Background
Brown, Florence S. was born on February 11, 1937 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Daughter of Andrew Wilson and Inez Ellegood (Sutton) Simkins.
Brown, Florence S. was born on February 11, 1937 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Daughter of Andrew Wilson and Inez Ellegood (Sutton) Simkins.
Student, Bennett College, Greensboro, North Carolina, 1956. Bachelor, Benedict College, Columbia, South Carolina, 1958. MSL.S., Syracuse University, 1959.
Assistant reference librarian Morgan State University, Baltimore, 1959-1964. Head librarian Maryland State Department of Health, 1965-1973. Librarian R.F. Kennedy Elementary School, Providence, 1973-1975.
Head librarian Concord Pike Public Library, Wilmington, Delaware, 1975-1982. Director New Castle County Department of Libraries, 1982-1987. Chief extension division Enoch Pratt Free Library, Baltimore, since 1987.
Member White House Conference on Libraries and Information Services Task Force, since 1980. Advisory committee Read Aloud Delaware. Chairman public relations committee Delaware Coalition for Literacy.
Board directors Police Athletic League of Delaware, Wilmington, 1984-1987. County chairman United Negro College Fund, New Castle County, Delaware, 1985-1986. Member Delaware Library Association (Distinguished Public Librarian award 1982, chairman legislation committee 1986-1987), American Library Association (chapter relations committee since 1983, LAMA (public relation services to libraries committee since 1984), Black Caucus of American Library Association (member executive board 1980-1982, co-chairman membership committee 1980-1984).
Married James Albert Brown, Junior, January 1, 1963 (divorced February 1982). 1 child, Catherine Inez.