Occupation-Librarian
Thomas Fountain Blue (1866-1935)
Thomas Fountain Blue, the first African American to head a public library in the United States, was also a civic,...
Black Caucus of the American Library Association (1970- )
Black librarians have always gathered at meetings to discuss the relevance of their profession and the needs and desires of...
Nathanial Allison Murray (1884-1959)
Nathanial Allison Murray was a founder (Jewel) of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., and noted educator in Washington, D.C. Murray...
Belle da Costa Greene (1883-1950)
Belle da Costa Greene was one of the most prominent librarians in American history. She was born Belle Marion Greener...
Pura Belpré (1903-1982)
Pura Teresa Belpré y Nogueras, author, librarian, storyteller, folklorist, and puppeteer, was born on February 2, 1903 in Cidra, Puerto...
Marion Marguerite Butler Stokes (1929-2012)
Marion Stokes, best known for her collection of television news recordings, was born on November 25, 1929 in the Germantown...
Free Colored Library, Knoxville, Tennessee (1918-1961)
The Free Colored Library of Knoxville, Tennessee was a segregated public library that opened in 1918 and closed 43 years...
Dryades Branch Library, New Orleans, Louisiana (1915-1965)
The Dryades Branch of the New Orleans Public Library was the first municipally-supported library for New Orleans’s black citizens and...
Carnegie Negro Library, Greensboro, North Carolina (1924-1963)
The Carnegie Negro Library of Greensboro, North Carolina, a free public library for African Americans, opened in 1924. It stood...
