Chalmers Hadley

Chalmers Hadley
President of the American Library Association
In office
1919–1920
Preceded byWilliam Warner Bishop
Succeeded byAlice S. Tyler
Personal details
Born(1872-09-03)September 3, 1872
Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
DiedMay 11, 1958(1958-05-11) (aged 85)
Wyoming, Ohio
NationalityAmerican
OccupationLibrarian

Chalmers Hadley (September 3, 1872 – May 11, 1958)[1][2] was an American librarian and educator. Hadley served as librarian of Denver Public Library from 1911 to 1924[3] and the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County from 1924 to 1945.[4]

He was president of the American Library Association from 1919 to 1920.[5]

  1. ^ Indiana Authors and their Books, 1816–1980
  2. ^ Holland Evening Sentinel, May 13, 1958
  3. ^ "Papers, 1887-1979". Denver Public Library. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
  4. ^ Fleischman, John (November 2002). Free & Public: One Hundred and Fifty Years at the Public Library of Cincinnati & Hamilton County, 1853–2003. Wilmington, Ohio: Orange Frazer Press. ISBN 1-882203-91-7.
  5. ^ "ALA's Past Presidents". American Library Association. Retrieved 15 February 2016.