Hi everyone:



I’ve been out of town, so this is my first opportunity to write about how I met Mary and her impact on my career.



I met Mary when I first started at the UA in the Map Collection, probably 1988 or 89, either through WAML or MAGERT. I was terribly nervous at my first professional presentation at WAML, Mary was so supportive and kind. I attended an ALA preconference cataloging workshop Mary and Betsy Mangan (maybe others?) gave on cataloging remote sensing images. It was a great workshop and I kept the materials for years afterward (even after I no longer had responsibility for cataloging).



I think the last time I saw Mary was at an ALA conference. Several map catalogers, Mary, Susan Moore, Betsy Mangan, and Barbara Story were going out to dinner to talk about a book they were working on.



I am so sad to hear of her passing and feel fortunate to have known her. Rest in peace Mary.



Chris Kollen



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Subject: Mary Larsgaard memorial



Greetings friends of Mary.



I received the following from Andrea Thompson, Mary’s niece:



We are hosting an informal memorial in honor of Mary to take place on her birthday, Friday, August 4th, at her home in Santa Barbara. Please join us for a friendly gathering on the roof deck at Villa Santa Barbara, 227 E. Anapamu, any time from 6 to 8pm.



All are welcome; feel free to extend the invitation to others who knew Mary and might like to attend. Please let us know if you expect to attend, to help us plan refreshments.  In addition, if you have photographs to share, please send them to Andrea Thompson at [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> to include them in a scrapbook.



Note that Santa Barbara’s Fiesta Days will be holding events at the nearby Courthouse, so parking will be scarce. There are city parking lots accessible from Anacapa and Chapala streets, and multiple city bus lines have service to the Anacapa & Anapamu bus stop.



In response to questions about memorials, Andrea believes “Mary may have suggested that people can make donations to the Metropolitan Opera if they wish.”  I do know that one of Mary’s regular vacations for many years was going to New York for the Opera with one of you map librarians out there.



What her family is more interested in is any particularly memorable anecdotes or fond memories you would like to share about Mary.  I have agreed to compile these (and indeed, I have been saving all of your messages).  If you get those to me by lunchtime Pacific time Thursday, I can have them printed and bound for her sister and niece.







Jon Jablonski

Director, Interdisciplinary Research Collaboratory

Spatial Data Librarian, Map & Imagery Lab

UCSB Library

805-893-4049