Judith Krug (1940-2009)
After a long absence from blogging, I hadn't imagined this as my first return post:
Judith Fingeret Krug, 69, the long-time director of the American Library Association’s (ALA) Office for Intellectual Freedom (OIF) and executive director of the Freedom to Read Foundation, who fought censorship on behalf of the nation’s libraries, died April 11 after a lengthy illness.Krug, who often said, “Censorship dies in the light of day,” was the director of OIF and executive director of the Freedom to Read Foundation for more than 40 years. She was admired and respected for her efforts to guarantee the rights of individuals to express ideas and read the ideas of others without governmental interference.
There are, no doubt, many condolences being made on her behalf, and I should hope there will be something special in her memory at Annual in Chicago this summer. I didn't know her well, but I was an admirer of her work and her spirit. Thank you very much, for everything, Ms. Krug.