Background
Heckel, James John was born on May 23, 1942 in Denver, Colorado, United States. Son of Henry and Molly Heckel.
Heckel, James John was born on May 23, 1942 in Denver, Colorado, United States. Son of Henry and Molly Heckel.
Bachelor, University Colorado, 1965. Master of Arts, University Denver, 1969.
Director community services Boulder (Colorado) Public Library., 1969-1978. Assistant director Loveland (Colorado) Public Library., 1978-1980. Collection manager Lewis and Clark Library., Helena, Montana, 1980-1987, director, 1988, Great Falls (Montana) Public Library., since 1988.
Board directors Station KGPR, public radio, Great Falls, 1993-1996, Cable Seven, Great Falls, since 1994, Center for the Book, Helena and Washington, Paris-Gibson Museum Art, 1990-1993. Member American Library Association, Montana Library. Association (chairman intellectual freedom committee 1994-1995, president 1997, Pat Williams Intellectual Freedom award 1996), Mountain Plains Library.
Association, Mountain Plains User Group (president 1990-1993), Preservation Cascade, American Civil Liberties Union (board directors Montana since 1997), National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Rotary.
Married Pamela Smith. 1 child, Garth.