American Library Association's Honorary Member Listing
| Name | Title | Year Elected |
|---|---|---|
| Aiken, The Hon. George | U.S. Congressman | 1982 |
| Allain, Alex P. | Intellectual Freedom Advocate | 1975 |
| Asheim, Lester E. | Library Educator | 1984 |
| Austin, Edwin C | Chicago Lawyer, ALA Trustee | 1963 |
| Avram, Henriette | MARC format Developer | 1997 |
| Baker, Augusta* | Children’s Librarian | 1975 |
| Barnard, Henry* | U.S. Commissioner of Education | 1893 |
| Becker, Joseph* | Information Scientist | 1992 |
| Berman, Sanford | Cataloging Theorist | 2004 |
| Bishop, William Warner* | University Librarian | 1951 |
| Bowker, Richard Rogers | Publisher | 1933 |
| Brademas, The Hon. John | U.S. Congressman | 1981 |
| Brown, Charles Harvey*† | University Librarian | 1954 |
| Bush, Barbara | U.S. First Lady | 1990 |
| Carnegie, Andrew* | Benefactor | 1899 |
| Carson, Johnny* | Television Personality | 1983 |
| Carter, Jimmy | U.S. President | 1994 |
| Chancellor, John Miller* | Librarian, U.S. Bureau of Prisons | 1962 |
| Chapman, Theodore S.* | ALA Attorney | 1942 |
| Cheney, Frances Neel* | Library Educator | 1978 |
| Clapp, Verner Warren* | Council on Library Resources President | 1967 |
| Clements, William L.* | Benefactor | 1933 |
| Clift, David H.* | ALA Executive Director | 1972 |
| Cohen, David | Intellectual Freedom/Multicultural Librarianship Advocate | 2007 |
| Cole, Fred C.* | Council on Library Resources President | 1978 |
| Collins, The Hon. Ross A.* | U.S. Congressman | 1938 |
| Cooke, Eileen* | ALA Washington Office Director | 1996 |
| Coolidge, Elizabeth Sprague* | Benefactor | 1930 |
| Dalton, Jack* | Library Educator | 1983 |
| Dix, William S.*† | University Librarian | 1978 |
| Douglas, The Hon. William O.* | U.S. Supreme Court Justice | 1975 |
| Downs, Robert B.*† | University Librarian | 1976 |
| Eames, Wiberforce* | Scholar and Librarian | 1933 |
| Eastman, Linda A.*† | Public Librarian | 1954 |
| Eliot, Charles William* | University President | 1879 |
| Elliott, The Hon. Carl A.* | U.S. Congressman | 1982 |
| Ellsworth, Ralph E.* | University Librarian | 1988 |
| Evans, Charles* | Bibliographer | 1933 |
| Evans, Luther H.* | Librarian of Congress | 1972 |
| Finley, John H.* | Educator | 1939 |
| Fiske, Willard* | 1895** | |
| Fogarty, The Hon. John E.* | U.S. Congressman | 1966 |
| Ford, The Hon. Wendell | U.S. Congressman | 1998 |
| Ford, The Hon. William | U.S. Congressman | 1984 |
| Francis, Sir Frank* | British Museum Director | 1971 |
| Frase, Robert W.* | Publishing Executive | 1991 |
| Gates, Bill | Microsoft Founder | 1998 |
| Gates, Melinda | Microsoft Founder | 1998 |
| Gaver, Mary V.*† | Library Educator | 1976 |
| Gilman, Daniel Coit* | University President | 1895** |
| Gittings, Barbara * | Gay Rights Activist | 2007** |
| Grant, Edwin H.* | 1895** | |
| Grant, S. Hastings* | University Librarian | 1895** |
| Gregorian, Vartan | University Librarian and Fund Raiser | 2000 |
| Guild, Reuben Aldridge* | University Librarian | 1895** |
| Hagemeyer, Alice L. | Deaf Community Advocate | 2007 |
| Haines, Helen E.*† | Library Educator | 1951 |
| Hale, Edward Everett* | 1895** | |
| Harris, Ezekiel A.* | 1895** | |
| Hatfield, The Hon. Mark | U.S. Congressman | 1996 |
| Haviland, Virginia* | Children’s Librarian | 1982 |
| Hayden, Carla | Librarian of Congress | 2018 |
| Hill, Frank Pierce* | Public Librarian | 1940 |
| Hill, The Hon. Lister* | U.S. Congressman | 1956 |
| Hoover, Herbert Clark* | U.S. President | 1929 |
| Hornback, Miriam L.* | ALA Board & Council Secretariat | 1991 |
| Horrocks, Norman | Library Educator and Publisher | 2004 |
| Javits, The Hon. Jacob* | U.S. Congressman | 1981 |
| Jencks, Charles W.* | 1895** | |
| Joeckel, Carleton B.* | Library Educator | 1954 |
| Jones, Clara Stanton † | Public Librarian | 1983 |
| Jones, Virginia Lacy* | Library Educator | 1976 |
| Josey, E.J.† | Library Educator | 2002 |
