 Croneberger's work led to him being considered one of the founders of the information and referral “movement.” He eventually went on to become chairman of the Information and Referral Taskforce of the National Commission on Library and Information Science.Croneberger arrived at Memphis and Shelby County Library system in 1975, a year before the city passed an ordinance that banned destroying or damaging library books.In 1980, Croneberger was the director when the first person was arrested for violating the ordinance.