From NKAA, Notable Kentucky African Americans Database (African American Library Directors in the USA)

Thelma Favors

Position Title

Former Library Director

Library

Linden Free Public Library

Notes

First African American library director of the Linden Free Public Library and the first in New Jersey. She was the acting director in 1968 and was named the director from 1969-1986.

Cite This NKAA Entry:

“Thelma Favors,” Notable Kentucky African Americans Database, accessed October 12, 2026, https://nkaa.uky.edu/nkaa/items/show/300005408.

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