SRRT (Social Responsibilities Round Table)

Hi SRRT Community,

With great sadness, I'm sharing that long-time ALA and SRRT leader, Charles E. Kratz, Jr., has passed away. His obituary can be viewed here. A memorial service is being planned for March 18, at the Charles Kratz Scranton Heritage Room of the Harry & Jeanette Weinberg Memorial Library at the University of Scranton, for those in the area. Donations can be made in his honor to the "Friends of the Weinberg Memorial Library".

With care,

Hillary

Hi SRRT Community,

With great sadness, I'm sharing that long-time ALA and SRRT leader, Charles E. Kratz, Jr., has passed away. His obituary can be viewed here. A memorial service is being planned for March 18, at the Charles Kratz Scranton Heritage Room of the Harry & Jeanette Weinberg Memorial Library at the University of Scranton, for those in the area. Donations can be made in his honor to the "Friends of the Weinberg Memorial Library".

With care,

Hillary

Hi SRRT Community,

With great sadness, I'm sharing that long-time ALA and SRRT leader, Charles E. Kratz, Jr., has passed away. His obituary can be viewed here. A memorial service is being planned for March 18, at the Charles Kratz Scranton Heritage Room of the Harry & Jeanette Weinberg Memorial Library at the University of Scranton, for those in the area. Donations can be made in his honor to the "Friends of the Weinberg Memorial Library".

With care,

Hillary

Hi SRRT Community,

With great sadness, I'm sharing that long-time ALA and SRRT leader, Charles E. Kratz, Jr., has passed away. His obituary can be viewed here. A memorial service is being planned for March 18, at the Charles Kratz Scranton Heritage Room of the Harry & Jeanette Weinberg Memorial Library at the University of Scranton, for those in the area. Donations can be made in his honor to the "Friends of the Weinberg Memorial Library".

With care,

Hillary

Hi SRRT Community,

With great sadness, I'm sharing that long-time ALA and SRRT leader, Charles E. Kratz, Jr., has passed away. His obituary can be viewed here. A memorial service is being planned for March 18, at the Charles Kratz Scranton Heritage Room of the Harry & Jeanette Weinberg Memorial Library at the University of Scranton, for those in the area. Donations can be made in his honor to the "Friends of the Weinberg Memorial Library".

With care,

Hillary

Hi SRRT Community,

With great sadness, I'm sharing that long-time ALA and SRRT leader, Charles E. Kratz, Jr., has passed away. His obituary can be viewed here. A memorial service is being planned for March 18, at the Charles Kratz Scranton Heritage Room of the Harry & Jeanette Weinberg Memorial Library at the University of Scranton, for those in the area. Donations can be made in his honor to the "Friends of the Weinberg Memorial Library".

With care,

Hillary

Hi SRRT Community,

With great sadness, I'm sharing that long-time ALA and SRRT leader, Charles E. Kratz, Jr., has passed away. His obituary can be viewed here. A memorial service is being planned for March 18, at the Charles Kratz Scranton Heritage Room of the Harry & Jeanette Weinberg Memorial Library at the University of Scranton, for those in the area. Donations can be made in his honor to the "Friends of the Weinberg Memorial Library".

With care,

Hillary

Hi SRRT Community,

With great sadness, I'm sharing that long-time ALA and SRRT leader, Charles E. Kratz, Jr., has passed away. His obituary can be viewed here. A memorial service is being planned for March 18, at the Charles Kratz Scranton Heritage Room of the Harry & Jeanette Weinberg Memorial Library at the University of Scranton, for those in the area. Donations can be made in his honor to the "Friends of the Weinberg Memorial Library".

With care,

Hillary

Hi SRRT Community,

With great sadness, I'm sharing that long-time ALA and SRRT leader, Charles E. Kratz, Jr., has passed away. His obituary can be viewed here. A memorial service is being planned for March 18, at the Charles Kratz Scranton Heritage Room of the Harry & Jeanette Weinberg Memorial Library at the University of Scranton, for those in the area. Donations can be made in his honor to the "Friends of the Weinberg Memorial Library".

