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Lisa Anne Apple--Librarians We Have Lost, Sesquicentennial Memories -1976-2026

  • 1.  Lisa Anne Apple--Librarians We Have Lost, Sesquicentennial Memories -1976-2026

    Posted Jan 20, 2026 08:16 PM

    "Lisa loved libraries and being a librarian, passionately providing access to knowledge and information to anyone who needed her services."  (Legacy page)

    Lisa Anne Apple (1964-2023)

    Legacy:

    https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/lisa-apple-obituary?id=52472795

    Tribute Wall:

    https://www.memorialparkfuneralhome.com/obituaries/lisa-apple

    Submitted by Margaret Barry

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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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