[Libs-Or] Women of Library History - Carolyn W. Field

Diedre Conkling diedre08 at gmail.com
Wed Mar 7 14:30:36 PST 2018


 Carolyn W. Field
<http://womenoflibraryhistory.tumblr.com/post/171625592432/carolyn-w-field>

It’s impossible to think of the field of children’s librarianship without
thinking of Carolyn Wicker Field.  Mrs. Field (as she is still known
at the Free
Library of Philadelphia
<https://t.umblr.com/redirect?z=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.freelibrary.org%2F&t=MWQzMmZjNTZjOTQzMDg4YjZlYzE1NDc3ZjkzNmQ2YjY0YjQ3NmQ1MSxueTdqdXFmTw%3D%3D&b=t%3AmbBWSKl-DvfQkqR8zDOi2w&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwomenoflibraryhistory.tumblr.com%2Fpost%2F171625592432%2Fcarolyn-w-field&m=0>)
was a driving force across the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania as well
nationally.  In her 30-plus year career, Mrs. Field headed the Office of
Work with Children and oversaw the creation of the Children’s Literature
Research Collection
<https://t.umblr.com/redirect?z=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.freelibrary.org%2Fclrc&t=ZGQ1Yzk1OWVjZDAyNDI0MmRiNzc4MTI2YjIwNDI3OTBmMDY5YzFlNCxueTdqdXFmTw%3D%3D&b=t%3AmbBWSKl-DvfQkqR8zDOi2w&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwomenoflibraryhistory.tumblr.com%2Fpost%2F171625592432%2Fcarolyn-w-field&m=0>,
the second largest repository of children’s literature, original artwork,
manuscripts, and ephemera in the nation.   (more at:
http://womenoflibraryhistory.tumblr.com/post/171625592432/carolyn-w-field)

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Submissions for Women of Library History are still being accepted through
March 9, 2018.  The ALA SRRT Feminist Task Force (FTF) hosts a blog at
womenoflibraryhistory.tumblr.com with postings of historic women of
librarianship throughout the month of March, Women's History Month.
Submission information may be found here: http://womenoflibraryhis
tory.tumblr.com/submit2018



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