John Y. Cole

John Y. Cole
Born	(1940-07-30) July 30, 1940 (age 84) Ellensburg, Washington, United States
Education	University of Washington Johns Hopkins University George Washington University
Occupation(s)	Director of the Center for the Book at the Library of Congress, 1977-2016. Historian of the Library of Congress (2016-2021)

John Y. Cole (born July 30, 1940) is an American librarian, historian, and author. He was the founding director of the Center for the Book at the Library of Congress and in 2016 became the first official historian of the Library of Congress.