Background
Shearouse,, Henry Grady was born on May 2, 1924 in Sardis, Georgia, United States. Son of Henry Grady and Byrdice (Askew) Shearouse.
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Henry Grady Shearouse
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Bachelor of Science, Georgia Teachers College, Statesboro, 1945. AB, Emory University, 1947. Master of Science, University Illinois, 1949.
Career
Teacher Swainsboro (Georgia) Public Schools, 1945-1946. Reference assistant Savannah (Georgia) Public Library, 1946-1948. Research assistant in testing University Illinois, 1948-1949.
Head reference department Atlanta Public Library, 1949-1953. Director/special assistant to director Georgia Public Library Service, 1953-1955. Director Regional Library Service Center New York State Library, Watertown, 1955-1956, associate supervisor library extension division, 1957-1963.
Assistant librarian, director public services Denver Public Library, 1963-1969, librarian, since 1969. Consultant Colorado State Library, 1959, Lower Merion Township, Pennsylvania, 1960, Delaware County Commissioners, Pennsylvania, 1963. Building consultant Longmont (Colorado) Public Library, 1970, Westchester Library System, Mount Vernon, New York, 1966.
Member International Association Metropolitan City Libraries, since 1969, Colorado Council for Library Development, 1971-1974, chairman, 1972-1974. Member executive board Adult Education Council Metropolitan Denver, since 1969, vice president, 1972-1973, president, 1974-1976. Member board Bibliographical Center for Research (Rocky Mountain Region), 1969-1975.
Membership
Board directors Greater Denver Council for Arts and Humanities, 1970-1973, treasurer, 1970-1972. Member American, Colorado, Mountain Plains library associations.
