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The mission of the Library History Round Table (LHRT) is to encourage research and publication on library history and promote awareness and discussion of historical issues in librarianship.

Learn more about LHRT on the ALA website.

State Chapters-Please contribute to  Librarians We Have Lost, Sesquicentennial Memories

  • 1.  State Chapters-Please contribute to  Librarians We Have Lost, Sesquicentennial Memories

    Posted Aug 06, 2025 01:30 PM

    Today a tribute was posted about Florida Librarian, Bernadette Stork.  Florida Chapter Councilor, Heather Sostrom, had submitted a Memorial Resolution for her in 2021.  

    We welcome contribution from ALA Chapters.

    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 https://lhrt.news/librarians-we-have-lost-sesquicentennial-memories-1976-2026/. Click or tap if you trust this link." data-auth="NotApplicable" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flhrt.news%2Flibrarians-we-have-lost-sesquicentennial-memories-1976-2026%2F&data=05%7C02%7Ckmccook%40usf.edu%7C7624f2461863408fb3b408ddd42ed36c%7C741bf7dee2e546df8d6782607df9deaa%7C0%7C0%7C638900019774336685%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=mFNQajT3iY%2Fx%2FsxeyCUg%2BSkWC3rB9%2BRYDqg8bZFusto%3D&reserved=0" data-linkindex="9" data-ogsc="">lhrt.news/...

    We invite tributes from anyone about any library worker who passed away between 1976-2026. To submit a tribute, please use the form at [ target=]lhrt.news/... 

    For questions or comments, please reach out to Dr. Kathleen McCook (kmccook@usf.edu) or Brett Spencer (dbs21@psu.edu).



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    Kathleen de la Peña McCook
    Distinguished University Professor
    School of Information
    University of South Florida
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