MLA from the mountains to the prairies |
| Date | Place | President, Home Town | |
| 1st Temporary Meeting | May 17, 1906 | Missoula | Gertrude Buckhous, Missoula |
| 1st Permanent Meeting | May 17, 1906 | Missoula | Granville Stuart, Butte |
| 2nd Meeting | December 25-27, 1906 | Butte | Granville Stuart, Butte |
| 3rd Meeting | April 24, 1908 | Bozeman | No Officers Elected |
| 4th Meeting | December 28, 1908 | Helena | Elizabeth Thomson, Anaconda |
| 5th Meeting | December 27-28, 1910 | Billings | Mabel Collins, Billings |
| 6th Annual Meeting | December 27-29, 1911 | Great Falls | Grace Stoddard, Missoula |
| 7th Annual Meeting | December 26-28, 1912 | Missoula | Gertrude Buckhous, Missoula |
| 8th Annual Meeting | November 23-14, 1914 | Butte | Louise M. Fernald, Great Falls |
| 9th Annual Meeting | December 22-24, 1915 | Great Falls | John F. Davies, Butte |
| 10th Annual Meeting | November 27-29, 1916 | Missoula | Elizabeth Ritchie, Kalispell |
| 11th Annual Meeting | November 24-26, 1919 | Helena | Josephine Haley, Helena |
| 12th Annual Meeting | October 25-27, 1920 | Billings | Elizabeth A. Garber, Billings |
| 13th Annual Meeting | September 2, 1921 | In connection with the Pacific Northwest Library Association | |
| 14th Annual Meeting | October 5-7, 1922 | Miles City | Laura Zook, Miles City |
| 15th Annual Meeting | October 1-3, 1923 | Bozeman | Elizabeth B. Powell, Missoula |
| 16th Annual Meeting | October 9-11, 1924 | Missoula | Clara M. Main, Lewistown |
| 17th Annual Meeting | October 4-6, 1926 | Anaconda | Emlyn Benson, Havre |
| 18th Annual Meeting | October 10-12, 1927 | Lewistown | Elizabeth Forrest, Bozeman |
| 19th Annual Meeting | October 8-10, 1928 | Havre | Louise M. Fernald, Great Falls |
| Meeting in 1929 in connection with PNLA | Spokane | ||
| 20th Annual Meeting | October 20-21, 1930 | Billings | Mary F. Homan, Malta |
| 21st Annual Meeting | May 16-17, 1932 | Great Falls | Philip Keeney, Missoula |
| 22nd Annual Meeting | May 24-26, 1934 | Missoula | Mabel Miller, Helena |
| Meeting in 1935 in connection with ALA | Denver | ||
| 23rd Annual Meeting | May 22-23, 1936 | Butte | Lois Payson, Bozeman |
| 24th Annual Meeting | June 22-23, 1937 | Bozeman | Ruth Sultzer, Butte |
| 25th Annual Meeting | August 30-31, 1938 | Glacier National Park (with PNLA) | Ellen Torgrimson, Fort Benton |
| 26th Annual Meeting | June 13-14, 1939 | Helena | Margaret Fulmer, Billings |
| 27th Annual Meeting | May 19-21, 1940 | Billings | Mary McEwen, Livingston |
| 28th Annual Meeting | June 8-10, 1941 | Miles City | Clara M. Main, Lewistown |
| 29th Annual Meeting | May 4-5, 1942 | Kalispell | Doris E. Wilson, Bozeman |
| 30th Annual Meeting | May 3-4, 1943 | Butte | Ellen Torgrimson, Fort Benton |
| 31st Annual Meeting | May 1-2, 1943 | Missoula | Sally Faulkner, Miles City |
| 32nd Annual Meeting | May 7-8, 1945 | Havre | Nina M. Ford, Missoula |
| 33rd Annual Meeting | May 6-7, 1946 | Helena | Inez Ratkin, Libby |
| 34th Annual Meeting | May 5-6, 1947 | Hardin | Kathleen Campbell, Missoula |
