▁school ▁in ▁Taylor ▁County , ▁Florida . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 2 , ▁Taylor ▁earned ▁a ▁master ' s ▁degree ▁in ▁library ▁science ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁North ▁Carolina , ▁and ▁she ▁joined ▁the ▁Women ' s ▁Army ▁Corps , ▁becoming ▁the ▁Command ▁L ibr arian ▁for ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Army ▁in ▁Heidel berg , ▁Germany . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 8 , ▁Taylor ▁was ▁h ired ▁by ▁the ▁Maryland ▁State ▁Department ▁of ▁Education ▁as ▁super visor ▁for ▁county ▁and ▁institution al ▁libraries . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 0 , ▁she ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁Ass istant ▁State ▁Super int endent ▁for ▁L ibr aries ▁and ▁Chief , ▁Division ▁of ▁Library ▁Development ▁and ▁Services ▁for ▁the ▁Maryland ▁State ▁Department ▁of ▁Education , ▁a . k . a . ▁the ▁Maryland ▁State ▁L ibr arian . ▁She ▁served ▁in ▁that ▁role ▁until ▁her ▁ret irement ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 8 . ▁ ▁Taylor ▁was ▁active ▁in ▁the ▁American ▁Library ▁Association ▁and ▁lo bb ied ▁for ▁the ▁passage ▁of ▁the ▁Library ▁Services ▁Act ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 6 . ▁She ▁served ▁as ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Maryland ▁Library ▁Association , ▁she ▁was ▁a ▁found ing ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Chief ▁Offic ers ▁Of ▁State ▁Library ▁A gen cies , ▁and ▁she ▁served ▁as ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Association ▁for ▁Special ized ▁and ▁Cooper ative ▁Library ▁A gen cies . ▁ ▁Taylor ▁received ▁the ▁Maryland ▁Library ▁Association ' s ▁Dist ingu ished ▁Service ▁Award ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 9 ,