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1) Library girl: how Nancy Pearl became America's most celebrated librarian

Author

Clark, Karen Henry

Publisher

Little Bigfoot, an imprint of Sasquatch Books

Pub. Date

[2022]

Language

English

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National Library Week

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"This is a non-fiction picture book biography of beloved Seattle librarian Nancy Pearl, focusing on her childhood"--

2) Go forth and tell: the life of Augusta Baker, librarian and master storyteller

Author

McDaniel, Breanna J

Publisher

Dial Books for Young Readers

Pub. Date

[2024]

Language

English

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"A luminous picture book biography about librarian and storyteller Augusta Baker, the first Black coordinator of children's services at all branches of the New York Public library"-- Provided by publisher.

3) Library on wheels: Mary Lemist Titcomb and America's first bookmobile

Author

Glenn, Sharlee Mullins

Publisher

Abrams Books for Young Readers

Pub. Date

2018

Language

English

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"As librarian at the Washington County Free Library in Maryland, Mary Lemist Titcomb was concerned that the library was not reaching all the people it could. She was determined that everyone should have access to the library--not just adults and those who lived in town. Realizing its limitations and inability to reach the county's 25,000 rural residents, including farmers and their families, Titcomb set about to change the library system forever with...

4) Miss Moore thought otherwise: how Anne Carroll Moore created libraries for children

Author

Pinborough, Jan

Publisher

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Pub. Date

2013.

Language

English

Description

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Examines the story of how librarian Ann Carroll Moore created the first children's room at the New York Public Library.

5) La Dra. Carla Hayden: la primera mujer bibliotecaria del Congress

Author

Bolte, Mari

Series

Lectores de Paw Prints. Nivel 4
Queens of STEAM

Publisher

Paw Prints Publishing

Pub. Date

[2023]

Language

Español

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Black History Staff Recommendations in Spanish
National Library Week

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"Meet Dr. Carla Hayden, the first Black person and the first woman to be named Librarian of Congress, revolutionizing it into the modern age. All hail, Dr. Carla Hayden."-- Provided by publisher.

6) Just like Beverly

Author

Conrad, Vicki

Series

Growing to greatness

Publisher

Little Bigfoot, an imprint of Sasquatch Books

Pub. Date

[2019]

Language

English

Description

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"A beautifully illustrated children's biography of Beverly Cleary, from her roots in Portland to her years as a librarian and an eventual children's book writer. The debut book in Little Bigfoot's new Growing to Greatness series of notable people from the Pacific Northwest"--

7) Write to me: letters from Japanese American children to the Librarian they left behind

Author

Grady, Cynthia

Language

English

Formats

Book, eBook

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A touching story about Japanese American children who corresponded with their beloved librarian while they were imprisoned in World War II internment camps.

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1) Library girl: how Nancy Pearl became America's most celebrated librarian

2) Go forth and tell: the life of Augusta Baker, librarian and master storyteller

3) Library on wheels: Mary Lemist Titcomb and America's first bookmobile

4) Miss Moore thought otherwise: how Anne Carroll Moore created libraries for children

5) La Dra. Carla Hayden: la primera mujer bibliotecaria del Congress

6) Just like Beverly

7) Write to me: letters from Japanese American children to the Librarian they left behind

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