Gloria Werner

1940 - 2021

December 12, 1940 - March 5, 2021 Gloria Werner passed away peacefully on March 5, 2021. She was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother. Serving as UCLA University Librarian, she was fond of saying that despite not having attended UCLA, she was born and raised professionally there. She was honored by the university in 2013 with the UCLA University Service Award for her over 40 years of service to the University. Arriving on UCLA's campus in 1962 for graduate training in medical librarianship, Gloria rose from a reference librarian to Biomedical Librarian and Associate University Librarian in 1979. Pinch-hitting for a fellow administrator in the University Research Library in 1983, Werner immersed herself in new areas of technical services and automation. In 1990, she succeeded Russell Shank as University Librarian.During her career, Werner was a consultant to other libraries in America and Asia, served on university accreditation teams and edited the journal of Medical Library Association. In 1996-97, she served as president of the Association of Research Libraries, focusing on copyrights and intellectual property.Following her 2002 retirement, Werner continued to treasure her ties to UCLA. She served as an honorary member of the Gold Shield Alumnae and was on UCLA's Board of Women and Philanthropy. She also maintained ties to the Grunwald Center for the Graphic Arts in the Hammer Museum for which Werner and her deceased husband Newton were donors for many years. She traveled the globe, was a season ticket holder to the LA Phil, Ojai Music Festival and LA Opera, and proudly served as a member of the Docent Council at LACMA, indulging the passion she developed as an undergraduate studying art history at Oberlin College. She is survived by her son Adam, daughter in law Tammy and her grandchild Noah. In Lieu of flowers, the family suggests honoring Gloria's life with a gift to the UCLA Library. Gifts to the University Librarians Greatest Needs funds can be made at this link: https://giving.ucla.edu/Standard/NetDonate.aspx?SiteNum=463 Checks made payable to the UCLA Foundation may be sent via regular mail to The UCLA Foundation, P.O. Box 7145, Pasadena, CA 91109-9903, with a note that the gift is in memory of Gloria Werner. For assistance, please contact UCLA Library Development at (310) 206-8526 or giving@library.ucla.edu.