Anne Carroll Moore
American writer and librarian / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Anne Carroll Moore (July 12, 1871 – January 20, 1961)[1] was an American educator, writer and advocate for children's libraries.
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Anne Carroll Moore | |
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Born | July 12, 1871 Limerick, Maine, US |
Died | January 20, 1961 (aged 89) New York City, US |
Other names | ACM, Annie Carroll Moore |
Known for | Pioneer children's librarian and book critic |
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She was named Annie after an aunt, and officially changed her name to Anne in her fifties, to avoid confusion with Annie E. Moore, another woman who was also publishing material about juvenile libraries at that time.[2] From 1906 to 1941 she headed children's library services for the New York Public Library system. Moore wrote Nicholas: A Manhattan Christmas Story, one of two runners-up for the 1925 Newbery Medal.[3]