that since they have a great deal of time and can now enjoy the books they never had time to read before." Eastman was forced to take extreme cost-cutting measures to keep the library open, aided by widespread public support of the library and appreciation of its services. Retirement and legacy Eastman retired from the library in 1938 at age 71, citing a desire to spend more time outdoors. The Plain Dealer summed up the library's condition at the time of her retirement: "She leaves the library the third largest in the United States, with 28 branches, 108 stations, 30 school libraries and ten county libraries administered under the system. Also with a million books on its shelves, a circulation of over eight million a year, and the good will of the entire population of Cleveland, each man, woman and child having been sold the idea that the Public Library is his own private library, to serve him according to his needs". Following her retirement, both a branch library and a reading garden at the Main Library were named in her honor. In 1954 she was named Honorary Member of the American Library Association. Eastman died in 1963 at age 95. She is buried at Riverside Cemetery in Cleveland, OH. Footnotes References Associated Press. (1937, August 22). Trustful Policy Saves Millions, Cleveland's Library Discovers. The Washington Post (1877–1954),A1. Retrieved September 22, 2009, from ProQuest Historical Newspapers The Washington Post (1877–1993). (Document ID: 119709337). Cramer, C. H. (1972). Open Shelves and Open Minds; a History of the Cleveland Public Library. Cleveland: Press of Case Western Reserve University. Eastman, L. A. (1940). Portrait of a Librarian: William Howard Brett. Chicago: American Library Association. Encyclopedia of Cleveland History: Eastman, Linda Anne. Retrieved September 22, 2009 from http://ech.case.edu/ech-cgi/article.pl?id=ELA Jobless Turn to Books as Friends Fail :Library Official Tell of Present Trend. (1931, January 1). Chicago Daily Tribune (1872–1963),35. Retrieved September 22, 2009, from ProQuest Historical Newspapers Chicago Tribune (1849–1986). (Document ID: 457399492). Kniffel, L., Sullivan, P. and McCormick, E. (1999). 100 of the most important leaders we had in the 20th century. (30,11) Research Library. Quoted in Miss Eastman resigns (1938). Wilson Bulletin for Librarians, 13, 49-50. Retrieved September 22, 2009, from Library Lit & Inf Science Retro database. Ohio Memory: Linda Anne Eastman Photograph. Retrieved September 22, 2009, from http://omp.ohiolink.edu/OMP/NewDetails?oid=668836&scrapid=1542&format=yourscrap&sort=title&searchstatus=0&count=1&hits=1 Obituary (1963). Wilson Library Bulletin (R), 37, 736. Retrieved September 22, 2009, from