▁Library ▁Science ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 8 ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Michigan , ▁Ann ▁Ar bor . ▁ ▁Career ▁in ▁Library ▁and ▁Information ▁Science ▁Jones ▁began ▁working ▁in ▁libraries ▁the ▁same ▁year ▁she ▁completed ▁her ▁degree ▁in ▁Library ▁Science . ▁She ▁said ▁that ▁at ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁ 1 9 3 8 , ▁she ▁worked ▁in ▁libraries ▁at ▁D ill ard ▁University , ▁New ▁Orleans , ▁and ▁Southern ▁University , ▁Bat on ▁Rou ge , ▁Louisiana . ▁Jones ▁spent ▁the ▁remainder ▁of ▁her ▁library ▁career ▁at ▁the ▁Detroit ▁Public ▁Library , ▁ret iring ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁as ▁the ▁director . ▁She ▁was ▁elected ▁the ▁first ▁black ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Library ▁Association ▁after ▁she ▁accepted ▁the ▁position ▁as ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁Detroit ▁Public ▁Library . ▁ ▁There ▁was ▁opposition ▁to ▁the ▁election ▁of ▁Jones ▁at ▁the ▁Detroit ▁Public ▁Library ; ▁the ▁Fri ends ▁of ▁the ▁Library ▁had ▁originally ▁offered ▁to ▁supp lement ▁the ▁li br arian ' s ▁w ages ▁but ▁with d rew ▁the ▁offer , ▁then ▁three ▁people , ▁a ▁high ▁ranking ▁administrator ▁and ▁two ▁of ▁the ▁commission ers , ▁res igned ▁when ▁she ▁was ▁elected . ▁ ▁Her ▁det ract ors ▁tried ▁to ▁challenge ▁her ▁authority ▁by ▁question ing ▁her ▁dec isions , ▁making ▁dec isions ▁behind ▁her ▁back , ▁and ▁using ▁de grad ing ▁language . ▁ ▁Her ▁secretary , ▁Carol yn ▁M ose ley , ▁re called ▁how ▁Jones ▁never ▁discussed ▁these ▁obst acles ▁because ▁that ▁would ▁affect ▁how ▁people ▁perce ived ▁her .