| 35th Annual Meeting | May 3-4, 1948 | Libby | Hazel Christiansen, Hardin |
| 36th Annual Meeting | May 1-3, 1949 | Billings | Amy Patterson, Great Falls |
| 37th Annual Meeting | May 1-2, 1950 | Great Falls | Evelyn Swant, Missoula |
| 38th Annual Meeting | May 7-8, 1951 | Bozeman | Ann L. Whitmack, Billings |
| 39th Annual Meeting | May 4-6, 1952 | Sidney | Merwin M. Moores, Havre |
| 40th Annual Meeting | May 3-5, 1953 | Missoula | Mrs. Leon Coombs, Glendive |
| 41st Annual Meeting | May 2-4, 1954 | Helena | Lesley M. Heathcote, Bozeman |
| 42nd Annual Meeting | May 6-8, 1955 | Miles City | Ruth O. Longworth, Cut Bank |
| 43rd Annual Meeting | May 4-6, 1956 | Kalispell | Virginia Walton, Helena |
| 44th Annual Meeting | May 3-5, 1957 | Butte | Marjorie J. Moores, Havre |
| 45th Annual Meeting | May 2-4, 1958 | Billings | Doris E. Wilson, Bozeman |
| 46th Annual Meeting | May 1-3, 1959 | Livingston | Margaret Hileman, Bozeman |
| 47th Annual Meeting | May 6-8, 1960 | Great Falls | Alma S. Jacobs, Great Falls |
| 48th Annual Meeting | May 5-7, 1961 | Glendive | Helen Ewing, Glasgow |
| 49th Annual Meeting | May 4-6, 1962 | Missoula | Clare M. Smith, Miles City |
| 50th Annual Meeting | May 10-12, 1963 | Great Falls | Mary Antunes, Havre |
| 51st Annual Meeting | May 1-2, 1964 | Billings | Natalie Sliepcevich, Anaconda |
| 52nd Annual Meeting | April 30-May 1, 1965 | Anaconda | Roger E. Spillers, Helena |
| 53rd Annual Meeting | May 13-14, 1966 | Missoula | Lucille Anderson, Cut Bank |
| 54th Annual Meeting | May 5-6, 1967 | Jackson WY (with Idaho and Wyoming Library Associations) | Margaret Camm, Helena |
| 55th Annual Meeting | May 3-4, 1968 | Great Falls | Jean Davis, Billings |
| 56th Annual Meeting | May 8-10, 1969 | Billings | Adelaine Midgett, Missoula |
| 57th Annual Meeting | May 7-9, 1970 | Great Falls | Letitia Johnson, Missoula |
| 58th Annual Meeting | May 14-15, 1971 | Missoula | Mabel Brewer, Kalispell |
| 59th Annual Meeting | May 11-13, 1972 | Helena | Douglas Mills, Missoula |
| 60th Annual Meeting | May 10-12, 1973 | Billings | Frances Wells, Billings |
| 61st Annual Meeting | May 9-11, 1974 | Great Falls | Margaret S. Warden, Great Falls |
| 62nd Annual Meeting | May 1-3, 1975 | Missoula | Clint DeSonia, Helena |
| 63rd Annual Meeting | May 6-8, 1976 | Helena | Kay Griffith, Missoula |
| 64th Annual Meeting | May 5-7, 1977 | Billings (with PNLA) | Geneva Van Horne, Missoula |
| 65th Annual Meeting | May 4-6, 1978 | Kalispell | Alene Cooper, Helena |
| 66th Annual Meeting | May 3-5, 1979 | Bozeman | Lucille Thompson, Bozema |
| 67th Annual Meeting | May 8-10, 1980 | Great Falls | Edna Berg, Bozeman |
| 68th Annual Meeting | May 14-16, 1981 | Missoula | Richard Gercken, Great Falls |
| 69th Annual Meeting | May 6-8, 1982 | Butte | Erling Oelz, Missoula |
| 70th Annual Meeting | May 5-7, 1983 | Billings | Karen Everett, Billings |
| 71st Annual Meeting | April 26-28, 1984 | Helena | Rita Schmidt, Great Falls |