| Kassebaum, The Hon. Nancy | U.S. Congresswoman | 1996 |
| Keppel, Frederick P.* | Carnegie Foundation President | 1942 |
| Kilgour, Frederick G.* | OCLC Director | 1982 |
| Krettek, Germaine* | ALA Washington Office Director | 1973 |
| Krug, Judith * | ALA Director/Office for Intellectual Freedom | 2009 |
| Lester, Robert MacDonald* | Carnegie Foundation official | 1951 |
| Liebaers, Herman | Royal Librarian, Belgium | 1976 |
| Low, Edmon* | University Librarian | 1976 |
| Lubetzky, Seymour* | Cataloging Theorist | 2002 |
| Lydenberg, Harry Miller*† | Public Librarian | 1952 |
| Martin, Allie Beth*† (Special Centennial Honorary Membership) | Public Librarian | 1976 |
| Martin, Lowell A.* | Library Educator | 1979 |
| Mathews, Virginia H. | Underserved Populations Advocate | 1994 |
| Melcher, Daniel* | Publisher | 1976 |
| Melcher, Frederick G.* | Publisher | 1945 |
| Metcalf, Keyes DeWitt*† | University Librarian | 1963 |
| Milam, Carl Hastings* | ALA Executive Secretary | 1954 |
| Moon, Eric † | Library Editor | 1987 |
| Moore, Bessie B.* | Library Advocate | 1980 |
| Mora, Pat | Author | 2008 |
| Morris, Effie Lee | Retired Coordinator of Children's Services to the San Francisco Public Library | 2008 |
| Morrison, Samuel F. | Public Librarian | 2003 |
| Morton, Elizabeth Homer* | Canadian Library Assn. Executive Director | 1970 |
| Nelson, Charles Alexander* | Academic Librarian | 1927 |
| Owens, The Hon. Major | U.S. Congressman | 1987 |
| Patterson, Lotsee F. | Indigenous Libraries Advocate | 2005 |
| Pell, The Hon. Claiborne | U.S. Congressman | 1983 |
| Perkins, The Hon. Carl* | U.S. Congressman | 1975 |
| Powell, Lawrence Clark* | University Librarian | 1981 |
| Prince, Frederick O* | Library Trustee | 1879 |
| Putnam, Herbert* | Librarian of Congress | 1940 |
| Rollins, Charlemae* | Public Librarian | 1972 |
| Rothrock, Mary U.*† | Public Librarian | 1976 |
| Ruffner, Frederick Gale, Jr. | Publisher | 1987 |
Schiller, Anita R. | Gender Equality Advocate | 2007 |
| Shaw, Ralph R.*† | Library Educator | 1971 |
| Schuman, Patricia G. | Library Advocacy Now! founder | 2014 |
| Shaw, Spencer G. | Children’s Librarian | 1988 |
| Shera, Jesse H* | Library Educator | 1976 |
| Simon, Jeanne Hurley* | Library Advocate; NCLIS Chair | 2000 |
| Simon, The Hon. Paul* | U.S. Congressman | 1996 |
| Smith, K. Wayne | OCLC Executive | 1998 |
| Stevens, David H.* | Advisor to Chicago Mayor’s Commission | 1949 |
| Stone, Elizabeth W. *† | Library Educator | 1988 |
| Stueart, Robert D. | Library Educator, International Consultant | 2006 |
| Sullivan, Peggy* | Former Exec Dir of ALA and retired university Dean, Professor, Consultant | 2008 |
| Symons, Ann K. | Past ALA President & Past ALA Treasurer | 2017 |
| Taylor, Nettie B. | State Librarian, Library Advocate | 2005 |
| Thomas, Lucille Cole | School Librarian and Trustee | 2003 |
| Trejo, Arnulfo D.* | Library Educator, REFORMA Founder | 2001 |
| Trezza, Alphonse F.* | Professor; ALA, NCLIS, IL State Library Director | 2007 |
| Turock, Betty J. | Library Educator, Equity Advocate | 2012 |
| Updike, Daniel Berkeley* | Printer | 1933 |
| Upson, Anson Judd* | 1895** | |
| Vanderlip, Frank A.* | Library War Council Chairman | 1919 |
| Vincent, Bishop John H.* | Founder, Chautauqua Institution | 1898 |
| Vosper, Robert Gordon*† | University Librarian | 1993 |
| Wedgeworth, Robert | Former ALA Executive Director | 2020 |
| Wheeler, Joseph Lewis* | Public Librarian | 1964 |
| Williams, The Hon. Pat | U.S. Congressman | 1996 |
| Wilson, Halsey William* | Publisher | 1945 |
| Wilson, Louis Round* | University Librarian | 1951 |
| Winfrey, Oprah | Television Personality | 1997 |
| Yates, The Hon. Sidney R.* | U.S. Congressman | 1998 |
| Young, Virginia G.* | Library Trustee | 1985 |
* Deceased
** At the 1895 conference in Denver "all survivors of the Librarians Convention
of 1853" were elected to honorary membership.
† ALA President
