Teresa PenningtonPosition:Former Head Librarian and Director Term: Feb. 1988 - Mar. 2023 Oversaw the construction of the addition and the automation of the library, internet access computers, and lots of children's programs. head librarian at the 100th anniversary.
Judith CaveneyPosition: Former Head LibrarianTerm: 1982 - Dec. 1987Caveney introduced technology to the library by bringing in the library's first computer and starting a circulating VHS collection. The VHS collection…
Sue SpicerPosition: Former Board Member, Head Librarian, and Staff MemberTerm: Board Member 1959 Head Librarian Sept. 1969 - 1982Mrs. Spicer is perhaps best remembered for how quiet the library was during her tenure. She resigned from the board to join the library staff.Moved…
Alice FeutzPosition: Former Head LibrarianTerm: Nov. 1961 - Sept. 1969Feutz was hired in 1956 and moved into the role of director. Feutz was head librarian when Paris Carnegie Public Library joined the Lincoln Trail…
Nina Dulin RussellPosition: Former Head LibrarianTerm: March 1929 - May 1961Russell served as the first assistant librarian from 1924 to 1929, when she took over as head librarian from Leota Price. Russell held the post until…
Leota PricePosition: Former Head LibrarianTerm: 1920-1929Not much is known about Price. She attended the Illinois Regional Library Conference hosted in Mattoon, IL, on March 10, 1926, along with some other…
Cressie StrimplePosition: Former Head LibrarianTerm: 1916 - 1919Little is known about Strimple. She moved to Paris as a teen and disappeared from Paris records around 1916.
Ruth I. LinkPosition: Former Head LibrarianTerm: Aprox 1914 - 1916Link was born in Paris on July 26, 1884. She married newspaper correspondent Ray Fredrick Frazer on August 20, 1921. They relocated to Los Angeles, CA…
Emma BoydPosition: Former Head LibrarianTerm: 1902-1915 Aprox.Paris Carnegie's first head librarian in the Carnegie building. She retired do it poor health.
Jane E. BishopPosition: Former Head LibrarianTerm: April 4, 1902 - 1902 (possibly)(Paris Beacon)Bishop served as the head librarian for the Paris Women's Club, which operated a library before the Paris Carnegie Public Library was constructed. The…