Meet John Edward Peters, Supervising Librarian of Childrens Center at 42nd Street

I am told that I was a book person before I was toilet trained. Armed with a BA from the University of Denver and an MS (with an informal specialty in Rare Books Librarianship) from Columbia Universitys late, lamented School of Library Service, I spent four years working for various rare book dealers before starting in 1977 as (of all things!) a childrens librarian at the Brooklyn Public Library. Moving on to The New York Public Library in the same capacity in 1980, I worked in branches in the Bronx and in Manhattan—culminating in a move to the (then) Central Childrens Room at the Donnell Library Center in 1998. I became that awesome and historic collections Supervising Librarian in 2004, and four years later moved with it to the (then) History and Social Science Library.

An active member of the American Library Association for my entire career, I have had the privilege of chairing or serving on Newbery, Caldecott and most other ALA childrens award and booklist committees. Over the past twenty-plus years I have also published articles, columns and thousands of book reviews in professional journals.

Its all good.

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[GraceAnneLadyHawk]

Yay John! We find this adorable.