Adele M. Fasick

Adele Fasick ( Mongan; March 18, 1930 – May 26, 2025) was an American author, scholar, professor emerita and dean of library and information science for the Faculty of Information Studies, University of Toronto.

Early life Adele Mongan was born in New York City on March 18, 1930, to Florence (née Geary) and Stephen Mongan. She attended Cornell University, receiving her Bachelor of Arts in 1951. She then went on to receive a Master of Arts (1954) and Master of Library Science (1956) from Columbia University. Accessed March 13, 2024. In 1958, she quit her job to become a housewife; she had three daughters with her husband, whom she later divorced.

In 1970 she was hired as an assistant professor in the graduate school at Rosary College. The following year she moved to the Faculty of Library and Information Science at the University of Toronto, becoming dean of the faculty in 1990 and remaining in that position until 1995. In 1996 she moved to San Francisco,

She chaired the Children's Library Section of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions. She also volunteered with the League of Women Voters of San Francisco and assisted in the preparation of the Guide to California Government.

Writing Fasick is the author of the Charlotte Edgerton historical mystery series, set in the 1840s. A Death in Utopia (2014) considers the death of a minister in Brook Farm, Massachusetts. Death Visits a Bawdy House (2015) features the brothels of New York City. Death Calls at the Palace centers on activities in the court of Queen Victoria and the death of an Irishwoman in London. Death Enters the Convent (2018) set in Florence, Italy during the year of European revolutions (1849) unravels a tale of deceit and intrigue. She also wrote a picture book for children, The Beauty Who Would Not Spin (Scholastic, 1988), Her other non-fiction works include:

Margaret Fuller: An Uncommon Woman, S.F. MonganBooks, 2012. From Boardbook to Facebook: Children's Services in an Interactive Age. Libraries Unlimited, 2011. Lands of Pleasure: Essays on Lillian H. Smith and the Development of Children's Libraries (Editor with R. Osler and M. Johnston). Metuchen, New Jersey: Scarecrow Press, 1990.