Regina Minudri information (1937-2021)
"Gina was a smart and precocious child, who learned to read before attending school. Her love of reading lead her into librarianship...Gina was the first library director in California to turn to voters to secure library tax funding (1980) and she led the campaign to make that tax permanent with another successful 2/3 vote in 1988. Starting Berkeley's Tool Lending Library, developing a city-wide community information model, and establishing a library-based adult literacy program were other innovative services she initiated..."
--San Francisco Chronicle Obituary, https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/sfgate/name/regina-minudri-obituary?id=10699416
California Library Hall of Fame: Regina Minudri - California Library Association
https://www.cla-net.org/page/450
Wikipedia Page
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regina_Minudri
Daily Californian Obituary
https://www.dailycal.org/archives/bigger-than-life-champion-of-public-library-services-regina-minudri-dies-at-age-84/article_fa4f1508-f80f-54ad-82e8-dec9836937e9.html
1999 Regina Minudri and Ann Symons at San Francisco Public Library (Ann was ALA President)--You Tube recording
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLl_5wGya2g
Tribute submitted by Susan Hidreth, who told us that Regina Minudri was "a great mentor and friend to me during my career."
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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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