Hagar, Chris
April 26, 2012Chris Hagar joins San Jose (Calif.) State University’s School of Library and Information Science as a full-time faculty member this fall.
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Brandau, Christie Pearson
April 25, 2012President Barack Obama has nominated Christie Pearson Brandau, retired state librarian and adjunct professor at Emporia (Kans.) State University’s School of Library and Information Management, to the National Museum and Library Services Board. She served as state librarian of Kansas and Michigan. Brandau also worked at the State Library of Iowa, North Central Iowa Regional Library, and in public libraries in Osage and Riceville, … Continue reading Brandau, Christie Pearson
Hyman, Arnold
April 25, 2012Arnold Hyman, librarian at New York Public Library for four decades, died March 3, three days after being struck by a car.
Gex, Virginia
April 25, 2012Virginia Alexander Gex, librarian at St. Stanislaus Catholic School for Boys in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi for 30 years, died March 5.
Dennis, Willye
April 25, 2012Willye Dennis, 85, retired librarian, civil rights pioneer, and state lawmaker, died March 4. She led the Jacksonville, Florida, NAACP chapter for a decade and served two terms in the Florida House of Representatives
Hughes, Janet H.
April 25, 2012Janet H. Hughes, 91, retired high school librarian at North Syracuse (N.Y.) School District, died March 16.
Helwig-Rodriguez, Mary Louise
April 25, 2012Mary Louise Helwig-Rodriguez, 46, children’s librarian at Little Falls (N.J.) Public Library, died March 14 after battling a recent illness. She was vocal when Gov. Chris Christie proposed funding cuts for the state’s public libraries and took part in a protest rally in Trenton in spring 2010.
Green, Katherine Susan Bailey
April 25, 2012Katherine Susan Bailey Green, 96, school librarian, writer, and teacher, died February 23. She held positions in the Montclair and Newark, New Jersey, school systems and served as director of library services for East Orange Public Library. As an author, Green contributed to the World Book Encyclopedia and wrote a children’s book about the American flag. She was an authority on Old English and … Continue reading Green, Katherine Susan Bailey
Gayden, Elnora
April 25, 2012Elnora Gayden, school librarian at Martin Luther King Middle School in Monroe, Louisiana, died suddenly February 12. She reportedly went to the hospital to visit her sister, who also died the same day, and collapsed in the hospital.
Fraser, Amanda H.
April 25, 2012Amanda H. Fraser, 89, retired acquisitions librarian at Earlham College in Richmond, Indiana, died March 29.
Ferguson, Anna
April 25, 2012Anna Ferguson, 29, school librarian at Rantoul (Ill.) City Schools died of a brain aneurysm February 12
Erion, Betty Flanders
April 25, 2012Betty Flanders Erion, 93, a former school librarian, died March 16.