Background
Papai, Beverly Daffern was born on August 31, 1949 in Amarillo, Texas, United States. Daughter of Clarence Wilbur and Dora Mae (Henderson) Daffern.
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Papai, Beverly Daffern was born on August 31, 1949 in Amarillo, Texas, United States. Daughter of Clarence Wilbur and Dora Mae (Henderson) Daffern.
Bachelor of Science in Political Science, West Texas State University, Canyon, 1972. Medical Science Liaison Society, Wayne State University, 1973.
Head extension department and Oakland County Subregional Library., The Farmington Cmty. Library., Farmington Hills, Michigan, 1973-1979;
coordinator adult services, branch head, The Farmington Cmty. Library., Farmington Hills, Michigan, 1980-1983;
assistant director, The Farmington Cmty.
Library., Farmington Hills, Michigan, 1983-1985;
director, The Farmington Cmty. Library., Farmington Hills, Michigan, since 1985. Consultant United States Office of Education, 1978, Battelle Memorial Institute, Columbis, Ohio, 1980.
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Board directors Michigan Consortium, 1987-1991. Board directors Oakland Literacy Council, since 1998, vice chair, 2000-2001, chair, since 2001. Trustee Library. of Michigan, 1989-1992, vice chair, 1991, 97-98, chair, 1992.
Delegate White House Conference on Libraries and Information Services, 1991. Founder, treasurer, fiscal agent METRO NET Library. Consortium, since 1993.
Member education committee Child Abuse and Neglect Council of Oakland County, 1998-2000. Member Commission on Children, Youth and Families, since 1996, Multiracial Community Council, since 1995. Chair Education and Training Committee, 2000-2004.
Member American Library Association (officer), Michigan Library. Association (chair specialized library services roundtable 1975, chair conference program 1982, chair public policy committee 1988-1989, chair development committee 1994-1995, chair annual conference and program committees 1995-1996, president 1996-1997, Loleta D. Fyan award 1975, Library of the Year award 2004), League of Women Voters of Michigan, Farmington Exchange Club, Council on Resource Development.
Married Joseph Andrew Papai, April 3, 1976.