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A leader in our profession, Marilyn L. Miller, ALSC President (1979 -1980), died on May 22nd at the age of 83. Lillian Gerhardt offers a memorial tribute: A few years ago, I stumbled on a statement that brought our late, great Marilyn Miller to mind. It is from an essay by mid-20th century America’s most influential journalist, Walter Lippmann, after the death of FDR. He said that “The genius of a great leader is to leave behind him a situation that common sense can deal with successfully.” Change that “him” to “her” and you will have a clear picture of MLM’s leadership as president of not only one but two of the American Library Association’s youth services divisions (AASL and ALSC) and on through her presidency of all of ALA. Marilyn’s management of both her own life as well as her life’s work on behalf of libraries and librarians was...