Leonard Kniffel (August 25, 1947 – March 19, 2021) was editor-in-chief of American Libraries, the magazine of the American Library Association, from 1996 to 2011 after starting at the magazine in 1988.[1] He was the creator and publisher of the @ your library public awareness website.[2] As part of his role with AL, Kniffel would often interview public figures who attended ALA events.[3] He compiled those interviews into the book Reading with the Stars which contains interviews with Bill Gates, Barack Obama and Garrison Keillor among others.[3]
Kniffel co-produced, with Pamela Goodes, the documentary Loss and Recovery: Librarians Bear Witness to September 11, 2001 about the effect of 9/11 on libraries located in lower Manhattan and how the librarians who worked there have recovered personally and professionally.[4]
Kniffel was born and raised in Michigan.[5] He has master's degrees in English and library science from Wayne State University. He worked as a librarian for 18 years at the Detroit Public Library. He lived in Chicago, Illinois.
Bibliography
edit- A Polish Son in the Motherland: An American's Journey Home (Texas A&M University Press, 2005) ISBN 1585444200
- Reading with the Stars: A Celebration of Books and Libraries (Skyhorse, 2011) ISBN 1616082771
- Musicals on the Silver Screen: A Guide to the Must-See Movie Musicals (Huron Street Press, 2013) ISBN 1937589307
- Busia: seasons on the farm with my Polish grandmother (Ashland, 2017) ISBN 9780692032947
- Busia: school days on the farm with my Polish grandmother (PolishSon, 2019) ISBN 9780692036624
References
edit- ^ "Kniffel, Leonard (1947-)". American Library Association Archives Holdings Database. Retrieved 2021-03-24.
- ^ "Leonard Kniffel · Jan Karski Educational Foundation". Jan Karski Educational Foundation. 1912-09-14. Retrieved 2021-03-24.
- ^ a b Keller, Julia (May 18, 2011). "Fame and Footnotes". Chicago Tribune. p. 3. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
- ^ Goodes, Pamela (September 2011). "Libraries Commemorate 10th Anniversary of 9/11 Attacks" (PDF). American Libraries. 42 (9/10): 26. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
- ^ Kniffel, L. (2014). Reading with the Stars: A Celebration of Books and Libraries. Skyhorse. ISBN 978-1-62636-549-0. Retrieved 2021-03-24.
External links
edit- A Polish Son - personal website
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