Former Mills Music Library Director Geri Laudati Passes Away
Geri Laudati, former director of the Mills Music Library, passed away Sunday, Aug. 6, in New Jersey after a long illness. She retired June 6 and was spending time with her sister and family.
Laudati's career at Mills Music Library spanned four decades. From 1979-'80 and in 1981, she served as a temporary music librarian at Mills, where she planned and implemented the conversion to OCLC cataloging for music scores and sound recordings. Laudati rejoined Mills in 1989 as the director of the library after heading the music library at East Carolina University. She managed the expansion of the library through many gifts and acquisitions as well as the development of online resources, most recently the Wisconsin Folksong collection.
Cards may be sent to the Family of Geraldine Laudati, 439 Green St., Boonton, NJ 07005. In lieu of flowers, gifts may be made in her memory to the University of Wisconsin Foundation, U.S. Bank Lockbox, P.O. Box 78807, Milwaukee, WI 53278-0807. For more information about making memorial gifts, contact Niki Graham at the UW Foundation.