With care,

Hillary

Hi SRRT Community,

With great sadness, I'm sharing that long-time ALA and SRRT leader, Charles E. Kratz, Jr., has passed away. His obituary can be viewed here. A memorial service is being planned for March 18, at the Charles Kratz Scranton Heritage Room of the Harry & Jeanette Weinberg Memorial Library at the University of Scranton, for those in the area. Donations can be made in his honor to the "Friends of the Weinberg Memorial Library".

With care,

Hillary

Thank you for sharing this sad news, Hillary. What a loss to the SRRT community, library land, and beyond.

I didn't know him very well, but Charles was always a pleasure to work with in SRRT, and will be sorely missed. 

My condolences to his loved ones.

Olivia

Hi SRRT Community,

With great sadness, I'm sharing that long-time ALA and SRRT leader, Charles E. Kratz, Jr., has passed away. His obituary can be viewed here. A memorial service is being planned for March 18, at the Charles Kratz Scranton Heritage Room of the Harry & Jeanette Weinberg Memorial Library at the University of Scranton, for those in the area. Donations can be made in his honor to the "Friends of the Weinberg Memorial Library".

With care,

Hillary

Thank you for sharing this sad news, Hillary. What a loss to the SRRT community, library land, and beyond.

I didn't know him very well, but Charles was always a pleasure to work with in SRRT, and will be sorely missed. 

My condolences to his loved ones.

Olivia

Hi SRRT Community,

With great sadness, I'm sharing that long-time ALA and SRRT leader, Charles E. Kratz, Jr., has passed away. His obituary can be viewed here. A memorial service is being planned for March 18, at the Charles Kratz Scranton Heritage Room of the Harry & Jeanette Weinberg Memorial Library at the University of Scranton, for those in the area. Donations can be made in his honor to the "Friends of the Weinberg Memorial Library".

With care,

Hillary

Hi SRRT Community,

With great sadness, I'm sharing that long-time ALA and SRRT leader, Charles E. Kratz, Jr., has passed away. His obituary can be viewed here. A memorial service is being planned for March 18, at the Charles Kratz Scranton Heritage Room of the Harry & Jeanette Weinberg Memorial Library at the University of Scranton, for those in the area. Donations can be made in his honor to the "Friends of the Weinberg Memorial Library".

With care,

Hillary

How incredibly sad. Charles will be missed, his commitment to  our profession  was profound. I will always remember him with great fondness and respect. 

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Laura Koltutsky
Learning Projects Librarian
University of Calgary
She/Her/Hers

Original Message:
Sent: Feb 17, 2026 11:54 AM
From: Hillary Pearson
Subject: Sad news to share: Passing of Charles E. Kratz, Jr.

Hi SRRT Community,

With great sadness, I'm sharing that long-time ALA and SRRT leader, Charles E. Kratz, Jr., has passed away. His obituary can be viewed here. A memorial service is being planned for March 18, at the Charles Kratz Scranton Heritage Room of the Harry & Jeanette Weinberg Memorial Library at the University of Scranton, for those in the area. Donations can be made in his honor to the "Friends of the Weinberg Memorial Library".

With care,

Hillary

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Hillary Pearson
she/her/hers
Program Manager, Accessibility Services, Office for Diversity, Literacy and Outreach Services (ODLOS)
American Library Association
P: (312) 280-5020
hpearson@ala.org
www.ala.org | www.ala.org/diversity
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Hi SRRT Community,

With great sadness, I'm sharing that long-time ALA and SRRT leader, Charles E. Kratz, Jr., has passed away. His obituary can be viewed here. A memorial service is being planned for March 18, at the Charles Kratz Scranton Heritage Room of the Harry & Jeanette Weinberg Memorial Library at the University of Scranton, for those in the area. Donations can be made in his honor to the "Friends of the Weinberg Memorial Library".

With care,

Hillary