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Helene Rogers served as the Assistant State Librarian, Illinois State Library, from 1937 to 1954. Born in Springfield, Illinois in 1904, Helene became Assistant State Librarian under Secretary of State - State Librarian Edward Hughes in 1937.

Contents [hide] 1	Biography

1.1	Early life Born on March 23, 1904, in Springfield, Illinois, Helene was christened as Helene Marie Rogers. She attended the University of Wisconsin and the North Illinois College of Optometry. She married J. Walter Marquardt on February 14, 1942. Marquardt died on July 15, 1066.

1.2	Professional Impact Helene's professional life included the following: •1918-1922 Assistant, Lincoln Library, Springfield, Illinois •1923-1937 South Branch Head, South Branch Head, Public Library, Evanston, Illinois •1937-1954 Assistant State Librarian, Illinois State Library, Springfield, Illinois Helene's impact on the library profession included overseeing a statewide advisory committee that recommended the distribution of the first state appropriation of $600,000 for libraries; serving as secretary and president of the National Association of State Libraries (1937-1941); inventing the 'Bookometer', a device that was used to locate books by genre; and instituting a book ban at the State Library as a result of political repercussions about a title, 'The Boy Came Back', owned by the State Library.

1.3	Death and afterward Rogers suffered a stroke at the end of the book ban period and never returned to work at the State Library. She retired in 1954. She was diagnosed with cancer and died on May 3, 1968. She is buried in Springfield, Illinois.

2	Influence

3	Published works

4	Citations Daily Northwestern Nov. 20, 1992; Illinois Libraries July 1935, 94-95, Sept. 1968, 725; Mark Sorensen, “The Illinois State Library: Extension, Reorganization, and Experimentation, 1921-1955,” 134.

5	References

6	External links Illinois State Library Heritage Project

Published works[edit source] Norton, M. C. (1938) "Catalog Rules: Series for Archives Material." Springfield.