LHRT (Library History Round Table)

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The mission of the Library History Round Table (LHRT) is to encourage research and publication on library history and promote awareness and discussion of historical issues in librarianship.

Learn more about LHRT on the ALA website.

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  • Greetings! This is a reminder to join us online for the ALA Library History Roundtable's (LHRT) media discussion group, LHRT Reads on Tuesday, April 28th, 2026, at ...

  • *Apologies for Cross-Posting* Please join the SAA Archival History Section for a lecture by Laura E. Helton on April 6th at 12PM EST . The talk is titled "Mobilizing Manuscripts: ...

  • " Librarians We Have Lost- Sesquicentennial Memories -1976-2026 " is featured in the April 2026 issue of Library Journal. This Library History Round Table ...

  • "I worked with Jerry at Rosary in the early 1970s as we installed a photocopy machine, were a Beta site for OCLC, and tried to keep up an aging set of microform machinery. He was ...

  • " The statistics she has provided have been quoted by millions and have helped to define and dramatize the issues facing libraries of all type." - ALA Executive Director - Keith ...

  • "One of Allain's main contributions to the fight for intellectual freedom within libraries was the work he did with American Library Association's Office for Intellectual Freedom ...

  • "John Alfred Shuler was a tireless, passionate advocate for the power of government information in a democratic society" John Alfred Shuler (d. 2016) A resolution honoring ...

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