Mary Ronnie | |
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.jpg) Ronnie in 1978 | |
| New Zealand National Librarian | |
| In office 1976–1981 | |
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| Born | Mary Allan Ronnie 12 June 1926 Glasgow, Scotland |
| Died | 17 March 2023 (aged 96) |
| Spouse | |
| Alma mater | University of Otago |
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Mary Allan Ronnie QSO (12 June 1926 – 17 March 2023) was a New Zealand librarian. She was New Zealand's first female National Librarian, from 1976 to 1981, and the first woman in the world to head a national library. Before becoming National Librarian she was head of Dunedin Public Library, and afterwards she served as Auckland City Librarian.[1]
- ^ Millen, Julia (22 October 2014). "Mary Ronnie, National Librarian, 1978". Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Archived from the original on 22 June 2019. Retrieved 28 June 2019.