Donald J. Sager (August 11, 1938 – January 1, 2015)
Don Sager received ALA's Joseph W. Lippincott Award for distinguished service to the profession of librarianship in 2005, and was acknowledged as having made contributions in multiple ways. He served as Director of several libraries including the Milwaukee Public Library, Chicago Public Library, the Public Library of Columbus and Franklin County (Ohio), and others in New York, Ohio, and Illinois. He was President of PLA 1982-1983 and a Board member of the Urban Libraries Council. He wrote 8 books on librarianship and numerous articles and reviews. He was President of Gossage Sager Associates, an executive recruitment firm and Publisher and Editor of Highsmith Press. Don set an example for ethical and values-based practice in the profession.
Submitted by Carolyn Anthony
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In honor of the Sesquicentennial (150th Anniversary of ALA) in 2026, the Library History Round Table is hosting Librarians We Have Lost, Sesquicentennial Memories -1976-2026. This collage of tributes seeks to honor librarians who died between 1976-2026. The tributes are published to ALA Connect and a digital memorial on LHRT News & Notes.
We invite tributes from anyone about any library worker who passed away between 1976-2026. To submit a tribute, please use the form at https://lhrt.news/librarians-we-have-lost-sesquicentennial-memories-1976-2026-2/
For questions or comments, please reach out to Dr. Kathleen McCook (kmccook@usf.edu) or Brett Spencer (dbs21@psu.edu).
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Brett Spencer
Reference Librarian
Thun Library, Penn State Berks
He/Him/His
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