| 72nd Annual Meeting | May 1-4, 1985 | Lewistown | Barbara Rudio, Missoula |
| 73rd Annual Meeting | April 30-May 3, 1986 | Kalispell | Karen Fischer, Bozeman |
| 74th Annual Meeting | April 29-May 2, 1987 | Butte | Lawrence Maxwell, Butte |
| 75th Annual Meeting | April 27-30, 1988 | Helena | Bunny Morrison, Billings |
| 76th Annual Meeting | April 26-29, 1989 | Billings (with MPLA) | Georgia Lomax, Kalispell |
| 77th Annual Meeting | April 22-25, 1990 | Great Falls | Karen Hatcher, Missoula |
| 78th Annual Meeting | April 24-27, 1991 | Missoula | Beverly Knapp, Bozeman |
| 79th Annual Meeting | April 26-29, 1992 | Bozeman | Diane VanGorden, Baker |
| 80th Annual Meeting | August 11-14, 1993 | Kalispell (with PNLA) | Steve Cottrell, Bozeman |
| 81st Annual Meeting | April 24-27,1994 | Butte | Jane Howell, Billings |
| 82nd Annual Meeting | April 25-29, 1995 | Billings | Susan Nissen, Butte |
| 83rd Annual Meeting | April 24-27, 1996 | Helena | Mary Bushing, Bozeman |
| 84th Annual Meeting | April 23-26, 1997 | Great Falls | Jim Heckel, Great Falls |
| 85th Annual Meeting | April 22-25, 1998 | Missoula | Darlene Staffeldt, Clancy |
| 86th Annual Meeting | 1999 | Big Sky (with MPLA) | Bill Cochran, Billings |
| 87th Annual Meeting | April 26-29, 2000 | Billings | Bruce Newell, Helena |
| 88th Annual Meeting | April 25 – 28, 2001 | Kalispell | Suzanne Goodman, Livingston |
| 89th Annual Meeting | April 24-27, 2002 | Great Falls | Renee Goss, Sidney |
| 90th Annual Meeting | April 23-26, 2003 | Butte | Coby Johnson, Missoula |
| 91st Annual Meeting | April 24-27, 2004 | Bozeman | John Finn, Great Falls |
| 92nd Annual Meeting | April 23-27, 2005 | Billings | Rich Wojtowicz, Bozeman |
| 93rd Annual Meeting | May 3-6, 2006 | Missoula | Milla Cummins, Livingston |
| 94th Annual Meeting | April 25-28, 2007 | Helena | Lyn McKinney, Billings |
| 95th Annual Meeting | April 9-12, 2008 | Great Falls | Honore Bray, Missoula |
| 96th Annual Meeting | April 23-26, 2009 | Kalispell | Della Dubbe, Cut Bank |
| 97th Annual Meeting | April 7-10, 2010 | Bozeman | Eva English, Harlem |
| 98th Annual Meeting (with MPLA) | April 6-9, 2011 | Billings | Samantha Pierson, Libby |
| 99th Annual Meeting | April 11-14, 2012 | Big Sky | Kim Crowley, Kalispell |
| 100th Annual Meeting | April 17-20, 2013 | Missoula | Anne Kish, Twin Bridges |
| 101st Annual Meeting | April 9-12, 2014 | Billings | Beth Boyson, Bozeman |
| 102nd Annual Meeting | April 8-11, 2015 | Bozeman | Sheila Bonnand, Bozeman |
| 103rd Annual Meeting | April 6-9, 2016 | Missoula | Dawn Kingstad, Glendive |
| 104th Annual Meeting | March 29-31, 2017 | Billings | Lisa M Jackson, Missoula |
| 105th Annual Meeting | April 11-14, 2018 | Bozeman | Lisa M Jackson, Missoula |
| 106th Annual Meeting | April 10-13, 2019 | Helena | Elizabeth Jonkel, Missoula |
| 107th Annual Meeting | April 1-4, 2020 | Billings, Cancelled | Mary Anne Hansen, Bozeman |
| 108th Annual Meeting | April 14-17, 2021 | Virtual Meeting | Gavin Woltjer, Billings |