 Linderfelt was a founder and the first president of the Wisconsin Library Association in February 1891 . He was active in the American Library Association , serving as a councilor from 1883 to 1891 and vice president from 1890 to 1891 . He was instrumental in local arrangements for the ALA 's 1886 annual conference in Milwaukee , including an eight @-@ day , 1500 mile post @-@ conference train excursion afterwards arranged by Linderfelt , which included a steamboat trip on the Dells of the Wisconsin River . In 1891 , he was elected to follow Samuel Swett Green as President of the American Library Association . 
