Judith Krug

Judith Krug

Judith Fingeret Krug (March 15, 1940 – April 11, 2009) was an American librarian and anti-censorship activist. She was appointed as the Director of the American Library Association's Office for Intellectual Freedom in 1967 and Executive Director of the Freedom to Read Foundation in 1969. She cofounded Banned Books Week in 1982.

Judith Krug held positions in various Chicago libraries-including Reference Librarian at the John Crerar Library and Head Cataloguer at the Northwestern University Dental School Library. Before assuming her duties in the Office for Intellectual Freedom Krug was the research analyst for the American Library Association. In addition, she sat on the 2006 panel of judges for the PEN/Newman's Own Award, which recognizes those who defend the First Amendment's right to freedom of expression in writing.