Christine Wigfall Morris

Christine Wigfall Morris (March 24, 1922 December 7, 2014) was an American librarian. She was the first African American to become a librarian in Clearwater, Florida. She was known for inspiring a whole generation of local children to read.

Career In 1949, Morris was employed by the city of Clearwater, Florida, to work at its main library, Morris asked him to construct a structure with a circular shape so she could "supervise library activities by herself if necessary." In 1926, the family moved to Clearwater, Florida, where her parents opened a dry cleaning business. She attended a segregated high school, graduating in 1941. She then studied home economics and English at Bethune-Cookman University. She was married to Willie J. Morris and they had no children. She died on December 7, 2014.