Joyce G. McDonough

It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of our beloved sister and auntie, Joyce G. McDonough, aged 70, at her family home in North Haven on Wednesday, February 1st, 2023. Joyce served as Director of Continuing & Electronic Resources, Management Division, and Director of Technical Support & Acquisitions at Columbia University from 1990 until her retirement in 2016. Prior to her time at Columbia University, she served as the Head of the Acquisitions Department at the University of Louisville from 1986-1991.

She served as the Executive Manager of the Connecticut Professional Photographer’s Association (CTPPA) and was also the chair of the Image Competition Committee.

She received a Library Science MA at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1977 and received her Bachelor of Arts from Albertus Magnus College in 1974. Throughout her career, Joyce was a dedicated and active member of the American Library Association (ALA), serving on the Association for Library Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS) division of ALA for 46 years. In 2017, Joyce received an award of honor from ALCTS for outstanding contributions at all levels within ALCTS, stellar dedication to service, uncompromising commitment to excellence, willingness to accept challenges, and sustained an exemplary record of moving ALCTS forward. Libraries and librarianship were Joyce’s passions and she instilled in her four nieces a passion for reading. Having no children of her own, Joyce doted on her nieces and raised two golden retrievers, Mackenzie and Spirits, whom she loved dearly. Joyce was the daughter of the late Francis J. and Linda (Monroe) McDonough Jr. Joyce was predeceased by her brother Frank J. McDonough III. She leaves behind her sister, Kathleen (Mike) McGarry, nieces Erin (Dan) Tavares, Red McGarry, Kelly (Chris) Pappas, Liz McGarry, great-niece Abigail Tavares, great-nephews Jack and Billy Pappas and Lucas Tavares. She will forever be loved and known as Auntie to all.

Visiting hours will be Friday, February 10th from 4-7PM at The Havens Family North Haven Funeral Home, 36 Washington Ave., North Haven, CT. Friends are invited to gather at St. Barnabas Church, Saturday, February 11th at 11AM, 44 Washington Ave., North Haven, CT. Interment will follow in Centerville Cemetery (Central Burial Grounds), 247 Washington Ave., Hamden, CT. www. northhavenfuneral.com