Ann K. Symons

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	University of California University of Oregon
Occupation	Librarian

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]

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 Joseph W. Lippincott Award from the American Library Association, and the 2014 recipient of American Library Association Equality Award[4]

In 2017 Symons was awarded American Library Association Honorary Membership, 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

1. "Ann Symons to Receive Downs Intellectual Freedom Award - American Libraries Magazine". Archived from the original on 2017-08-24. Retrieved 2017-08-24.
2. "ALA names Honorary Member". www.ala.org. 22 February 2017.
3. "Symons, Ann K. - The American Library Association Archives". archives.library.illinois.edu.
4. "The American Library Association honors Ann K. Symons with 2014 Equality Award". www.ala.org. April 2014.

Non-profit organization positions
Preceded by Barbara J. Ford	President of the American Library Association 1998–1999	Succeeded by Sarah Ann Long