 With her personal style, Coolbrith nurtured the reading habits of many young Oakland students including Jack London and Isadora Duncan.Coolbrith's nephew Henry Frank Peterson replaced Coolbrith in 1892, greatly expanding the library's circulation as well as improving accessibility by completing a card catalog system.Charles S. Greene, poet and former editor of the "Overland Monthly", became librarian in 1899 and served until 1926.