Background
Ritz, Paul Stephen was born on April 26, 1952 in Glencoe, Minnesota, United States. Son of Rudolph Albert and Meta Eldoris (Deutschlander) Ritz.
Ritz, Paul Stephen was born on April 26, 1952 in Glencoe, Minnesota, United States. Son of Rudolph Albert and Meta Eldoris (Deutschlander) Ritz.
Bachelor, Bowling Green State University, Ohio, 1974. Master of Science in Library. Science, Case Western Reserve University, 1980.
Assistant manager, B. Dalton Bookseller #32, Toledo, Ohio., 1975-1978;
with, Western Reserve History Society Library., Cleveland, 1973, 78;
with, Cleveland Public Library., 1979-1980;
general reference library, Shaker Heights (Ohio) Public Library., 1979-1980;
head children's library, Cuyahoga County Public Library., 1981-1985;
with, Clearwater Public Library. System, since 1985;
library II branch manager, Clearwater Public Library. System, since 1988;
chair ways and means committee Cuyahoga County Public Library.
Literacy tutor and spokesperson.
Member American Library Association, PLA, ALSC, BCALA, Society Florida Architects (Florida awards committee), South East Library. Association (awards committee), Church and Synagogue Library. Association (local branch vice president), Florida Public Library.
Association (chair of adult services division, chair professional development committee), American Tolkien Society (national secretary, founder reviews editor), North Greenwod Association (secretary publicist, board directors), National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, YALSA (chair science-fiction genre committee), Science Fiction Club (past pres, publicist), Computer Club (past president, publicist)., Avengers, 007, Dark Shawdows, Lincoln Club, Bells Club, Children's Literature Club.
Married Beatrice Ilene Fanelli Boyza (divorced).