Ann K. Symons
Ann K. Symons is an American librarian. She served as a president of the American Library Association from 1998 to 1999[1] and prior to that Treasurer from 1992 to 1996.[2]
Ann K. Symons | |
|---|---|
| President of the American Library Association | |
| In office 1998–1999 | |
| Preceded by | Barbara J. Ford |
| Succeeded by | Sarah Ann Long |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | |
| Occupation | Librarian |
Education
Symons earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of California and a Masters in Library Sciences degree from the University of Oregon.[3]
Career
She has been a school librarian since 1970[3] working in Alaska and Anglo American School of Moscow.[2]
During her ALA Presidency, her presidential initiative was the adoption of a new ALA intellectual freedom statement Libraries: An American Value.[2]
Awards
She was the 1999 recipient of the Robert B. Downs Intellectual Freedom Award from the American Library Association,[1] the 2002 recipient of the Lippincott Award from the American Library Association,[4] and the 2014 recipient of the Equality Award from the American library Association.[5]
In 2017 she was given Honorary Membership in the American Library Association, the highest honor awarded.[2]
Selected publications
- Protecting the Right to Read (Neal Schuman, 1995)
- Speaking Out! Voices in Celebration of Intellectual Freedom (ALA Editions, 1999)
References
- "Ann Symons to Receive Downs Intellectual Freedom Award - American Libraries Magazine". Archived from the original on 2017-08-24. Retrieved 2017-08-24.
- "ALA names Honorary Member". www.ala.org. 22 February 2017.
- "Symons, Ann K. - The American Library Association Archives". archives.library.illinois.edu.
- "ALA - Ann K. Symons receives 2002 Lippincott Award". www.ala.org.
- "The American Library Association honors Ann K. Symons with 2014 Equality Award". www.ala.org. April 2014.