Remembering David Norris

We are devastated by the news that David Philip Norris died Thursday, January 12th, 2023. David was a long-time volunteer and dear friend to many. His calling was that of a librarian and cataloger. At Quatrefoil Library, much of David’s work was behind the scenes, cataloguing new items in our collection and enhancing metadata for existing items. David was passionate about making library resources easier to find, and in doing so helped countless others. He worked tirelessly to ensure that bibliographic records were up-to-date, and strived to combat racism in classification systems, always working towards more equitable library practices. For more on that work, you can read his blog.

An up-close photograph of David Norris' face. He is a white man with dark-rimmed glasses. He has short red hair and an impressive braided red beard.
David Norris, who was also known as “The Night Cataloger”
A second photograph of David. This photo is in his home. Several books can be seen over his right shoulder, and his dining room can be seen over his left. He has a short beard that was recently trimmed.
David Norris in his home.

David was close to many of our volunteers, board members, and library patrons. His legacy will live on whenever our catalog is searched and in the processes he left behind.

We are actively discussing ways that we can memorialize David. If you have a story, photo, or memory of David that you would like to share, please send it to president@quatrefoil.org and post on the memorial site below. If you would like to be in community with others who knew David, we encourage you to participate in one of our Friday night board game nights, where he was a frequent participant.