Marilyn L. Miller
Marilyn L. Miller | |
|---|---|
| President of the American Library Association | |
| In office 1992–1993 | |
| Preceded by | Patricia G. Schuman |
| Succeeded by | Hardy R. Franklin |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Marilyn Lea Miller October 9, 1930 |
| Died | May 22, 2014 (aged 83) |
| Education | |
| Occupation | Librarian |
Marilyn Lea Miller (October 9, 1930 – May 22, 2014) was an American librarian and educator and president of the American Library Association from 1992 to 1993.[1] She was also President of the Association for Library Service to Children (1979-80), and the American Association of School Librarians (1986-87).
Miller was born in St. Joseph, Missouri to James Irving Miller and Merna Liggett Miller. She received her bachelor's degree in education from the University of Kansas in 1952 and went on to receive her master's and doctorate degrees in 1959 and 1976 respectively from the University of Michigan.
She was a school librarian in Kansas from 1952 to 1961 when she became the first school library consultant for the Kansas State Department of Public Instruction. She was President of the Kansas Library Association and the Kansas Association of School Librarians.[2]
She taught at the School of Librarianship, Western Michigan University from 1966-1977 and was president of the Michigan Association for Media in Education.[3]
In 1977, she joined the School of Library Science at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill as an associate professor.
She became chair of the Department of Library Science and Information Studies at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG) in 1987. She edited a series of School Library Journal reports summarizing specific developments in public and private school library media programs in the United States.[4] She retired from that position in 1995. While at UNCG, Miller established a distance education program for the program.[5][6][7]
She wrote Pioneers and Leaders in Library Services to Youth a Biographical Dictionary. [8]
The North Carolina Library Association, Women's Issues in Librarianship Roundtable gives the "Marilyn Miller Award for Professional Commitment." [9]
She served on Greensboro Public Library Board and Friends of the Library, and on the North Carolina State Library Commission.
Awards and honors
- Distinguished School Library Media Specialist Award, Kansas Association of School Librarians (1987)
- Distinguished Alumna Award, the School of Information and Library Studies, the University of Michigan (1988)
- Award for Professional Contributions to Library and Information Science Education, Association for Library and Information Science Education (1999)
- Distinguished Service Award, Association for Library Services to Children (2005)
References
- ^ "ALA's Past Presidents". American Library Association. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
- ^ "Remembering Marilyn L. Miller, Library Leader, Educator and Advocate". sils.unc.edu. School of Information and Library Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. June 4, 2014. Archived from the original on March 15, 2016. Retrieved February 14, 2026.
- ^ Landgraf, Greg (May 27, 2014). "Library Educator and Former ALA President Marilyn Miller Dies". American Libraries Magazine. American Library Association. Retrieved February 14, 2026.
- ^ Miller, M. L.; Shontz, M. (1993). "Expenditure$ for resources in school library media centers, FY 1991-92". School Library Journal. 39 (10): 26.
- ^ "Miller, Marilyn L." Greensboro News and Record. July 27, 2014. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
- ^ "Remembering Marilyn L. Miller, Library Leader, Educator and Advocate". UNC School of Information and Library Science. June 4, 2014. Archived from the original on 15 March 2016. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
- ^ Landgraf, Greg (May 27, 2014). "Library Educator and Former ALA President Marilyn Miller Dies". American Libraries. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
- ^ Miller, Marilyn Lea (2003). Pioneers and Leaders in Library Services to Youth: A Biographical Dictionary. Westport, Conn.: Libraries Unlimited.
- ^ "Awards and Scholarships". North Carolina Library Association. Retrieved February 14, 2026.