The College of Library and Information Science, in conjunction with the Richland County Public Library, established the annual Augusta Baker's Dozen Storytelling Festival in her honor. Among Baker's many honors were two honorary doctorates, the Grollier Foundation Award, the Regina Medal from the Catholic Library Association, and the Constance Lindsay Skinner Award from the Women's National Book Association. She retired from her USC position in 1994 and died 23 February 1998. The Augusta Baker Collection reflects the interests and concerns of one deeply involved in children's literature and librarianship. Included in this group of titles from her personal and working library are significant twentieth-century children's authors and illustrators, such as Madeleine L'Engle, Uri Shulevitz, Lee Bennett Hopkins, James Haskins and Hardie Gramatky.
Many books are presentation copies.
The booklists prepared by Mrs. Baker in her work at the New York Public Library and her professional journals are also part of her collection. Updated 21 December 2000 by the Department of Rare Books and Special Collections .