Minneapolis Public Library - Directors

Directors

There were 11 full-time directors in the history of the MPL. Katherine G. Hadley was the last one serving from 2003 to the merger with Hennepin County Library on January 1, 2008.

• Herbert Putnam (1888–1891)
• James Kendall Hosmer (1892–1904)
• Gratia Countryman (1904–1936)
• Glenn M Lewis (interim) 1936–1937
• Carl Vitz 1937–1945
• Glenn M. Lewis 1946–1957
• Raymond E. Williams 1957–1963
• Margaret M. Mull (interim) 1963–1964
• Ervin J. Gaines 1964–1974
• Mary L. Dyer (interim) 1974–1975
• Joseph Kimbrough 1975–1989
• Susan Goldberg Kent ?–?
• Mary Lawson ?–2002
• Jan Feye-Stukas (interim) 2002–2003
• Katherine G. Hadley 2003–2007