Mary Aurelia Kingsbury (July 3, 1865 – August 16, 1958) was an American school library pioneer.[1] In 1900, she became the first professionally trained school Librarian in American history when she was appointed as a librarian of the Erasmus Hall High School of Brooklyn, New York City.[2][3][4]
- ^ Miller, Marilyn Lea (2003). Pioneers and Leaders in Library Services to Youth: A Biographical Dictionary. Exeter: Libraries Unlimited. p. 128. ISBN 978-1-591-58028-7. Retrieved May 6, 2023.
- ^ McDonald, John D. (March 15, 2017). Encyclopedia of Library and Information Sciences. Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press. p. 4000. ISBN 978-1-000-03154-6. Retrieved May 6, 2023.
- ^ Quinn, Mary Ellen (May 8, 2014). Historical Dictionary of Librarianship. Washington, DC: Rowman & Littlefield. p. xxvii. ISBN 978-0-810-87545-6. Retrieved May 6, 2023.
- ^ Woolls, Blanche (November 27, 2017). The School Library Manager: Surviving and Thriving, 6th Edition. Santa Barbara, California: ABC-CLIO. p. 22. ISBN 978-1-440-85257-2. Retrieved May 6, 2023.