City Librarians since 1896
1896-1906 - William Beer
1906-1928 - Henry M. Gill
1928-1932 - Daniel D. Moore
1932-1935 - Edward Alexander Parsons
1935-1936 – Mildred Guthrie (Acting)
1936-1937 – Edmund L. McGivaren (died in office)
1938-1960 – John Hall Jacobs / George King Logan (Acting) 1943-1945 (George King Logan became Acting from 1943-1945 while Jacobs served in the military during WWII)
1960-1961 – Ruth K. Robbins (Acting)
1961-1965 – Jerome Cushman
1965-1967 – Guenter A. Jansen
1967-1984 – M. Eugene Wright, Jr.
1984-1986 – George J. Guidry (Acting)
1986-1996 – Daniel Wilson
1996-2004 – Gertiana Williams
2004-2006 – William Johnson (left Aug 2006)
2006 - Geraldine Harris (Interim Aug 2006-Nov 2006) / Lance Query (Consulting)
2006-2008 – Donna Schremser (Nov 2006-Sep 2008)
2008-2010 – No City Librarian
2011 – Shannon Aymami (Interim Jan 2011-Nov 2011)
2011-2019 – Charles M. Brown (retired Mar 2019)
2019-2020 – Jessica Styons (Interim Mar 2019-Jan 2020)
2020-Present - Dr. Gabriel Morley