Biblo, Herbert | The American Library Association Archives

Herbert Biblo (1924-2018) was a librarian and Executive Director of the Long Island Library Resources Council (LILRC) for thirty-five years [1]. He was a member of the ALA Council from 1977 to 1989, 1992 to 1996, and 1999-2002, and served as the ALA Treasurer from 1980 to 1984 [2]. Herb joined ALA’s Social Responsibilities Round Table (SRRT) soon after it’s inception in 1969 and worked to promote social justice in librarianship until his death in 2018 [3]. In 2022, the SRRT created and gave the first Herb Biblo Outstanding Leadership Award for Social Justice & Equality, which has since been awarded annually in recognition of an individual for outstanding leadership in promoting social justice and/or equality within the library profession [4].

[1]: Librarians We Have Lost, “Herbert Biblo (1924-2018),” American Library Association Institutional Repository (accessed May 5, 2026), https://hdl.handle.net/11213/23951

[2]: Al Kagan, "Essay: Remembering Herb Biblo,” SRRT Newsletter, no. 203 (2018), https://www.ala.org/rt/srrt-newsletter-issue-203-june-2018#11

[3]: Ibid.

[4]: Social Responsibilities Round Table, “Herb Biblo Outstanding Leadership Award for Social Justice & Equality,” American Library Association (accessed May 5, 2026), https://www.ala.org/srrt/bibloaward