Ada E. North | |
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| Born | November 19, 1840  Alexander |
| Died | January 9, 1899 (aged 58) Des Moines |
| Occupation | Librarian |
Ada E. North (November 19, 1840 – January 9, 1899) was an American librarian. North served as the Iowa State Librarian from 1871 to 1878, becoming one of the first women to hold a state office in the United States. She later worked as the first full-time librarian at the University of Iowa and was one of the cofounders of the Iowa Library Association.