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SCHOOL: ADVISORS: COMMITTEE MEMBERS: MPACT Status: Fully Complete Title: The strength of the inconspicuous: Youth services librarians, the American Library Association, and intellectual freedom for the young, 1939-1955 Abstract: In the years since the formation of the American Library Association (ALA) in 1876, U.S. librarians have moved from a position of protecting the public from "questionable literature" to defending the public's right to read. ALA's adoption of the Library Bill of Rights in 1939 marked the beginning of the profession's official commitment to intellectual freedom, but at that time, this commitment was directed toward adult readers only. In 1955, however, librarians extended First Amendment support to children and young adults with the adoption of the first ALA document that specifically addressed the rights of young readers, the School Library Bill of Rights. This document was created by ALA youth services librarians, here defined as librarians serving minors in public and school library settings. "The Strength of the Inconspicuous" is a historical study of the librarians who were leaders of the children's, young adult, and school library divisions of ALA. |
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Students under Christine A. Jenkins
ADVISEES:
- Elizabeth R. Cardman - University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (1996)
- Rae-Anne Louise Ruth Montague - University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (2006)
- Cindy C. Welch - University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (2008)
- Sarah Y. Park - University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (2009)
- Lim Yeojoo - University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (2012)
- Loretta Mary Gaffney - University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (2012)
COMMITTEESHIPS:
- Holly Crawford - University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (1997)
- Elizabeth Figa - University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (2002)
- Melanie Ann Kimball - University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (2003)
- Keren Moses Joshi - University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (2006)
- Joyce M. Latham - University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (2007)
- Joan Bessman Taylor - University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (2007)
- Debra Mitts Smith - University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (2007)
- Kathleen McDowell - University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (2007)
- Janice M. Del Negro - University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (2007)
- Anna L Neilsen - University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (2010)
- Christa V Hardy - University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (2010)
- Minjie Chen - University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (2011)