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Herbert Goldhor----Librarians We Have Lost, Sesquicentennial Memories -1976-2026

Posted By Brett Spencer Oct 28, 2025 09:15 PM
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Herbert Goldhor (February 8, 1917-March 29, 2011) Dr. Herbert Goldhor's career as a librarian began in 1943 when he received a Ph.D. from the University of Chicago's Graduate Library School where he completed a thesis on "The Selection of Employees in Large Civil Service and Non-Civil Service Public ...

RE: Paul Fasana

Posted By Brett Spencer Oct 20, 2025 09:36 PM
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Thank you very much for this information! The photo is gold-I have added it to the post at https://lhrt.news/2025/10/20/the-unknown-librarian-who-saved-queer-history-hugh-ryan-bazaar/ Best, Brett Brett Spencer Editor, LHRT News & Notes Reference Librarian Thun Library PO Box 7009 Tulpehocken Road ...

Donald J. Sager--Librarians We Have Lost, Sesquicentennial Memories -1976-2026

Posted By Brett Spencer Oct 19, 2025 04:41 PM
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Donald J. Sager (August 11, 1938 – January 1, 2015) Don Sager received ALA's Joseph W. Lippincott Award for distinguished service to the profession of librarianship in 2005, and was acknowledged as having made contributions in multiple ways. He served as Director of several libraries including the ...

Effie Lee Morris--Librarians We Have Lost, Sesquicentennial Memories -1976-2026

Posted By Brett Spencer Oct 18, 2025 02:53 PM
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Effie Lee Morris April 20, 2921 - November 10, 2009 California Library Hall of Fame https://www.cla-net.org/page/1033/California-Library-Hall-of-Fame-Effie-Lee-Morris.htm "Effie Lee Morris was the first African-American president of the Public Library Association (1971) and was the first ...

Judith Krug----Librarians We Have Lost, Sesquicentennial Memories -1976-2026

Posted By Brett Spencer Oct 10, 2025 08:49 PM
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Judith Krug Died: April 11, 2009 How do you describe someone like Judith Krug who seemed larger than life…? She was: Freedom of Speech Advocate Critic of censorship Director of ALA's Office of Intellectual Freedom for over 40 years Founder of Banned Books Week Recipient of numerous awards ...

Lowell Martin--Librarians We Have Lost, Sesquicentennial Memories -1976-2026

Posted By Brett Spencer Oct 08, 2025 08:07 PM
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Dr. Lowell A. Martin (1912–2003) "The American Library Association bestowed its highest degree of Honorary Membership on Lowell Martin, educator, librarian, teacher, and dean at the inaugural banquet of the American Library Association, during its annual conference held in Dallas. Dr. Lowell Martin's ...

Charles Brown----Librarians We Have Lost, Sesquicentennial Memories -1976-2026

Posted By Brett Spencer Oct 07, 2025 02:02 PM
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Charles Brown New Orleans. Charlotte Mecklenberg. And more. Charles Brown "enriched the public library community through his tireless service as a library director" in multiple communities through a career that spanned five states over half a century. Read the full ALA Memorial Resolution below to ...

Regina Minudri--Librarians We Have Lost, Sesquicentennial Memories -1976-2026

Posted By Brett Spencer Oct 06, 2025 08:10 PM
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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 ...

Dr. Margaret Irby Nichols--Librarians We Have Lost, Sesquicentennial Memories -1976-2026

Posted By Brett Spencer Oct 05, 2025 10:12 PM
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Dr. Margaret Irby Nichols July 9, 1924 - June 6, 2017 Nationally known as a reference specialist and extraordinary workshop leader, author, and oral historian, Margaret Irby Nichols is professor emeritus of the School of Library & Information Sciences, University of North Texas. She has held most major ...

J. Dennis Day----Librarians We Have Lost, Sesquicentennial Memories -1976-2026

Posted By Brett Spencer Oct 04, 2025 05:49 PM
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J. Dennis Day "Thank you for acting as the Foundation's guiding star -- helping the Foundation develop and maintain its mission, defending fundamental rights, and preserving and protecting access to information from all points of view." --Freedom to Read Foundation Roll of Honor Citation. Gordon M. ...

