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Pioneers and Leaders in Library Services to Youth: A Biographical Dictionary.(Book review)

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| March 22, 2006 | Williams, Amanda | COPYRIGHT 2003 University of Texas at Austin (University of Texas Press). This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Pioneers and Leaders in Library Services to Youth: A Biographical Dictionary. Edited by Marilyn L. Miller. Westport, Conn.: Libraries Unlimited, 2003. xvi, 207 pp. $40.00. ISBN 1-59158-028-5.

From Ahlers to Woodworth, the biographies of ninety-seven librarians who served youth have been compiled in this useful historical reference book. Brief entries from one to four pages for each individual provide biographical information that is often difficult to locate elsewhere. This collection of information on men and women who served children in public or school libraries or who supported the work of youth service professionals was inspired by The Dictionary of American…

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