Nancy C. Kranich Explained

Nancy C. Kranich
Office:	President of the American Library Association
Term Start:	2000
Term End:	2001
Predecessor:	Sarah Ann Long
Successor:	John W. Berry
Nationality:	American
Occupation:	Librarian

Nancy C. Kranich is an American librarian. She served as president of the American Library Association from 2000-2001. During her term as the American Library Association's president, she focused on libraries' role in building democracies.^[1]

Career

Kranich worked at the New York University Libraries from 1978-2002. She held several positions including associate dean, director of public services and director of administrative services^[2]

She is on the faculty of Rutgers University-New Brunswick^[1] where she teaches courses on Community Engagement; Information Policy; and Intellectual Freedom.^[3]

Kranich has been engaged in public policy work including health literacy;^[4] intellectual freedom; ^[5] the civic role of libraries with the Kettering Foundation; and as Founder of the American Library Association Center for Civic Life.^[6]

Selected publications

• Kranich, Nancy C. (2021) "Democracy, Community, and Libraries" in Mary Ann Davis Fournier and Sarah Ostman, eds Ask, Listen, Empower: Grounding Your Library Work in Community Engagement, pp. 1-15. Chicago: ALA editions.
• Kranich, Nancy C., and Joneta Belfrage. Libraries & Democracy: The Cornerstones of Liberty. Chicago: American Library Association, 2001.
• Kranich, Nancy C. (2010) "Academic Libraries As Hubs For Deliberative Democracy," Journal of Public Deliberation: Vol. 6 : Iss. 1, Article 4. Available at: http://www.publicdeliberation.net/jpd/vol6/iss1/art4

Notes and References

1. Web site: Nancy Kranich - Rutgers University Libraries. www.libraries.rutgers.edu.
2. .Kranich, Nancy C., and C. James Schmidt. 1999. “Meet the Candidates for ALA President: Vote in the Election This Spring.” College & Research Libraries News 60 (3): 185–88.
3. Kranich, Nancy. 2020. “Libraries and Democracy Revisited.” Library Quarterly 90 (2): 121–53.
4. Kranich, Nancy. 2021. “Health Literacy in Diverse Communities: The Strength of Weak Ties—An Exploration between Academic Researchers and Public Libraries in Central New Jersey.” Library Trends 69 (4): 1–28.
5. “Champion of Libraries and Democracy: An Interview with Nancy Kranich, Rutgers University Schoolof Communication and Information,” by Rebecca Hill. (2019). Intellectual Freedom Blog. Chicago, IL:American Library Association, Office for Intellectual Freedom. (June 20).
6. https://discuss.ala.org/civicengagement/ ALA Center for Civic Life.