Margaret Hayes Grazier
| Margaret Hayes Grazier | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Margaret Hayes 1916 Denver, Colorado |
| Died | 1999 Detroit, Michigan |
| Cause of death | Cancer |
| Nationality | United States |
| Education | University of Northern Colorado, University of Denver, University of Chicago |
| Occupation | Professor |
| Employer | University of Chicago, Wayne State University |
| Known for | Her work in School Libraries |
| Spouse(s) | Robert Grazier |
| Children | Stepson, Michael Grazier |
| Parent(s) | Warren Chauncey Hayes, Rosetta Ernestine (Bankwitz) Hayes |
Margaret Hayes Grazier (December 19, 1916 – July 9, 1999) was an American librarian, educator, and published author in the field of Library and Information Science.
Margaret Hayes Grazier was born an only child to parents Warren Chauncey Hayes and Rosetta Ernestine (Bankwitz) Hayes on December 19, 1916 in Denver, Colorado. Grazier’s main area of expertise was in school librarianship and she worked in this arena in Colorado, Illinois and Michigan. She met librarian Robert Grazier (her eventual husband) during her years at the University of Chicago. They married on July 27, 1956, after they both had relocated to Michigan. Grazier had one stepson, Michael, from her husband's previous relationship. The two were married for 42 years, until Grazier died of cancer in Detroit, Michigan on July 9, 1999. She was 82 years old.
Grazier’s career began in her home state of Colorado where she obtained her B.A. degree from the University of Northern Colorado in 1937. She continued on with her education the following year earning a Diploma in Library Science from the University of Denver (1938) followed by completing her M.A. degree in Education from the University of Northern Colorado in 1941. While she was working on her master's degree, and for a year after she finished (from 1939–1942), Grazier also worked as the librarian and supervisor of school libraries in Greeley, Colorado . After leaving Greeley in 1942, Grazier moved to Illinois where she became the high school librarian for Lake Forest High School where she remained until 1945. She then took a position at the W.K. Kellogg Foundation in Battle Creek, Michigan as a temporary library consultant, until she eventually ended back up at the University of Denver in 1946. There she worked as an administrator and reference librarian in the Public Services Division at the university until 1948 when she became an assistant professor there.
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