# Judith Krug

> Judith Fingeret Krug was an American librarian, freedom of speech proponent, and critic of censorship. Krug became director of the Office for Intellectual Freedom at the American Library Association in 1967. In 1969, she joined the Freedom to Read Foundation as its executive director. Krug co-founded Banned Books Week in 1982.

*American librarian and freedom of speech proponent (1940-2009)*

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## Identity
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1940-03-15
- **Died:** 2009-04-11
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** female

## Bio

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