Background
Kim, Charlotte Chung-Sook was born on April 15, 1940 in Seoul, Republic of Korea. Came to the United States, 1963. Daughter of Soon Kyung and Un Yun (Kim) Hong.
Kim, Charlotte Chung-Sook was born on April 15, 1940 in Seoul, Republic of Korea. Came to the United States, 1963. Daughter of Soon Kyung and Un Yun (Kim) Hong.
Bachelor, Yonsei University, 1962. Master of Education, Duquesne University, 1967. Master of Library Science, University Pittsburgh, 1968.
Children's library, Whitehall (Pennsylvania) Public Library., 1965-1967;
children's library, Carnegie Library. Pittsburgh, 1969-1971;
branch head, Carnegie Library. Pittsburgh, 1971-1976;
division head, Carnegie Library.
Pittsburgh, 1976-1985;
branch head, Chicago Public Library., 1986-1988;
chief N.W. district, Chicago Public Library., 1989-1990;
assistant commissioner, Chicago Public Library., since 1990. Board of trustees North Center College, Naperville, Illinois, since 1995.
Board directors Young Women’s Christian Association Metropolitan Chicago, 1996-1997, Korean American Scholarship Foundation, Chicago, since 1992, Chicago Library. Systems, 1991-1996; vice president Korean American Senior Center, Chicago, 1994-1998, president, since 1998. Vice president Korean American Comty.
Services, Chicago, 1990-1993, Korean Young Women’s Christian Association Chicago, 1997-1998, board president, 1999-2003, president. Member advisory council Democratic and Peaceful Unification Korea, 1999-2003, vice president. Delegate White House Conference on Library and Information Services, 1991.
President Korean Women's International Network (central chapter United States East region). Member American Library Association (international relations committee since 1992, councilor 1993-1997), American Library Association/Ethnic Materials and Information Exchange Round Table (board directors 1994-1996), Illinois Library. Association, Asian/Pacific American Libraries Association (past president 1991-1992).
Married Samuel C. Kang, December 19, 1964 (divorced August 1976). Ben H. Kim, November 17, 1985. Children: Patricia Jean, Claudia Suk-Jin.