Carol Smallwood

BornMay 3, 1939 (age 86)

OccupationLibrarian

NationalityAmerican

EducationEastern Michigan University (BS)
Western Michigan University

Carol Smallwood
Born	(1939-05-03) May 3, 1939 (age 86) Cheboygan, Michigan
Occupation	Librarian
Nationality	American
Education	Eastern Michigan University (BS) Western Michigan University
Genres	poet, creative nonfiction, fiction
Notable awards	National Federation of State Poetry Societies Award

Carol Smallwood (born May 3, 1939) is an American poet and writer.^[1]

Carol Smallwood was born May 3, 1939, in Cheboygan, Michigan to teachers Lloyd and Lucy Gouine.^[2] She received her Bachelor of Science degree from Eastern Michigan University in 1961^[3] followed by a master's degree in Art in 1963,^[3] and MLA Library Science degree from Western Michigan University in 1976.^[1]

Married in 1963 and divorced in 1976, Smallwood has two children.^[2]

Career

Smallwood began working in the education and library administration fields in 1961.^[3] She has written non-fiction books for libraries with the intention of providing public and higher-education libraries with strategies and tested programs to encourage patron interaction.^[4]

She stated in an interview that her first book "came from teachers asking where to get materials", and that she started writing poetry after being told her "chan[c]es were slim of surviving cancer".^[5]

Awards

National Federation of State Poetry Societies Award^[6]^[7]
Franklin-Christoph Poetry Contest Winner^[6]
ByLine 1st Place for First Chapter of a Novel^[6]

Selected publications

Fiction

A Ceremony, The Head & The Hand Press, 2014. OCLC 890940941

Non-fiction

Library Partnerships With Writers and Poets: Case Studies (joint author with Vera Gubnitskaia), McFarland & Company, 2017. ISBN 978-1476665399
Interweavings: Creative Nonfiction, Shanti Arts Publishing, 2017. ISBN 9781941830468
The Complete Guide to Using Google in Libraries: Volume 1 Instruction, Administration and Staff Productivity, Volume 2 (editor), McFarland & Company, 2015. ISBN 978-1442246904 ISBN 978-1442247888
Creative Management of Small Public Libraries in the 21st Century, Rowman & Littlefield, 2014. ISBN 978-1442243576
Writing After Retirement: Tips From Successful Retired Writers (joint editor with Christine Redman-Waldeyer), Rowman & Littlefield, 2014. ISBN 978-1442238305
Library Services for Multicultural Patrons: Strategies to Encourage Library Use (joint editor with Kim Becnel), Scarecrow Press, 2013. ISBN 978-0810887220
Continuing Education for Librarians: Essays on Career Improvement through Classes, Workshops, Conferences and More, McFarland & Company, 2013. ISBN 978-0786468867
Women on Poetry: Writing, Revising, Publishing and Teaching (joint editor with Colleen S. Harris, and Cynthia Brackett-Vincent), McFarland & Company, 2012. ISBN 978-0786463923
How to Thrive as a Solo Librarian (joint editor with Melissa J. Clapp), Scarecrow Press, 2011. ISBN 978-0810882133
The Frugal Librarian: Thriving in Tough Economic Times, 2011.
Contemporary American Women: Our Defining Passages (joint editor with Cynthia Brackett-Vincent), All Things That Matter Press, 2009. ISBN 978-0984259434
Librarians as Community Partners: An Outreach Handbook, ALA Editions, 2009.
Insider's Guide to School Libraries: Tips and Resources, Linworth Publishing, 1997. ISBN 978-0938865612
A Guide to Selected Federal Agency Programs and Publications for Librarians and Teachers, Libraries Umlimited Inc, 1986. ISBN 978-0872875289

Novels

Lily's Odyssey, All Things That Matter Press, 2010. ISBN 9780984098453

Poetry

On the Way to Wendy's, Pudding House Publications, 2008. ISBN 978-1589986459
Patterns : Moments in Time. Word Poetry. 28 February 2019. ISBN 978-1625493057.
Poetry A Matter of Selection, Poetic Matrix Press, 2018. ISBN 0998146986
Prisms, Particles, and Refractions, Finishing Line Press, 2017. ISBN 978-1635342338
In Hubble's Shadow, Shanti Arts Publishing, 2017. ISBN 9781941830444
Divining the Prime Meridian, WordTech Editions, 2015. ISBN 9781625491114
Water, Earth, Air, Fire, and Picket Fences, Lamar University Press, 2014. ISBN 9780991107483
Compartments: Poems on Nature, Femininity and Other Realms, Anaphora Literary Press, 2011. ISBN 9781681141848
Smallwood, Carol (2018). In the Measuring. Shanti Arts. ISBN 978-1-947067-38-7.
Visits and Other Passages, Finishing Line Press, January 2019. ISBN 1635348005
Chronicles in Passage, Poetic Matrix Press, August 2019. ISBN 978-1733702539
Thread, Form, and Other Enclosures, Main Street Rag Publishing, October 2020. ISBN 9781599488127
The Illusiveness of Gray, Kelsay Books, May 2021. ISBN 9781954353367

Authority control databases
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National	United States Czech Republic Spain Netherlands Latvia Poland Israel Catalonia Belgium
People	DDB
Other	IdRef Open Library Yale LUX

Career

Awards

Selected publications

Fiction

Non-fiction

Novels

Poetry

References

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