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John Alfred Shuler--Librarians We Have Lost, Sesquicentennial Memories -1976-2026

  • 1.  John Alfred Shuler--Librarians We Have Lost, Sesquicentennial Memories -1976-2026

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    "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 a librarian who championed the role of government information librarianship in nurturing government by people:

    https://www.ala.org/sites/default/files/aboutala/content/governance/council/council_documents/2017_mw_council_documents/mem_7_john_shuler_12417_act.pdf

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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, a digital memorial on LHRT News & Notes, and ALA's institutional repository (ALAIR).

    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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