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John F. Szabo (born 1968) is an American librarian, library executive, and the twentieth City Librarian of Los Angeles, the chief executive of the Los Angeles Public Library. He previously served as the Director of the Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System, Clearwater (FL) Public Library System, Palm Harbor (FL) Public Library, and the Robinson (IL) Public Library District. In 2015, the Los Angeles Public Library won the National Medal for Museum and Library Service, the nation's highest honor for a library or museum. Awarded by the Institute for Museum and Library Services (IMLS), the medal was presented by First Lady Michelle Obama at a White House ceremony.

John Szabo, City Librarian, Los Angeles Public Library

Biography

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Szabo was born in Orlando, Florida, and grew up in Montgomery, Alabama. At age 16, Szabo started working as a library clerk at Gunter Air Force Base.

Szabo received his bachelor's degree in telecommunications from the University of Alabama and his master's degree in information and library studies at the University of Michigan.[1]

Szabo was appointed director of the public library district serving the city of Robinson and Crawford County, Illinois. His experience then extended to the Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System (Director 2005-2012),[2] Clearwater Public Library SysteminFlorida, and Palm Harbor Public Library, also in Florida.[3] During his Florida tenure, he served as Florida Library Association president.[4][3] Szabo became City Librarian of Los Angeles in 2012.[5][6]

Honors

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In 2020, Szabo was awarded the Betsy Plank Distinguished Achievement Award from the University of Alabama College of Communication and Information Sciences.[7]

Alumni Achievement Award, University of Michigan School of Information, 2010.[8]

Szabo was featured in the New York Times best seller and Washington Post top 10 book of the year The Library BookbySusan Orlean, 2019.[9]

Named as a "Culture Czar" in "The Gay List: 50 Icons and Iconoclasts Who are Transforming the City." Los Angeles Magazine, Pride Issue, June 2019.[10]

For his support of the Mexican community of Los Angeles, he received an award of recognition from the University of Guadalajara Foundation and the Universidad de Guadalajara.[11]

Publications

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Author of Death and Dying: An Annotated Bibliography of the Thanatological Literature.[12]

Author of The Bayeux Tapestry: A Critically Annotated Bibliography.[13]

References

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  1. ^ "The City Librarian | Los Angeles Public Library". lapl.org. Retrieved 2022-09-28.
  • ^ "John Szabo". KCRW. 26 August 2014.
  • ^ a b "John Szabo". OCLC. March 12, 2019.
  • ^ "The City Librarian | Los Angeles Public Library". www.lapl.org.
  • ^ "John Szabo, MILS '92 | University of Michigan School of Information". www.si.umich.edu.[permanent dead link]
  • ^ "Getting a read on L.A.'s new city librarian". Los Angeles Times. October 14, 2012.
  • ^ "C&IS Honors Day 2020 – College of Communication and Information Sciences". The University of Alabama. Retrieved 2022-02-04.
  • ^ "Distinguished UMSI alumni". University of Michigan School of Information. Retrieved 2022-02-04.
  • ^ Orlean, Susan (2018). The library book (First Simon & Schuster hardcover ed.). New York. ISBN 978-1-4767-4018-8. OCLC 1029886122.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  • ^ Blum, Steven (2019-05-20). "100-Plus LGBTQ Icons and Iconoclasts Who Are Shaping Culture in L.A. and Beyond". Lamag - Culture, Food, Fashion, News & Los Angeles. Retrieved 2022-02-04.
  • ^ Persic, Peter. "University of Guadalajara Foundation Honors City Librarian, John F. Szabo" (PDF). Los Angeles Public Library. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  • ^ Death and Dying: An Annotated Bibliography of the Thanatological Literature.
  • ^ The Bayeux Tapestry: A Critically Annotated Bibliography.

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