Charles E. Beard

As the present Chair of WHCLIST(White House Conference on Libraries and Information Services Taskforce), I wish to extend to the Beard Family most sincere condolences and appreciation of Charles' many contributions and dedication to library advocacy. He will be sorely missed.

Charles was a friend, and He was a wonderful man to work with during my experience at West Georgia. He will always remain in my heart.

It was my privilege to meet Charles during the 1991 White House Conference on Library and Information Services activities. He continued to motivate with his leadership of the WHCLIS Task Force and, of course, through his strong library advocacy. He taught so much by his example. I treasured his good humor and strong convictions. He will be greatly missed.
Jerilynn Williams, Director,
Montgomery County Memorial Library System

Charles was a charming gentleman who always made you feel he was really glad to see you. He worked tirelessly for libraries and I especially felt his support when I was Chair of WHCLIST. He will be greatly missed by all who knew him.

Charles was a special friend and mentor. Hw will long live on in my heart and memories.

Charles was co-chair of WHCLIST (the White House Conference on Library and Information Services Taskforce), and we worked closely together for years.(I chaired WHCLIST.) We were partners in library advocacy--of which Charles was the Crown Prince. He was a charming and delightful man--and the quintessential Southern gentleman. I can't believe he's gone. My condolences to his family.

I consider myself one of the very lucky ones to have had Charles as one of my professors at West Georgia many years ago. I so looked forward to every class, even though they were extremely challenging. As a great teacher, his positive outlook and love of learning and libraries passed to me through his example. Years after at professional meetings and conferences, I was fortunate to have had the opportunity to talk with him about the positive impact he had made in my life and on my choice to...

I was the Systems/Reference Librarian when Charles was Director of Ingram Library. He was always cordial, informative, and giving to me and my husband, Jerome. He was the quintessential librarian and friend.

Dear Mrs. Beard,
Charlie and I were classmates in library school at Florida State.
We became friends then and remained so throughout our careers.
He was a good friend, a wonderful companion on any adventure, and an outstanding librarian. We shall all miss him very much.Please accept my sympathy at your loss.
Tena Roberts