The librarians for Iowa’s public libraries were almost always women. In this list, their status as a single or married/widowed woman is indicated by their preceding title.
Bangs, Miss Martha
Carroll Public Library
Bryant, Mrs. Charlotte V.
Newton Public Library
Coffin, Mrs. Edna G.
Laurens Public Library
Crocker, Mrs. Orel.
Sigourney Public Library
Downey, Miss Mary E.
Ottumwa Public Library
Appleby, Mrs. Lillian
Emmetsburg Public Library
Gibbons, Miss Ruth
Cherokee Public Library, Oelwein Public Library, and Sigourney Public Library
Groesbeck, Mrs. Henrietta E.
Newton Public Library
Logsdon, Miss Josephine B.
Colfax Public Library
Cook, Mrs. Atlanta
Marengo Public Library
Crenshaw, Miss Hattie
Marengo Public Library
Hamilton, Miss Pearl
Marengo Public Library
Patterson, Miss Anna
Marengo Public Library
Raney, Mrs. Francisca
Marengo Public Library
Converse, Miss Abbie J.
Cresco Public Library
McCoid, Miss Winifred
Logan Public Library
Marvin, Miss Mary M.
Monticello Public Library
Patton, Miss Gypsie N.
Newton Public Library
Inghram, Mrs. Helen
Osceola Public Library
