Krug, Judith Rose Fingeret
1940 - 2009

Details
Alias: Judith Rose Fingeret
Born: 3/15/1940 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Died: 4/11/2009
Professional Facts

Regions and States of Practice:
IL, Midwest
Other Education:
B.A., University of Pittsburgh
University of Chicago
Positions During Her Career:
Reference librarian at the University of Chicago (1962-1963)
Cataloguer at Northwestern University’s dental school library (1963-1965)
Director of the library association’s Office for Intellectual Freedom (1967)
Executive director of the Freedom to Read Foundation (1969)
Founded Banned Books Week (1982)
Accomplishments:
Received the Joseph P. Lippincott Award, Irita Van Doren Award, Harry Kalven Freedom of Expression Award, and William J. Brennan, Jr. Award (2009)
Awarded an honorary doctorate, Doctor of Humane Letters, by the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (2005)


Further Research Materials

References:
Judith Krug, Who Fought Ban on Books, Dies at 69
Douglas Martin, Judith Krug, Who Fought Ban on Books, Dies at 69, The New York Times, April 15, 2009, at A25, available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/15/us/15krug.html?_r=1
Judith Krug
Dorothy Samuels, Judith Krug, The New York Times, April 14, 2009, at A26, available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/15/opinion/15wed4.html
Judith F. Krug dies at 69; advocate for librarians opposed censorship
Trevor Jensen, Judith F. Krug dies at 69; advocate for librarians opposed censorship, Los Angeles Times (April 15, 2009), available at: http://articles.latimes.com/2009/apr/15/local/me-judith-krug15
Judith F. Krug, 1940-2009: Librarian started Banned Books Week
Trevor Jensen, Judith F. Krug, 1940-2009: Librarian started Banned Books Week, Chicago Tribune April 14, 2009, available at: http://archives.chicagotribune.com/2009/apr/14/books/chi-hed-krug-14-apr14
Judith Krug, librarian, tireless advocate for First Amendment rights, dies
Judith Krug, librarian, tireless advocate for First Amendment rights, dies, American Library Association (April 13, 2009), available at: http://www.ala.org/ala/newspresscenter/news/pressreleases2009/april2009/oifkrug.cfm
Longtime ALA Intellectual Freedom Leader Judith Krug Dies
Norman Oder & Michael Rogers, Longtime ALA Intellectual Freedom Leader Judith Krug Dies, Library Journal (April 15, 2009), available at: http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6651093.html
Farewell to Judith Krug, Champion for Intellectual Freedom
Patricia Martin, Farewell to Judith Krug, Champion for Intellectual Freedom, The Huffington Post (April 14, 2009), available at http://www.huffingtonpost.com/patricia-martin/farewell-to-judith-krug-c_b_186779.html
Library advocate Judith Krug dies of stomach cancer
Library advocate Judith Krug dies of stomach cancer, USA Today (April 12, 2009), available at: http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2009-04-12-krug-library_N.htm
Judith Krug, 1940 – 2009 champion of intellectual freedom
Jessamyn West. Judith Krug, 1940 – 2009 champion of intellectual freedom, available at: http://www.librarian.net/stax/2776/judith-krug-1940-2009-champion-of-intellectual-freedom/