Henrietta M. Smith | |
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 Smith in 2014 | |
| Born | Henrietta Mays May 2, 1922 New York City, U.S. |
| Died | April 21, 2021 (aged 98) Delray Beach, Florida, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Hunter College, B.A, 1943; Columbia University, B.S. and M.S. in Library Science; University of Miami, Ed.D., curriculum and supervision |
| Occupation(s) | Professor, historian and scholar of African American children's literature, librarian, storyteller |
| Employer(s) | New York Public Library, Florida Atlantic University, Broward County, University of South Florida |
| Spouse | Isiah C. Smith |
| Children | 2 |
Henrietta M. Smith (May 2, 1922 – April 21, 2021)[1] was an American academic, librarian, and storyteller, who edited four editions of the Coretta Scott King Award collection published by the American Library Association.[2] In 2008, she was honored with the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) Distinguished Service Award, which recognizes significant contributions to library service to children and ALSC.[3] She is also the recipient of the 2011 Coretta Scott King-Virginia Hamilton Award for Lifetime Achievement for her body of work as a significant and lasting literary contribution.[4] She was honored during the 2014 Carle Honors Celebration by the Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art for her life's work as a champion of diversity in children's literature.
- ^ "HENRIETTA M. SMITH: IN MEMORIAM". www.usf.edu. Retrieved April 22, 2021.
- ^ Alma Dawson "Celebrating African-American Librarians and Librarianship Archived 2018-01-10 at the Wayback Machine," 2000 Library Trends.
- ^ Jenny Najduch "[http://www.ala.org/news/news/pressreleases2008/february2008/henrietta08 Henrietta Smith Named ALSC Distinguished Service Award Winner" ALA Library Association, February 26, 2008.
- ^ Coretta Scott King-Virginia Hamilton Award for Lifetime Achievement