Ann K. Symons

Ann K. Symons is an American librarian. She served as a president of the American Library Association from 1998-1999[1] and prior to that Treasurer from 1992-1996.[2]

Ann K. Symons
President of the American Library Association
In office
1998–1999
Preceded byBarbara J. Ford
Succeeded bySarah Ann Long
Personal details
NationalityAmerican
Education
OccupationLibrarian

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
  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.
  3. "Symons, Ann K. - The American Library Association Archives". archives.library.illinois.edu.
  4. "ALA - Ann K. Symons receives 2002 Lippincott Award". www.ala.org.
  5. "The American Library Association honors Ann K. Symons with 2014 Equality Award". www.ala.org.
Non-profit organization positions
Preceded by
Barbara J. Ford		 President of the American Library Association
1998–1999		 Succeeded by
Sarah Ann Long
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