Background
Dowlin, Kenneth Everett was born on March 11, 1941 in Wray, Colorado, United States. Son of Ross Everett and Fern Mae (Peterson) Dowlin.
Dowlin, Kenneth Everett was born on March 11, 1941 in Wray, Colorado, United States. Son of Ross Everett and Fern Mae (Peterson) Dowlin.
Bachelor, University Colorado, 1963. Master of Public Administration, University Colorado, 1981. Master of Arts, University Denver, 1966.
Bookmobile library, library assistant, Adams County Public Library., Westminster, Colorado, 1961-1963;
library assistant II, Denver Public Library., 1962-1964;
head library, Arvada Public Library., Colorado, 1964-1968;
administrative assistant, Jefferson County Public Library., Colorado, 1969;
director, Natrona County Public Library., Casper, Wyoming, 1969-1975;
director, Pikes Peak Regional Library. District, Colorado Springs, Colorado, 1975-1987;
city library, San Francisco Public Library., 1987-1997;
instructor, Casper College, 1971-1973;
chairman, Colorado Libraries in Cooperative, 1975-1976;
chairman, Colorado Ad-hoc Committee Networking, 1976. Library City of San Francisco, 1987.
Member Western Interstate Commission Higher Education Library. Network Task Force; past trustee Wyoming Department Library., Archives and History. Member Library. of Congress Commision on Book of Future.
Board directors Satellite Library. Information Network; board member Library. Foundation of San Francisco, since 1987, Friends of the Library., since 1987, Bay Area Book Festival, 1988-1990.
Member California State Library. Task Force on Networking, since 1988, California State Library. of Tomorrow Task Force, 1995. Founding member GreaterBay Area Library.
Council, since 1994; visiting instructor U. Denver, 1980, 81. Visiting faculty University of California, Berkeley, 1993. Distinguished visiting professor School Library. and Information Science, San Jose State University, since 1997.
Consultant in cable television. District visiting professor San Jose State University, since 1997.
Member advisory board for series on technical W National Educational Television, New York City, 1981-1983. Active San Francisco Mayor's committee on Juveniles in Detention. Board directors Citizens Goals for Colorado Springs, 1981-1985.
Board governors Colorado Technology College, 1982-1985. With United States Marine Corps Reserve, 1959-1965. Member American Library Association (council member 1985-1989, commission on equality and freedom access to information 1984-1985, chairman awards committee 1985-1986, president's committee on preservation since 1990, ad hoc committee on Machine-Readable Cataloging licensing, chair local arrangements committee for 1992, 1989-1992, president's committee on preservation policy 1989-1990, education committee since 1998, Hammond Inc.
Library. Award Jury 1968), American Library Association Library and Information Technology Association (long range planning committee 1981-1982, president 1983-1984, committee member Gaylord Awards), Mountain Plains Library. Association, California Library. Association (finance committee, council member since 1989), Colorado Library.
Association (president 1968-1969), Denver Council Governments (chairman libraries committee 1966), Colorado Municipal League (chairman libraries section 1967), Bibliographical Center Rocky Mountains (president 1972-1974), Pikes Peak Area Chamber of Commerce (chairman cultural affairs committee 1976-1977).
Married Janice Marie Simmons, March 11, 1961. Children: Kevin Everett, Kristopher Everett.