Jean E. Lowrie | |
|---|---|
 Lowrie (right) shaking hands with Fu Feng-Kuei, an instructor at Peking Foreign Language Institute, alongside Robert Wedgeworth, Director of the ALA, during a visit by Chinese librarians to the ALA headquarters. October 18, 1973 | |
| President of the American Library Association | |
| In office 1973–1974 | |
| Preceded by | Katherine Laich |
| Succeeded by | Edward G. Holley |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 11, 1918 Northville, Fulton County, New York, US |
| Died | November 9, 2014 (aged 96) Stuart, Florida, US |
| Education | |
| Occupation | Librarian |
Jean Elizabeth Lowrie (October 11, 1918 – November 9, 2014) was an American librarian, educator, and president of the American Library Association from 1973 to 1974.[1] She received a bachelor's degree from Keuka College in 1940 and a second bachelor's degree in library science from Western Reserve University in 1941. She went on to receive a master's degree in elementary education from Western Michigan University in 1956 and her doctorate from Western Reserve University in 1959.[2][3]
Her first library position was as a children's librarian in the Toledo Public Library. In 1944, she moved to Tennessee to serve as an elementary school librarian in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, where she worked until 1951. Lowrie's next position was at Western Michigan University, where she was librarian for the Campus School, a training school for future teachers. She became a faculty member at the WMU School of Librarianship in 1958. In 1963, she became director of the program until her retirement in 1981.[4]
Lowrie founded the International Association of School Librarianship[5] to promote effective school librarianship and was the organization's first president from 1971 to 1977. She also served as its executive secretary from 1977 to 1996.[6]
- ^ "ALA's Past Presidents". American Library Association. 20 November 2007. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
- ^ "SLIS hosting librarian Dr. Lowrie's 95th Birthday Celebration on Oct. 11". Florida State University. October 9, 2013. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
- ^ Hannan, Caryn (1998). Michigan Biographical Dictionary. Somerset Publications. p. 89. ISBN 0403098017.
- ^ "A Memorial Resolution Honoring Jean Elizabeth Lowrie" (PDF). American Library Association. February 3, 2015. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
- ^ International Association of School Librarianship
- ^ "Jean E. Lowrie obituary". WMU News. Western Michigan University. December 9, 2014. Retrieved 16 March 2016.