Gordon Conable
"Gordon was an unsurpassed champion of intellectual freedom, a wise and generous mentor to many, a consummate librarian, and a true leader of our profession." --Freedom to Read Foundation Trustees, Members, and Staff Mourn Passing of President Gordon M. Conable, ALA web site, 2005.
ALA
https://www.ala.org/Template.cfm?Section=relatedlinks&Template=/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=88380
Library Journal
https://www.libraryjournal.com/story/archive/gordon-conable-dies-was-ala-councilor-ftrf-president-lssi-vp
Freedom to Read Foundation Roll of Honor
https://www.ftrf.org/page/ROHConable
Gordon Conable Fund
https://www.ftrf.org/page/Conable_Fund
https://www.ala.org/news/news/pressreleases2008/april2008/conable
Submitted by June Garcia
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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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