Legacy
His son Francis, his nephew Francis and Francis's wife Elizabeth and his grandson Francis Power continued the business after his death.
In 1922, the John Newbery Medal was created by the American Library Association in his honour; it is awarded each year to the "most distinguished contribution to American literature for children".
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“What is popularly called fame is nothing but an empty name and a legacy from paganism.”
—Desiderius Erasmus (c. 1466–1536)