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TUSCALOOSA, Ala. - The University of Alabama School of Library and Information Studies and University Libraries will host Dr. Maurice J. Freedman, president of the American Library Association, on Thursday, April 17 at 4 p.m. for a presentation on the fourth floor of the Amelia Gayle Gorgas Library.

His presentation “Better Salaries for Library Workers” will be followed by a reception at 4:45 p.m. on the second floor of the library.

Freedman is the director of the Westchester (N.Y.) Library System where he manages a cooperative library service agency of approximately 50 staff serving 38 public libraries and a population of 875,000.

He is the publisher of “U*N*A*B*A*S*H*E*D* Librarian,” which resulted in consulting and delivering speeches in more than half the states in the United States and in Canada. Freedman has served as a consultant for libraries in North America, Europe, Africa and Asia. His most recent job included consulting work for the National Library of Latvia and their research libraries on the implementation of information technology.

For more information, call Pat Henderson, interim associate dean, University Libraries, 205/348-3321.