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Patricia Gail Oyler--Librarians We Have Lost, Sesquicentennial Memories -1976-2026

  • 1.  Patricia Gail Oyler--Librarians We Have Lost, Sesquicentennial Memories -1976-2026

    Posted Jul 14, 2025 09:47 PM

    Patricia Gail Oyler Obituary

    https://www.monahanfuneralhome.com/obituaries/Patricia-Gail-Oyler?obId=43075853

    Thanks to Kathleen Heidecker for sending the link to this obituary.

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    In honor of the Sesquicentennial next year (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. 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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