Pinborough, Jan. Miss Moore Thought Otherwise: How Anne Carroll Moore Created Libraries for Children. 2013. 40pp. Houghton Mifflin Books for Children. $16.99. 978-0547471051
Fighting against the popular notion of her time that little ones should not be allowed to enjoy the pleasures of reading (especially girls), Anne Carroll Moore created the iconic Central Children’s Room at New York Public Library. Her tenacious advocacy for children’s library services inspired generations of readers and librarians.
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