Nancy C. Kranich

Nancy C. Kranich is an American librarian. She served as president of the American Library Association from 2000-2001. During her term as the American Library Association's president, she focused on libraries' role in building democracies.

Career
Kranich worked at the New York University Libraries from 1978-2002. She held several positions including associate dean, director of public services and director of administrative services

She is on the faculty of Rutgers University-New Brunswick where she teaches courses on Community Engagement; Information Policy; and Intellectual Freedom.

Kranich has been engaged in public policy work including health literacy; intellectual freedom; the civic role of libraries with the Kettering Foundation; and as Founder of the American Library Association Center for Civic Life.

Selected publications

 * Kranich, Nancy C. (2021) "Democracy, Community, and Libraries" in Mary Ann Davis Fournier and Sarah Ostman, eds Ask, Listen, Empower: Grounding Your Library Work in Community Engagement, pp. 1-15. Chicago: ALA editions.
 * Kranich, Nancy C., and Joneta Belfrage. Libraries & Democracy: The Cornerstones of Liberty. Chicago: American Library Association, 2001. ISBN 083890808X
 * Kranich, Nancy C. (2010) "Academic Libraries As Hubs For Deliberative Democracy," Journal of Public Deliberation: Vol. 6 : Iss. 1, Article 4. Available at: http://www.publicdeliberation.net/jpd/vol6/iss1/art4