Background
Swartz, Renee Becker was born on February 25, 1935 in Newark, New Jersey, United States. Daughter of Sidney David and Adeline (Kleinberg) Becker.
library advocate civic volunteer
Swartz, Renee Becker was born on February 25, 1935 in Newark, New Jersey, United States. Daughter of Sidney David and Adeline (Kleinberg) Becker.
Student, Rutgers University, 1950-1952; student, Bryn Mawr College, 1952-1953; Bachelor, Barnard College-Columbia University, 1955.
Member planning committee New Jersey White House Conference on Libraries and Information Science, 1975-1979, member delegate selection committee, member programs committee, 1978-1979. Chairperson delegate White House Conference, 1979. Re-elected permanent New Jersey representative National Commission Follow-up Activities White House Conference, 1991, chairperson national awards committee, 1984-1986, chairperson fundraising committee, 1989-1990.
Chairman New Jersey.Del. White House Conference of Libraries and Information Superior vena cava syndrome, since 1991.
President Friends of Monmouth County Library. Association, 1964-1968. Founding member New Jersey Citizens for Better Libraries, 1982.
Chair building committee Dorothy L. Spiwak Memorial Library., Rumson, New Jersey, 1971-1973, trustee, since 1971. Active New Jersey Library. Development Committee, 1973-1984.
Chair, board trustees Graduate School of Communications, Information and Library. Studies, Rutgers University, since 1980, chair, since 1983. Governor appointee New Jersey State Library.
Advisory Council, 1975, chair, since 1986, Monmouth County Library. Commission, since 1965, chair, since 1976. Past trustee Barnard College, president Alumnae Association, 1981-1984, trustee, 1981-1985.
Founder New Jersey Center for the Book, since 2001, chair, state coordinator. Presidential appointee National Institute Museum and Library. Services Board, since 2004.
Member National Citizens Committee for Public Libraries (steering committee 1980-1984), American Library Trustee Association (president committee 1983, national intellectual freedom committee since 1984), New Jersey Library Association (centennial committee 1986-1989, chairperson New Jersey Educational Institute committee 1987-1988, New Jersey Trustee of Year 1980, 99), New Jersey Library Trustee Association (executive committee 1976-1981, regional representative 1983-1986), Association New Jersey Library Commissioners (president 1973-1975), Capitol Hill Club, Lotus Club New York, Ocean Club New Jersey, Cosmos Club.
Married Harry Mason Swartz, March 8, 1931. Children: Stephen, Addi-Lyn, Sidney.