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Sabrina, par Horatio and Henriette Smith
Always excited to add brand spankin new books to our Henrietta Smith Library. Faith Ringgold's newest, Harlem Renaissance Party, warmly introduces readers to Harlem's most beloved movers and shakers.
Dr. Henrietta M. Smith
Dr. Vicki Gregory and Maria Treadwell, both from the School of Information, University of South Florida, submitted this tribute to Dr. Henrietta Mays Smith. Be sure to read Dr. Smith's interview for HistoryMakers as well!
Professor Emerita in the School of Information at the University of South Florida, Dr. Henrietta Mays Smith is a longtime member of the American Library Association. She has served on numerous committees, including the book selection committees for the Pura Belpré, Newbery, Caldecott, and Coretta Scott King Awards, and as chair of the Coretta Scott King Task Force. She is the editor of four editions of the history of the Coretta Scott King Book Award, the author of numerous articles on reading materials for youth, and a continuing participant in the HistoryMakers program.
Dr. Smith is widely recognized for her contributions as an educator and to the library profession. She is the 2008 recipient of the Association for Library Service to Children's (ALSC) Distinguished Service Award. In 2011, she became the first practitioner recipient of the Coretta Scott King/Virginia Hamilton Award for Lifetime Achievement in Librarianship.
Dr. Smith began her library career at the New York Public Library (NYPL) as a children’s librarian and storyteller under the mentorship of noted librarian and storyteller, Augusta Baker. Her career path has included cataloguing and school media consultant before culminating as the first African American faculty member at the School of Information, University of South Florida.
Dr. Smith received her undergraduate and graduate education at Hunter College and Columbia University in New York. In 1975, she received her Doctorate in Education (Ed.D) from the University of Miami.