"Karen was a beautiful person who cared for every individual she conversed with, collaborated with, and assisted in the university library, especially those who sought her expertise as a librarian at the reference and research service desk. Karen always had a friendly smile that welcomed, warmed the heart, and opened one to a moment of conversation or a casual greeting." --Justine Withers
Karen Johnson
Read the full tribute to a librarian we would all love to work with:
https://usfblogs.usfca.edu/gleeson-gleanings/2019/09/09/in-memoriam-karen-johnson/
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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).
------------------------------
Brett Spencer
Reference Librarian
Thun Library, Penn State Berks
He/Him/His
------------------------------