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.

Marengo, Mrs. Atlanta Cook

Marengo, Miss Hattie Crenshaw

Cresco, Miss Abbie J. Converse

Emmetsburg, Mrs. Lillian Appleby

Marengo, Miss Pearl Hamilton

Monticello, Miss Mary M. Marvin

Marengo, Miss Anna Patterson

Marengo, Mrs. Francisca Raney