Gordon Conable--Librarians We Have Lost, Sesquicentennial Memories -1976-2026

Posted By Brett Spencer Oct 04, 2025 05:24 PM
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Gordon Conable "Gordon was an unsurpassed champion of intellectual freedom, a wise and generous mentor to many, a consummate librarian, and a true leader of our profession." --Freedom to Read Foundation Trustees, Members, and Staff Mourn Passing of President Gordon M. Conable, ALA web site, 2005. ...

Dorothy Broderick--Librarians We Have Lost, Sesquicentennial Memories -1976-2026

Posted By Brett Spencer Sep 29, 2025 11:09 PM
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Dorothy Broderick "'There's something in my library to offend everyone.' So read a favorite t-shirt of Dorothy Broderick, a legend in YA librarianship, a great defender of intellectual freedom, and an unforgettable personality." --Sarah Flowers Learn more about the legend in this tribute by Sarah ...

Margaret A. Edwards--Librarians We Have Lost, Sesquicentennial Memories -1976-2026

Posted By Brett Spencer Sep 29, 2025 11:04 PM
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Margaret A. Edwards (1902-1988) "there was no magic on Edwards's part. Rather, there was hard work and good ideas driven by her steadfast belief in the importance of reading and its ability to transform lives. During her long career at Baltimore's Enoch Pratt Free Library (EPFL), Edwards literally ...

Dr. Edwin S. Gleaves--Librarians We Have Lost, Sesquicentennial Memories -1976-2026

Posted By Brett Spencer Sep 18, 2025 08:56 PM
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Librarians We Have Lost, Sesquicentennial Memories -1976-2026: Dr. Edwin S. Gleaves "Always ready with an apt quotation or clever turn of phrase, he was erudite but gracious, brilliant but approachable, a man of both lofty ideas and practical action." "Once, when I was at a low point, he told me that ...

Susan Brandehoff--Librarians We Have Lost, Sesquicentennial Memories -1976-2026

Posted By Brett Spencer Sep 02, 2025 03:04 PM
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Susan Brandehoff https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/delphosherald/name/susan-brandehoff-obituary?id=58379234 "She spent most of her career with the American Library Association in Chicago, beginning as managing/executive editor of "American Libraries" magazine, and retiring as director of Program ...

Micki Nevett--Librarians We Have Lost, Sesquicentennial Memories -1976-2026

Posted By Brett Spencer Aug 29, 2025 03:19 PM
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Micki Nevett "She was a treasure to anyone who had the good fortune to be in her class and she shared her experiences with us on being on ALA book award committees." SLINGERLANDS, N.Y. Micki Nevett, age 53, of Slingerlands, died suddenly Monday, December 17, 2007 at St. Peter's Hospital in Albany, ...

Carrel Ann Muller--Librarians We Have Lost, Sesquicentennial Memories -1976-2026

Posted By Brett Spencer Aug 28, 2025 04:31 PM
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"The beloved head of Sacred Hearts Lower School Library, where she exercised her gifts as a master storyteller to encourage a lifelong love of books, reading, and learning. Mother Goose Theater, Story Theater, and the resident puppets Rufus the Dog and Mrs. Daffodil the Monkey were well known to generations ...

Jean Blackwell Hutson----Librarians We Have Lost, Sesquicentennial Memories -1976-2026

Posted By Brett Spencer Aug 28, 2025 04:16 PM
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Jean Blackwell Hutson (1914-1998) was the long-time leader of the New York Public Library's Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. Hutson was born in Sommerfield, Florida, the daughter of a farmer and an elementary school teacher. From the age of four years old, she was raised in Baltimore. ...

Richard Harrison II--Librarians We Have Lost, Sesquicentennial Memories -1976-2026

Posted By Brett Spencer Aug 24, 2025 05:09 PM
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Librarians We Have Lost, Sesquicentennial Memories -1976-2026: Richard Harrison II Richard Harrison II served as one of University of Central Florida's Research Engagement Librarians and was a remarkable source of knowledge, insight, and generosity. His dedication to our mission and his unwavering support ...

Beverly Russ--Librarians We Have Lost, Sesquicentennial Memories -1976-2026

Posted By Brett Spencer Aug 21, 2025 09:44 PM
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In Memoriam: Beverly Russ 1933-2017 You might not have known her and that wouldn't be surprising. Beverly Russ was only in Arkansas a few times. Yet, she was an Arkansas Library Association member and an avid reader of Arkansas Libraries. She wanted to follow the writings (and exploits) of her son, ...