Stoffel, Lester L.
Dates
- Existence: 1920 - 2012
Biography
Lester L. Stoffel was head librarian (now executive director) of the Oak Park Public Library from 1955-1966. He oversaw the completion of the 1964 main library building, which replaced the former Scoville Institute building. Stoffel was an early supporter of inter-library cooperation and shared library resources such as the Illinois Suburban Library System. He also sought the first comptuerized card catalog for the library.
See also: Oak Leaves 11 August 1955 p. 6; Oak Leaves 28 February 1957 p. 43; Oak Leaves 14 March 1957 p. 51; Oak Leaves 28 March 1957 p. 30; Oak Leaves 16 May 1957 p. 51; Oak Leaves 19 March 1959 p. 34; Oak Leaves 4 February 1960 p. 20; Oak Leaves 26 May 1960 p. 35; Oak Leaves 13 October 1950 p. 62; Oak Leaves 12 October 1961 p. 21 Oak Leaves 24 November 1966 p. 6; Oak Leavees 5 January 1967 p. 9; Oak Leaves 15 June 1967 p. 7
