Keyes Metcalf

Keyes Metcalf
President of the American Library Association
In office 1942–1943
Preceded by	Charles Harvey Brown
Succeeded by	Althea Warren
Personal details
Born	(1889-04-13)April 13, 1889 Elyria, Ohio, US
Died	November 3, 1983(1983-11-03) (aged 94) Cambridge, Massachusetts, US
Occupation	Librarian

Keyes DeWitt Metcalf (April 13, 1889 – November 3, 1983) was an American librarian. He has been identified as one of the 100 most important leaders in librarianship by the journal American Libraries.^[1] In a career spanning over 75 years, he worked in various roles at the New York Public Library and served as the director of the Harvard University library system. He was known for his expertise in planning and designing research libraries.