Services for Government

The Library Commission provides specialized services to employees and officials of Mississippi State government, including in-depth reference and research assistance, circulation of materials from the agency's Primary Resource Library, and interlibrary loan (ILL) of materials from other libraries for job-related needs. In addition to the general resource collection, the agency maintains an archival collection of state documents issued by Mississippi state agencies for the general public, and maintains specialized materials for patents and trademarks research.

Agencies serving people with visual impairments, physical limitations or reading disabilities are eligible for digital or cassette, Braille, descriptive videos and DVD's, and specialized large print services through registration with the Blind and Physically Handicapped Library Services (BPHLS) division.

Access to MAGNOLIA, a collection of online resources funded by the Mississippi legislature, is also available from the Commission. Registered individual customers of the Commission may access selected databases from home or office.

The Commission actively seeks to cooperate with other state agencies and encourages others to contact agency staff to develop partnerships that assist state government and promote the information dissemination goals of libraries.