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Charlemae Hill Rollins (June 20, 1897 – February 3, 1979)was a pioneering librarian, writer and storyteller in the area of African-American literature. During her thirty-one years as head librarian of the children's department at the Chicago Public Library as well as after her retirement, she instituted substantial reforms in children's literature.

Rollins served as president of the Children's Services Division of the American Library Association from 1957 to 1958. She was the first black librarian to hold the position. She also chaired the Jane Addams Children's Book Award Committee for the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, as well as the Newbery-Caldecott Award Committee from 1956-1957. Rollins served on the advisory comm ...more

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Charlemae Rollins’s books

Average rating: 3.98 · 63 ratings · 12 reviews · 11 distinct works

	Call Of Adventure (Collier's Junior Classics: The Young Folks Shelf of Books, Volume 9) by Margaret E. Martignoni (Series Editor), Charlemae Rollins (volume editor) 4.03 avg rating — 35 ratings — published 1918 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Christmas Gif' by Charlemae Rollins, Joseph Rollins, Ashley Bryan (Illustrator) 4.31 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 1993 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Famous American Negro Poets 3.83 avg rating — 6 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Black Troubadour: Langston Hughes 3.14 avg rating — 7 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Christmas Gif': An anthology of Christmas poems, songs, and stories written by and about Negroes by Charlemae Rollins (compiler), Tom O'Sullivan (Illustrator) 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	DRA Touchdown! (Benchmark Book Level 30) (Developmental Reading Assessment) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tents 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1971 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Famous Negro Entertainers of Stage, Screen and TV 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Christmas Gift 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Scott Foresman Reading Systems - Let's Play / Rudy's New Red Wagon / Cat's and Kittens (level 2 Book 2) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars