Marianne Cooper, 82, chair of the Queens (N.Y.) College Graduate School of Library and Information Studies (1990-2003), died April 15. She led the school during a period of fiscal difficulties when it was being considered for elimination, which it avoided by introducing new programs and updating older ones. She worked at Queens College for 36 years, also serving as the college’s affirmative action officer from 2008 until her 2011 retirement. She published several scholarly papers and was an active member of the Long Island Library Resources Coun cil’s board of trustees.