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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  • Dear LHRT Members, To those of you going to Chicago, wishing everyone a wonderful ALA Annual Conference! A few things to keep on your radar: ALA's 150th Anniversary Display ...

  • This has been a really enlightening conversation and thank you for participating in it! I appreciate everyone's thoughts on the subject and Brett, please pass along thanks to Dr. ...

  • Black Women's Literary Reception and Taste: The Incomparable Doris E. Saunders Wednesday, June 24 Reception at 6 p.m. Talk at 6:30 p.m. ...

  • Bruce, Lorne (2023). George Herbert Locke and the Transformation of Toronto Public Library, 1908-1937 . University of Waterloo. ------------------------------ Kathleen de ...

  • Dr. Mark Carl Rom, who is researching for his project Profiles from America's Public Libraries , has a question for the library history community about an intriguing phenomenon ...

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    Arthur S. Meyers was Director of the Muncie, Indiana Public Library when the library received the first John Sessions Memorial Award in 1981. It is a RUSA Award. The Award ...

  • Miriam Matthews (1905–2003) was a pioneering African American librarian and advocate for racial equity, intellectual freedom, and Black history in Los Angeles. Born in Pensacola, ...

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