On Friday, December 3 at 3:00 p.m. a memorial service will be held at the MIT Chapel for friend and former colleague Omar Khalidi. A reception will follow in W-11.
Omar Khalidi, photo by L. Barry Hetherington
Omar, who died on Monday, worked as the librarian for the Aga Khan Program in the MIT Libraries for over 20 years. MIT News story.
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