Breaking Glass Ceilings: Clara Stanton Jones and the Detroit Public Library - Hardcoverby Renate L. Chancellor (Author) This book tells the story of Clara Stanton Jones, the first woman to direct a major public library system in the United States and the first African American president of the ALA. After being appointed as Director of the Detroit Public Library in 1944, Jones transformed libraries everywhere. She focused on community and worked to desegregate libraries, library services, and overall library culture by encouraging the