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Tscherny, Alexander

March 1, 2021

Alexander Tscherny, 93, acquisitions librarian at Library of Con­gress (LC) until his retirement in 1993, died May 7, 2020. He had previously held several positions at LC, as well as the position of junior archivist at the National Archives’ microfilm repository of cap­tured Nazi records. He also worked internationally, including serving as chief of party … Continue reading Tscherny, Alexander


Roberts, Stephen

March 1, 2021

Stephen M. Roberts, 71, associate vice president for university libraries at Uni­versity of Buffalo, New York, until his 2010 retirement, died September 21. During his 33 years at the university, he established UBdigit, which made the university’s digital collections available, and UB Wings, the first campus-wide information system. His efforts led UB Libraries to receive … Continue reading Roberts, Stephen


Lewis, Marjorie

March 1, 2021

Marjorie Lewis, 91, a children’s librarian in schools and public libraries in Mont­clair, New Jersey; Scarsdale, New York; and London, died December 7. Lewis also wrote three children’s books and coedited Waltzing on Water, an anthology of poetry by women.


Hauser, Janet

March 1, 2021

Janet M. Hauser, 85, who retired from Glencoe (Ill.) Public Library as children’s librarian in 2010, died December 7.


Grisham, Frank

March 1, 2021

Frank P. Grisham, 92, died October 9. He served as director of Vanderbilt (Tenn.) University Library from 1968 until 1982, then as executive director of the South­eastern Library Network in Atlanta until his retirement in 1994. Grisham, who established the Vanderbilt Television News Archive in 1968, received many library awards, including the American Library Association’s … Continue reading Grisham, Frank


Grimm, Ben

March 1, 2021

Ben Emmett Grimm, 96, director of Jersey City (N.J.) Free Public Library until his 1985 retirement, died November 9. He served as 1968-1969 president of the New Jersey Library Association, and after retirement worked as a library consultant.


Cornish, Alan

March 1, 2021

Alan Cornish, 59, director of library technology services at Uni­versity of Oregon in Eugene since 2018, died November 5. Prior to joining University of Oregon, he served as automation librarian at Texas A&M University Libraries in College Station; systems librar­ian at National Library of Medicine in Bethesda, Maryland; head of library systems at Washington State University … Continue reading Cornish, Alan


Jarnagin, Briana

March 1, 2021

Briana Jarnagin left the Office for Diversity, Literacy, and Outreach Services November 6.


Valentine, Les

March 1, 2021

October 30 Les Valentine retired as university archivist at University of Nebraska Omaha.


Taylor, Mike

March 1, 2021

Mike Taylor retired December 26 as director of Pender County (N.C.) Library.


Wilkie, Everett

March 1, 2021

Everett Wilkie, 73, head librarian of the Connecticut Historical Society until his 1997 retirement, died December 23. He previously served as bibliographer at Brown University’s John Carter Brown Library in Providence, Rhode Island, and reference librarian at Indiana University’s Lilly Library in Bloomington. Wilkie produced several descriptive bibliographies and research works on French Americana during … Continue reading Wilkie, Everett