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Forrest Spaulding
Forrest Brisbin Spaulding (May 4, 1892 – December 9, 1965) was an American librarian. He was named in the ''American Libraries'' article, "100 of the most important leaders we had in the 20th century" for his contribution to intellectual freedom in writing the Library Bill of Rights.〔Dewey, M. (1999). 100 of the MOST IMPORTANT LEADERS WE HAD in the 20TH CENTURY.(library leaders). American Libraries, 30(11), 38.〕 He was a humanitarian who is remembered not only for his contributions to librarianship, but also for the positive influence he had on the communities in which he lived and worked. In a commentary on the play ''The Not So Quiet Librarian'', by Cynthia Mercati, Humanities Iowa writes that "Spaulding's words and his life touched everyone who loved not just books but freedom of expression."〔Humanities Welcome (2008). ("The Not So Quiet Librarian" ) Retrieved September 13, 2009.〕 While Forrest Spaulding is remembered for his contributions to librarianship, he began his career as a reporter. The State Library of Iowa biography mentions that while he spent some time as director of Peru's libraries and museums in 1920, "he was also a correspondent for the Associated Press. He is noted as saying that his 'efforts to report the news from that country gave him a bitter object lesson in censorship.'"〔Forrest Spaulding : author, Library Bill of Rights (2008). [Des Moines, Iowa: State Library of Iowa.〕
==Library Outreach==
Spaulding believed in library outreach and frequently organized traveling libraries, often for military groups.〔Hovde, D. M. (1997). YMCA Libraries on the Mexican Border, 1916. Libraries & Culture, 32(1).〕 During 1916 he worked with the YMCA to create collections to send to soldiers on the Mexican border and while these collections were small in number, Spaulding strove to ensure they were broad in topic and felt the items would all return well-used.〔 He served as director for the Des Moines Public Library from 1917-1919 when he left to pursue other interests, among them the library & museum project in Peru. He then returned to serve as the Director of the Des Moines Library from 1927-1952. He created what became known as "the waterfront university" in the basement of the Des Moines Library for unemployed men and others that were struggling during the Depression.〔 He was an early adopter of new technology regarding library outreach and he put library programs on the air via WHO radio in 1928.〔
〕 At the heart of Spaulding's convictions regarding human rights and concerns about the threat of censorship was a belief in the power of the written word and an understanding that all people needed to have free and equal access to information.
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