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American librarian (1903–1968)

Lucile Nix Born (1903-03-04)March 4, 1903 Commerce, Georgia, United States Died December 1, 1968(1968-12-01) (aged 65) Alma mater Furman University (BA, 1925) Emory University (BA, 1930, library science) Occupation Librarian

**Lucile Nix** (March 4, 1903 – December 1, 1968)[1] was an American librarian.[2] She was Georgia's head of public library services for 23 years.

## Career

Nix was born on March 4, 1903, in [Commerce](/source/Commerce%2C_Georgia), Georgia to John Morgan and Ella Ludora Bennett Nix. Her father was a grocer and her mother had a passion for reading.[3] She attended [Furman University](/source/Furman_University) followed by [Emory University](/source/Emory_University), where in 1930[4] she earned a degree in library science.[5] While in school Nix attended summer programs at [Columbia University](/source/Columbia_University) and the [University of Chicago](/source/University_of_Chicago).[1]

During the first years of her career, Nix worked at libraries in [Winston-Salem](/source/Winston-Salem), [North Carolina](/source/North_Carolina) and [Knoxville](/source/Knoxville), [Tennessee](/source/Tennessee), as well as at Emory. Her first job as a librarian was at [Reynolds High School](/source/Richard_J._Reynolds_High_School) in Winston-Salem.[1] Later, while in Tennessee and serving as president of the [Tennessee Library Association](/source/Tennessee_Library_Association), Nix was influential in convincing the [Tennessee legislature](/source/Tennessee_legislature) to pass its first bill intended to provide state aid for regional libraries.

In 1945 she returned to Georgia. At the time, 33% of Georgia's population had no library access—after her decades-long service with Georgia's libraries, by 1968 the percentage had fallen to just 1.5%.[1]

Nix was elected president of the [Southeastern Library Association](/source/Southeastern_Library_Association) in 1958, and continued her involvement with the organization throughout the 1960s.[6] She was also a trustee of the Georgia Library Trustees and Friends Association from 1949 to 1951.[7] In 1963, Georgia governor [Carl Sanders](/source/Carl_Sanders) named her a member of the [Georgia Commission on Aging](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Georgia_Commission_on_Aging&action=edit&redlink=1). Nix served as president of the [Atlanta Library Club](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Atlanta_Library_Club&action=edit&redlink=1), and in 1968 she was awarded the [Joseph W. Lippincott Award](/source/Joseph_W._Lippincott_Award).[1]

## Legacy

After her death, the Nix–Jones Award for Distinction in Library Service was co-named in her honor.[2] She never married and had no children.[8]

On March 9, 2017, Nix was inducted into the [Georgia Women of Achievement](/source/Georgia_Women_of_Achievement) Hall of Fame at a ceremony at [Wesleyan College](/source/Wesleyan_College) in [Macon](/source/Macon%2C_Georgia). She was nominated by the [Northeast Georgia Historical and Genealogical Society](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Northeast_Georgia_Historical_and_Genealogical_Society&action=edit&redlink=1), the [Georgia Library Association](/source/Georgia_Library_Association), and the [Hall County](/source/Hall_County%2C_Georgia) Library System.[8] Even during her lifetime Nix was known as "Miss Public Library."[1]

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-lippincott_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-lippincott_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-lippincott_1-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-lippincott_1-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-lippincott_1-4) [***f***](#cite_ref-lippincott_1-5) ["Joseph W. Lippincott Award Application - Lucile Nix"](https://alair.ala.org/bitstream/handle/11213/810/LippincottAward_LucileNix.pdf) (PDF). 1968. Retrieved 23 July 2019.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-ga-lib-1989_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-ga-lib-1989_2-1) Fennell, Janice C. ["The Georgia Librarian: A Twenty-Five Year Perspective"](http://www.libsci.sc.edu/histories/georgia/statehistory/GA_Librarian_25_Years.pdf) (PDF). *[The Georgia Librarian](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Georgia_Librarian&action=edit&redlink=1)*. No. Spring 1989. pp. 21–22.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-miller_3-0)** Miller, Marilyn L. (2003). ["Nix, Lucile (1903-1968)"](https://books.google.com/books?id=JMH7RkYRh0gC&pg=PA179). *Pioneers and Leaders in Library Services to Youth: A Biographical Dictionary*. Westport, Connecticut: Libraries Unlimited. pp. 179–181. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9781591580287](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9781591580287). [OCLC](/source/OCLC_(identifier)) [491673635](https://search.worldcat.org/oclc/491673635). Retrieved 23 July 2019 – via [Google Books](/source/Google_Books).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-tlq-carmichael_4-0)** Carmichael Jr., James V. (April 1992). ["Women in Southern Library Education, 1905-1945"](http://libres.uncg.edu/ir/uncg/f/J_Carmichael_Women_1992.pdf) (PDF). *The Library Quarterly*. **62** (2): 169–216. [doi](/source/Doi_(identifier)):[10.1086/602443](https://doi.org/10.1086%2F602443). [JSTOR](/source/JSTOR_(identifier)) [4308688](https://www.jstor.org/stable/4308688). [S2CID](/source/S2CID_(identifier)) [142556623](https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:142556623).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-atl-const-1958_5-0)** ["Miss Lucile Nix Heads Dixie Librarians"](https://www.newspapers.com/clip/23396813/lucile_nix_head_of_se_reg_library_assn/). *The Atlanta Constitution*. 27 Oct 1958. Retrieved 23 July 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-sela-hist_6-0)** ["The Federal Period-The 1960s"](http://www.selaonline.org/sela/history/1960.html). Southeastern Library Association. Retrieved 23 July 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-glah_7-0)** ["Georgia Library Association Handbook: Appendix 2: Past Officers"](https://gla.georgialibraries.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/exec_members_pastboardmembers.pdf) (PDF). Retrieved 23 July 2019.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-gt-hall-lib-2017_8-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-gt-hall-lib-2017_8-1) Van Parys, Hailey (March 11, 2017). ["Hall library pioneer Lucile Nix inducted into Georgia Women of Achievement Hall of Fame"](https://www.gainesvilletimes.com/news/hall-library-pioneer-lucile-nix-inducted-into-georgia-women-of-achievement-hall-of-fame/). The Gainesville Times. Retrieved 23 July 2019.

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