Angeline ("Ange") Vernon Milner (April 9, 1856 – January 13, 1928) was the first full-time librarian hired at Illinois State Normal University.

[2] Given her mother, Angeline's, experience as a governess in Boston, she viewed public school as insufficient, and thus educated Ange at home.

[3] Her mother exposed her to books on literature, art, and history, which ignited such interests within her and influenced her throughout her life.

[1] She also attended the Elementary Department of the Major's College located in northern Bloomington for two years during her period of schooling.

[5] Hence, she began cataloging books for him, using Public Libraries in the United States of America by the Bureau of Education as her guide.

[5] Once again attributed to her ill health, Ange had to take a break from working and visited her relatives in St. Paul, Minnesota in 1884.

[5] Previously, the Board of Education had not approved of a university librarian, but they finally did in Fall 1889 as two literary societies offered their stock to the school.

[5] She intensely studied the Library Journal to learn best practices and attended meetings with other established librarians.

[5] One way in which Ange made library resources more accessible was through her Dewey-Decimal card catalog, as opposed to the previously handwritten documentations.

To put sources like these to use, she instructed students on how to navigate and effectively take advantage of the library through learning experiences beginning in 1892.

Her skill was so widely recognized and understood that there was an article in The Vidette describing the library's organization as "perfect," followed by characterizing Ange as "the most obliging person in the state.

"[8] She also published many works in her field to help educators create small yet impactful libraries in their schools and rural areas, which became recommended readings throughout the country.

For instance, she was called "Aunt Ange," as students felt comfortable approaching her for academic help and on a social level.

[7] Ange regularly hosted open houses for people to come in and view the library and she collaborated with students on instruction programs and exhibits to assure their perspective was represented.

[2] It was noted that Ange did not wait for students to approach her for help; rather, she took it upon herself to study the numerous courses offered by the university and thus created her own reference sheets and other materials that would help them, should they need it.

[7] Throughout her career, her primary accomplishments included: "transforming several thousand books into a systematically arranged collection totaling more than 40,000 volumes," her highly regarded library instruction program, serving the library profession on a national and regional level, creating more than eighty of her own publishings, and all while keeping positive relations with her students and faculty.