Miss Moore Thought Otherwise: How Anne Carroll Moore Created Libraries for Children

Once upon a time, American children couldn’t borrow library books. Reading wasn’t all that important for children, many thought. Luckily Miss Anne Carroll Moore thought otherwise! This is the true sto…

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