Hardy R. Franklin
Hardy R. Franklin | |
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| President of the American Library Association | |
| In office 1993–1994 | |
| Preceded by | Marilyn L. Miller |
| Succeeded by | Arthur Curley |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 9, 1929 Atlanta University |
| Occupation | Librarian |
Hardy Rogers Franklin (May 9, 1929 – August 22, 2004)[1] was an American librarian and served as president of the American Library Association from 1993 to 1994.[2]
Franklin received a bachelor's degree from
Franklin moved to Washington, D.C. in 1974 to lead the District of Columbia Public Library. In DC, he led an effort to dedicate a mural to the Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. and extended the library's online catalog to high schools and the University of the District of Columbia. Franklin established community libraries, an arts library and a weekly "dial-a-story" program.[5]
Publications
- "Customer service : the heart of a library : inaugural address, June 30, 1993, New Orleans" (American Library Association, 1993)
- "Keeping Libraries Open" Paper presented at the American Library Association Annual Conference (95th, Chicago, Illinois, July 18–24, 1976) ERIC 127 996
- "Where Are We Going?" Paper presented at the American Library Association Annual Conference (95th, Chicago, Illinois, July 18–24, 1976) ERIC 127 997
- "The relationship between adult communication practices and public library use in a northern, urban, black ghetto" (1971)
References
- ^ Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, US: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.
- ^ "ALA's Past Presidents". American Library Association. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
- ^ "Hardy Franklin, Ex-DCPL Head, Dies at 75". Library Journal. August 31, 2004. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
- ^ Schudel, Matt (August 27, 2004). "D.C. Public Library Director Hardy R. Franklin, 75". Washington Post. p. B06. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
- ^ Patti, Nicholas (2005). "Franklin, Hardy R. 1929 -". Contemporary Black Biography 1995. Thomson Gale. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
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