安妮·卡罗尔·摩尔对美国儿童图书馆的贡献及其儿童图书馆学思想

Anne Carroll Moore’s Contributions Towards and Her Thoughts on American Children’s Librarianship

安妮·卡罗尔·摩尔是美国儿童图书馆史上的权威人物。1896~1941年,摩尔先后在普拉特免费图书馆和纽约公共图书馆儿童部工作。在长达45年的儿童图书馆职业生涯中,为未成年人阅读服务进步做出了巨大贡献。摩尔汇编一系列儿童阅读书单,创作儿童故事书籍,开展儿童文学作品评论,撰写了众多阐释儿童图书馆学的理论文献,最终形成了对儿童图书馆学理论的独特见解:公共图书馆要重视儿童阅读服务;儿童图书馆员要有明确的定位与职责,要重视对儿童图书馆员的培训;儿童图书馆设计要符合其生理和心理特征;要充分保障儿童图书馆员的权利和待遇。

Anne Carroll Moore was an influential figure in modern American children’s librarianship.From 1896 to 1941,Moore worked successively at the Pratt Free Library and the New York Public Library.In her 45-yearlong career in American children’s librarianship,she made great contributions to the progress of reading services among children.She worked out a series of children’s reading list,wrote story books for children,made commentaries on children’s literature,and published many papers on children’s librarianship.She insisted that public libraries should attach great importance to juvenile services as well as the training of children’s librarians;the duties of children’s librarians should be ascertained,their rights should be guaranteed;children’s libraries should be designed in accordance with children’s physiological and psychological characteristics.