Elizabeth Nesbitt
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Elizabeth Nesbitt (April 15, 1897 – August 17, 1977), also known as Betty Nesbitt, was an American children's librarian and a library science educator.[1][2] She was known "internationally as an authority on children's literature",[3] and made "strong contributions" to children's librarianship.[4]
Elizabeth Nesbitt was born on April 15, 1897, in Northumberland, Pennsylvania, north of Harrisburg on the Susquehanna River, United States.[3] After completing her studies in a private school, she earned a A.B. degree from the Goucher College for women, Baltimore in 1918. She earned another bachelor's degree in library science from Carnegie Library School in 1931, and a master's degree in English from the University of Pittsburgh in 1935.[5]
Career
In 1919, her family moved from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh. She briefly worked as a teacher in a private school in Pittsburgh. She later joined as an assistant at the Carnegie Library School of Pittsburgh.[3] In 1948, she was appointed as associate dean of the Carnegie Library School, and she held this position until her retirement in 1962.[6] She then became a lecturer of the Graduate School of Library and Information Sciences of the University of Pittsburgh.[7] During the summers she taught library sciences-related courses in a number of prominent higher educational institutions, including Columbia University and the University of Illinois. She was associated with a number of professional associations, such as the Pennsylvania Library Association and American Library Association.[8]
She was also known as a storyteller.[9]
