Frances Lander Spain
(1903 - 1999)
Dr. Frances Lander Spain was a children's librarian and an instructor of school library services. In 1960, she became the first children's librarian to ever hold the position of president of the American Library Association (ALA). She was named one of the library's "100 Most Important Leaders We Had in the 20th Century."
Bibliography
The Contents of the Basket (1960)
A collection of essays on children's books and reading by authors and librarians.
William Pène du Bois
Annis Duff
Elizabeth Enright
Elizabeth Janet Gray
Amelia Howard Munson
Elizabeth Nesbitt
Ruth Sawyer
Taro Yashima
Reading Without Boundaries (1956)
A collection of essays presented to Anne Carroll Moore on the fiftieth anniversary of the New York Public Library’s Children’s section.
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