Background
Cleland, Abby Hatch was born on July 27, 1945 in Holden, Massachusetts, United States. Daughter of David Lincoln and Mary Alice (Gies) Hatch.
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Abby Hatch Cleland
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Abby Hatch Cleland, American Library administrator. Recipient Cited as one of top 13 programs unites states department Education, Washington, 1992, Committee of Year C. of. C., Greenwood, South Carolina., 1993; named Champion of Reading Greenwood (South Carolina.) Literature Council, 1996; grantee Notable LSCA Grant, South Carolina. State Library., Columbia, 1994.
Education
Bachelor, University of Southern California, Columbia, 1967; Master of Library Science, 1990.
Career
Teacher Lake Forest Elementary School, Wilmington, North Carolina, 1967-1968. The American School, Tegucigalpa, Honduras, 1968-1969. Lonnie B. Nelson Elementary School, Columbia, South Carolina, 1972-1974.
Library Merrywood Elementary School, Greenwood, 1974-1978. Cambridge Academy, 1984-1987. Director Children's Services Greenwood (South Carolina) County Library., since 1991.
Facilitator Born to Read Greenwood (South Carolina) County Collaboration, since 1993.
Achievements
Membership
Board member GIFT Literature Program, Abbeville, South Carolina, since 1991, steering committee Success By Six, Greenwood, South Carolina, since 1995, task force Alliance 2020, Kellogg Foundation, South Carolina, since 1995, team member Act 135 Strategic Planning, Greenwood, South Carolina, since 1994. Member South Carolina Library. Association and SCYPS (president, vice president, secretary since 1992), South Carolina Association of School Libraries, South Carolina State Library.
Children's Advisory, The Book Group, Cateechee Study Club(president, vice president, secretary since 1975).
Interests
Connections
Married Joel Samuel Cleland, August 19, 1967. Children: Charles Thackston, Margaret Roper.
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Born
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Nationality
American -
Religion
Episcopalian
Education
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1967
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Career
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1967 - 1968
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1968 - 1969
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1972 - 1974
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1974 - 1978
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1984 - 1987
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1991
Awards
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Recipient Cited as one of top 13 programs unites states department Education, Washington, 1992, Committee of Year C. of. C., Greenwood, South Carolina., 1993. Named Champion of Reading Greenwood (South Carolina.) Literature Council, 1996. Grantee Notable LSCA Grant, South Carolina. State Library., Columbia, 1994.Recipient Cited as one of top 13 programs unites states department Education, Washington, 1992, Committee of Year C. of. C., Greenwood, South Carolina., 1993. Named Champion of Reading Greenwood (South Carolina.) Literature Council, 1996.
Grantee Notable LSCA Grant, South Carolina. State Library., Columbia, 1994.