Miss Moore Thought Otherwise
How Anne Carroll Moore Created Libraries for Children
Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2013.
Format: Book
Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 28 cm
Once upon a time, American children couldn't borrow library books. Reading wasn't all that important for children, many thought. Luckily Miss Anne Carroll Moore thought otherwise! This is the true story of how Miss Moore created the first children's room at the New York Public Library, a bright, warm room filled with artwork, window seats, and most important of all, borrowing privileges to the world's best children's books in many different languages.
Subjects:
Moore, Anne Carroll, 1871-1961 -- Juvenile literature.
New York Public Library -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Children's librarians -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Children's libraries -- United States -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Moore, Anne Carroll, 1871-1961 -- Juvenile literature.
New York Public Library -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Children's librarians -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Children's libraries -- United States -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Target Audience: AD1060L
ISBN:
9780547471051
Availability | |||
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
C BIOGRAPHY Moore, Anne Carroll | Main (Downtown) | Available by placing a hold, Repository - Children's | In |
C BIOGRAPHY Moore, Anne Carroll | Ballentine Indoors | Children's Biography | In |
C BIOGRAPHY Moore, Anne Carroll | Cooper (Forest Acres) | Children's Biography | In |
C BIOGRAPHY Moore, Anne Carroll | Sandhills Indoors | Children's Biography | In |
C BIOGRAPHY Moore, Anne Carroll | St. Andrews Indoors | Children's Biography | In |
Includes bibliographical references.