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Atkinson, Joan – Top of the News, 1986
Presents biographies of four leaders in public library service to young adults: Mabel Williams, Margaret Scoggin, Jean Roos, and Margaret Edwards. They are described as pioneers who worked to obtain recognition for and establish young adult work and who can serve as inspirations for librarians today. (EM)
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Adolescents, Biographies, Librarians