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The Library Hall of Fame was a list created in 1951 that recognized leaders of the late 19th- and early 20th-century
library A library is a collection of materials, books or media that are accessible for use and not just for display purposes. A library provides physical (hard copies) or digital access (soft copies) materials, and may be a physical location or a vi ...
movement, on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the
American Library Association The American Library Association (ALA) is a nonprofit organization based in the United States that promotes libraries and library education internationally. It is the oldest and largest library association in the world, with 49,727 members ...
. A similar list was published in 1999, honoring "100 of the most important people in 20th-century librarianship," limited to "only people who lived and died in he 20th century""100 of the Most Important Leaders we had in the 20th century" (1999 December) ''
American Libraries ''American Libraries'' is the flagship magazine of the American Library Association (ALA). About ''American Libraries'' was first published in 1970 as a continuation of the long-running ''ALA Bulletin,'' which had served as the Association’s ...
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100 of the Most Important Leaders We Had in the 20th Century: A guide to archival holdings


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{{DEFAULTSORT:Library Hall Of Fame Halls of fame in Illinois American Library Association awards