Editing Cleveland Public Library (section)

==Notable former staff members<span class="anchor" id="Notable former Cleveland Public Library staff members"></span>==
*[[William Howard Brett]] – Head Librarian of Cleveland Public Library, 1884 to 1918. One of the "100 most important [librarians] in the 20th century"<ref>[[Leonard Kniffel]], P. S. (1999, December). 100 of the Most Important Leaders we had in the 20th Century. American Libraries</ref>
*[[Wes Craven]] - Library [[Page (assistance occupation)|Page]] (shelver) from 1955 to 1956.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cleveland Public Library - Did you know American film director, screenwriter, producer Wes Craven worked at Cleveland Public Library? Here's a photocopy of his box card from 1955. Found in the #CPLArchives {{!}} Facebook |url=https://www.facebook.com/clevelandpubliclibrary/photos/a.176395534833/10159670209074834/?type=3 |access-date=2025-03-04 |website=www.facebook.com |language=en}}</ref>
*[[Linda Eastman]] - Head Librarian of the Cleveland Public Library, 1918 to 1938. Succeeded Brett after his death. Oversaw the construction and opening of the Main Library in downtown Cleveland.
*[[Marilla Waite Freeman]] – Head Librarian of the Cleveland Public Library's Main Library, 1922–1940; nationally known librarian, author, and library school instructor
*[[Eleanor Edwards Ledbetter]] – Librarian at the Broadway Branch of the Cleveland Public Library during the Progressive Era and the Great Depression; considered one of the first librarians to advocate for multiculturalism instead of Americanism
*[[Effie Lee Morris]] – Children's librarian, 1945-1955, focusing on children's literacy in African American communities, went on to work at [[New York Public Library]] and [[San Francisco Public Library]]. Served as the first African American president of the [[Public Library Association]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Effie Lee Morris honored for her work as a librarian, advocate for underserved children and the visually impaired {{!}} ALA |url=https://www.ala.org/news/2010/06/effie-lee-morris-honored-her-work-librarian-advocate-underserved-children-and-visually |access-date=2025-04-08 |website=www.ala.org |language=en}}</ref>
*[[Lawrence Quincy Mumford]] – Cleveland Public Library Director went on to become [[Librarian of Congress]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.loc.gov/about/about-the-librarian/previous-librarians-of-congress/lawrence-quincy-mumford/|title=Previous Librarians of Congress {{pipe}} About the Librarian {{pipe}} About the Library {{pipe}} Library of Congress|website=[[Library of Congress]]|access-date=2017-12-29|archive-date=2018-08-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180807220615/https://www.loc.gov/about/about-the-librarian/previous-librarians-of-congress/lawrence-quincy-mumford/|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[Andre Norton]] – Cleveland Public Library librarian, science fiction and fantasy author of numerous titles including the [[Witch World]] series<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://publiclibrariesonline.org/2013/09/andre-norton-librarian-writer-and-fantasy-grande-dame/|title=Andre Norton: Librarian, Writer, and Fantasy Grande Dame » Public Libraries Online|date=11 September 2013 |access-date=2015-09-14|archive-date=2015-09-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150911194135/http://publiclibrariesonline.org/2013/09/andre-norton-librarian-writer-and-fantasy-grande-dame/|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[Effie Louise Power]] – Pioneering champion of library services to children and youth
*[[John Griswold White]] – Cleveland Public Library board member and president, noted [[chess]] historian