School in Cleveland. Power felt it was important to establish standards for children's librarians across the country. Having worked her entire career in ethnically and racially diverse cities, Power worked to ensure access to library resources for all. She worked on book lists and programs she felt were appropriate for all young patrons. In 1926, she established the Book Caravan, the forerunner of the Bookmobile. Power also encouraged the writings of Langston Hughes, an African American poet and author, and assisted him by reviewing his work and suggesting changes. In a letter to Power on December 31, 1931, Hughes thanked her "for the splendid little introduction" she wrote for his book of poems, The Dream Keeper. In 1932, Ella McGregor of the American Library Association's Committee on Library Work with Children, asked Power for the name of someone who would might be interested in writing an article for the 1932 Children's Library Yearbook. Power suggested Hughes write the article. The subject of the yearbook article was "the book needs of the Negro children in the South.". Power even wrote the introductory paragraph to Hughes' article in the Yearbook in order to promote awareness of his work as an author. Power's feminist views also came out in her writing, with Florence M. Everson, in their 1928 book, Early Days in Ohio: A story of a pioneer family of the Western Reserve: "Girls can't chop anything." said James scornfully. "They haven't the right swing with their arms," added Alonzo. "Here's one girl that can do as much as any two boys," declared Peggy as she seized a hatchet, and she swung it with so much vim that James and Alonzo stood back and gazed at her in open-mouthed wonder." Legacy When the American Library Association sought to create a text book on youth services in children's libraries, they called upon Power to write it. In 1930, the American Library Association published Library Service for Children. This text served as the first publication of its kind and demonstrated Power's preeminence in the field of children's librarianship. After years of producing pamphlets, articles, and book lists, Power was honored with this commission. In 1943, an update to the book was released and the title was changed to Work with Children in Public Libraries. Later years Power worked for the Cleveland Public Library from 1895–1909 and from 1920 until her retirement in 1937. Power also