 1, and the congress was termed a "great success." The "social feature of the season" for this group was a reception held at the Omaha Public Library the first night. From "The Early History of the Omaha Public Library" by Philip A Kalisch [March 1964].