Margaret Scoggin | |
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| Born | 14 April 1905  Caruthersville, Columbia |
| Died | 11 July 1968 (aged 63) New York City |
| Occupation | Librarian, writer |
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Margaret Clara Scoggin (April 14, 1905 – July 11, 1968)[1] was one of the first librarians to expand dramatically upon the idea of young adult public librarianship. Scoggin implemented several programs throughout her career at the New York Public Library that placed intense importance on young adult readers, which ultimately inspired the ever-improving teen librarianship seen today. She said of young adults, "They are a vital force which the library can both develop and use. They are the voters of tomorrow, the potential adult users and supporters of the public library, the emergent community to whom, theoretically, the public library belongs."[2] In 1999, American Libraries named her one of the "100 Most Important Leaders We Had in the 20th Century".[3]
- ^ Lowy, Beverly (1978). "Margaret Clara Scoggin". In Wynar, Bohdan S. (ed.). Dictionary of American Library Biography. Littleton, CO: Libraries Unlimited. pp. 245–67.
- ^ Scoggin, M. C. (1947). The Library as a Center for Young People in the Community. In A. B. Frances Henne, Ruth Ersted (Ed.), Youth, Communication and Libraries (pp. 151). Chicago: American Library Association.
- ^ Leonard Kniffel, Peggy Sullivan, Edith McCormick, "100 of the Most Important Leaders We Had in the 20th Century," American Libraries 30, no. 11 (December 1999): 43.