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American librarian (1837–1918) For other people with the same name, see Samuel Green.

Samuel Swett Green


President of the American Library Association
In office July 1891 – November 1891
Preceded by	Melvil Dewey
Succeeded by	Klas August Linderfelt

Personal details
Born	(1837-02-20)February 20, 1837 Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Died	December 8, 1918(1918-12-08) (aged 81) Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Education	Harvard University
Occupation	Librarian
Known for	founding figure in America’s public library movement

Samuel Swett Green (February 20, 1837 – December 8, 1918) was an American librarian.

Green was born in Worcester, Massachusetts, to the apothecary James Green and Elizabeth Swett. He was educated at Harvard, graduating in 1858. A few years later, he attended Harvard Divinity School but did not graduate until 1864 due to health issues. Forsaking the ministry, he began his library career in 1867, when he was appointed director of the Worcester Free Public Library. The library was heavily funded by Green’s uncle, Dr. John Green. As director, Green focused primarily on the technical aspects of librarianship. He also instituted an interlibrary loan system and a lending collection of artwork. In 1871, he took up the position of librarian, a position he held for 38 years.

Green was elected a member of the American Antiquarian Society in 1880.

References

^ Richardson Jr., John V. "Green, Samuel Swett (20 February 1837 - 8 December 1918)". Retrieved 5 April 2015.
Samuel Swett Green: Worcester Free Public Library, Worcester, MA., Director 1867-1871, Librarian 1871-1909. Worcester, MA: Press of F. S. Blanchard & Co. 1909. pp. 1–18. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
"Samuel Swett Green | Worcester Public Library".
Deng, Liya (September 2014). "The Evolution of Library Reference Services: From General to Special, 1876-1920s". Libri: International Journal of Libraries & Information Services. 64 (3): 254–262.
American Antiquarian Society Members Directory

Bopp, Richard E. and Linda C. Smith. Reference and Information Services: An Introduction, 3d ed. Englewood, CO: Libraries Unlimited, 2001.
Coombs, Zelotes Wood. (1909). Samuel Swett Green Worcester Free Public Library Worcester Mass. Director 1867-1871; Librarian 1871-1909. (a Memorial.) . F.S. Blanchard & Co: Worcester Mass.

Non-profit organization positions
Preceded byMelvil Dewey	President of the American Library Association 1891	Succeeded byKlas August Linderfelt

American Library Association

Founders

Notable
divisions

American Association of School Librarians (AASL)
Association for Library Collections and Technical Services (ALCTS)
Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC)
Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL)
Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies (ASCLA)
Library Information Technology Association (LITA)
Public Library Association (PLA)
Reference and User Services Association (RUSA)
Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA)

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honors

Books for adults	Boyd Brody Andrew Carnegie Dartmouth Gleason library history Stonewall

For children and young adults	Arbuthnot Batchelder Belpré Caldecott Carnegie (video) Geisel King Legacy Newbery Odyssey (audio) Schneider Sibert Stonewall Excellence in Nonfiction Edwards Morris Printz

Book lists	ALA Notable Books Alex Awards Amazing YA Audiobooks Best YA Books Great Graphic Novels for Teens Outstanding Academic Title Popular YA Paperbacks Quick Picks Rainbow List Outstanding Reference Sources Rise: A Feminist Book Project

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Winsor Poole Cutter Crunden Dewey Green Linderfelt Fletcher Dewey Larned H. M. Utley Dana Brett Winsor Putnam Lane Thwaites Carr Billings Hosmer Putnam Richardson Hill Andrews Bostwick Gould Hodges J. I. Wyer Elmendorf Legler Anderson Wellman Plummer W. L. Brown Montgomery Bishop Hadley Tyler Root G.B. Utley Jennings Meyer Belden Locke Roden Eastman Keogh Strohm Rathbone Lydenberg Countryman Compton Wilson M. G. Wyer Craver Ferguson Munn Culver C. H. Brown Metcalf Warren Vitz Ulveling Rothrock Rice McDiarmid Lord Graham Fyan Downs Ludington Mumford Richards Shaw Morsch Greenaway Powell Spain Morton Bryan Wagman Castagna Vosper Gaver Mohrhardt McDonough Dix Bradshaw Doms Laich Lowrie Holley Martin Jones Moon Shank Galvin Sullivan Stone Nemeyer Sheldon Josey Lynch Minudri Chisholm Summers Berger Dougherty Schuman Miller Franklin Curley Turock Somerville Ford Symons Long Kranich Berry Freedman Hayden Brey-Casiano Gorman Burger Roy Rettig Alire Stevens Raphael Sullivan Stripling Young Feldman Todaro Neal Garcia-Febo W. K. Brown Jefferson Wong Pelayo-Lozada Drabinski Hohl

Presidents of the American Library Association

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