Isabel Ely Lord (1871 – 1959) was an American librarian, author and researcher.

[1] Lord was active in the New York State Library Association, serving as secretary/treasurer in 1898, 1899, 1900, 1901, and 1902.

[3] Lord wrote and edited several books on home economics, including Everybody's Cook Book and Getting Your Money's Worth, and conducted research for Carl Sandburg's biography of Abraham Lincoln.

[4] Lord gave lectures and wrote about the role of libraries in public life and their impact on education.

In 1900 she spoke about the influence of open library stacks on public morals.