death_date birth_place parents birth_date article_title birth_name
11 july 1968 caruthersville , missouri alfred polk and margaret ellen bright scoggin 14 april 1905 margaret scoggin
 margaret clara scoggin
margaret scoggin

margaret clara scoggin -lrb- april 14 , 1905 -- july 11 , 1968 -rrb- was one of the first librarians to expand dramatically upon the idea of young adult public librarianship .
scoggin implemented several programs throughout her career at the new york public library that placed intense importance on young adult readers , which ultimately inspired the ever-improving teen librarianship seen today .
she said of young adults , `` they are a vital force which the library can both develop and use .
they are the voters of tomorrow , the potential adult users and supporters of the public library , the emergent community to whom , theoretically , the public library belongs . ''
in 1999 , `` american libraries '' named her one of the `` 100 most important leaders we had in the 20th century '' .
