Michele Leber
Michele Leber | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 30, 1938  |
| Died | January 1, 2021 |
| Occupations | Librarian, journalist |
Michele Mathews Leber (July 30, 1938 – January 1, 2021) was a journalist, book reviewer, and librarian.
Early life
Michele Leber was born on July 30, 1938, in Appleton, Wisconsin. She graduated from Northwestern University.[1]
Career
Michele Leber was a journalist for The Post-Crescent. She was a librarian for Fairfax County, Virginia.[1] She was on the book buying committee,[2][3] and reviewed books for The Library Journal.[4][5] She was named Library Journal reviewer of the year in 1997.[6]
Leber received the American Library Association Equality Award in 1996.[7] She served on the Better Salaries/Pay Equity Task Force of the American Library Association which was appointed by president, Maurice J. Freedman, in 2002-2003 to provide librarians and library workers with the information, resources, and tools to enable them to advocate and negotiate, individually or collectively, for improved compensation and pay equity.[8]
Leber served as a leader of the National Committee on Pay Equity (NCPE) a coalition of women's and civil rights organizations; labor unions; religious, professional, legal, and educational associations, commissions on women, state and local pay equity coalitions and individuals working to eliminate sex- and race-based wage discrimination and to achieve pay equity.[9]
In 2008, she was honored as an American Library Association-Allied Professional Association ‘ALA-APA Angel’ for supporting ALA-APA to flourish in its missions of providing certification and supporting better salaries.[10]
Personal life
She married Ted Leber. Michele Leber died on January 1, 2021, at her home in Arlington, Virginia.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 "Michele Leber, former Post-Crescent journalist, dies at 82". Wisconsin Newspaper Association. 2021-01-28. Retrieved 2021-05-25.
- ↑ Mundy, Liza (1996-07-14). "BUY THE BOOKS". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2021-05-25.
- ↑ Woodward, Jeannette (1996-07-19). "The Fairfax County Wars". Public Library Quarterly. 15 (2): 23–39. doi:10.1300/J118v15n02_04. ISSN 0161-6846.
- ↑ "Library Journal". www.libraryjournal.com. Retrieved 2021-05-25.
- ↑ "Reviewer". Book Marks. Retrieved 2021-05-25.
- ↑ Michele Mathews Leber:1938 - 2021 Obituary, January 1, 2021
- ↑ A Memorial Resolution Honoring Michele Leber.
- ↑ McCook, Kathleen (2026-07-14). "Michele Leber (1938 -2021)". ALAIR. American Library Association.
- ↑ National Committee on Pay Equity (NCPE) National Committee on Pay Equity.
- ↑ We Lost Two Giants in the Library World Library Worklife, March 2021
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