Leonard Kniffel, former editor and publisher of American Libraries, died March 19 of pancreatic cancer. Kniffel was a librarian, journalist, and author. Before joining the staff of ALA in 1988, he worked at Detroit Public Library for 18 years, during which time he earned his master’s degrees in English and library science at Wayne State University. He wrote for the magazine on issues ranging from censorship to public service. In 2014, he became executive director of the Polish American Librarians Association and a board member of the Polish Museum of America. Many of his former colleagues at ALA, where he worked until 2012, shared their memories of him.