Phyllis Reid Fenner

Phyllis R. Fenner (October 24, 1899 – February 26, 1982) was an American librarian, writer, anthologist, and storyteller. She was also a long-term companion of Clara Sipprell. Her grandfather ran a general store in her hometown, which became the subject of her article "Grandfather's Store" that was published in the Reader's Digest in 1942.

She graduated from Almond High School, She also published 34 young adult anthologies, including There Was a Horse, Stories from Folklore (1941), which was exhibited at the Metropolitan Museum of Art for its quality illustrations. She also wrote for Reader's Digest, reviewed books for Instructor (published by Scholastic Corporation), and was on the editorial board of Cademus Books Weekly Reader Club, and on the advisory board of Story Parade Magazine.

After retiring from her work as a librarian, Fenner moved permanently to Manchester. She then traveled extensively with Sipprell, who died in 1975. Sipprell asked for her ashes to be buried on a rock atop Manchester; on the engraved tablet with her name, there is also Fenner's name, and that of Jessica Beers, Sipprell's earlier companion.

Fenner was sick for many years before her death on February 26, 1982. Documents by and about Fenner are archived at the Williston Memorial Library at Mount Holyoke College.