Background
Thomas, Lucille Cole was born on October 1, 1921 in Dunn, North Carolina, United States. Daughter of Collie and Minnie (Lee) Cole.
Thomas, Lucille Cole was born on October 1, 1921 in Dunn, North Carolina, United States. Daughter of Collie and Minnie (Lee) Cole.
Bachelor, Bennett College, 1941. Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Benentt College, 1996. Master of Arts, New York University, 1955.
Master of Science, Columbia University, 1957.
Teacher Bibb County Board Education, Macon, Georgia, 1947—1955. Library Brooklyn Public Library., 1955—1956, New York City Board Education, Brooklyn, 1956—1968, supervisor libraries, 1968—1977, director elementary school libraries, 1977—1983. Program director Weston Woods Institute, Weston, Connecticut, 1984—1985.
Adjunct professor library science Queens College, City University of New York, 1986—1989. Founder school library media. Founder School Library.
Media Day, New York State, 1973. Delegate New York Gov's. Conference on Libraries, 1978, White House Conference Library and Information Services, 1979.
Trustee New York Metropolitan Reformed and Research Library. Agency, New York City, 1979—1983. Honorary delegate White House Conference Library and Information Services, 1991.
Coordinator United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization/International Association School Librarianship Book Program for development countries, 1980—1989. Advisory board Regents' Advisory Council on Learning Technology, Albany, New York, 1982—1988. Consultant Putnam Public Group, New York City, 1983.
1st vice president Schomburg Corporation, 1983—1985. Board examiners New York City Board Education, 1983—1991. Founder National School Library.
Media Month, 1985; liaison Freedom to Read Foundation, 1986—1988. Adjunct professor library science St. John's University, 1986. Reviewer United States Office Educational Research & Improvement, 1988—1990.
Adjunct professor library science Pratt Institute, 1989. Member library section National Martin Luther King, Junior Commission, 1990—1995. Board dirs New York is Book Country, 1991—1996.
Chair seminar for libraries from development countries, Barcelona, 1993. Trustee Brooklyn Public Library., since 1993, vice president, 2000—2003, president, 2003—2006, chair audit committee, 2006—2008. Member Library. Operations Communications BPL, since 2006.
Member executive director Search Committee Brklyn. Public Library., since 2010.
Delaware World Conference on Education for all in Jamtien, Thailand, 1990. Treasurer Brooklyn Home for Aged Commission, 1967—2007. Advisory board Books Kids, since 1989.
President board trustees St. Mark's Day School, since 2001. Trustee Leroy Merritt Humanitarian Foundation, 2005—2009. Vestry member St. John's Episcopal Church, Brooklyn, 1988—1990, chair stewardship committee, 1987—1990.
Active St. Mark's Church, since 1960. Member of American Library Association (honorary. Councilor 1980-1991, executive board 1984-1991, direction and review committee 1985-1991, chair nominations and special assignments committee 1987-1988, chair Headquarters Library.
Review Accountability Committee 1987-1988, executive board foundation 1987-1989, personnel committee 1988-1989, chair American Library Association/AASL distinguished service award committee 1989-1990, disaster relief committee 1989-1991, chair review committee of office for research 1990-1991, AASL/SIRS Distinguished Library. Service award school administrators committee 1990-1991, chair research review committee 1990-1991, American Association of School Libraries international relations committee 1990-1994, international committee 1991-1995, councilor 1993—2002, honorary member 2003, member intellectual freedom committee, association trustees since 2005, ambassador 2008, Distinguished Service award Black Libraries Caucus 1992, Trailblazer's award Library. Black Caucus 1995), Brooklyn Public Library.
(honorary 12 annual gala 2008), Brooklyn Home Aged (board directors 2008-2010), Weeksville Circuit Giving, New York Library. Association (president school library media section 1972-1973, vice president 1976-1977, president 1977-1978, appreciation certified 1983, oustanding achievement award 1984, achievement award 1988), International Association School Librarianship 1989-1995, International Federation Library. Association (secretary 1985-1996, chair school libraries section 1989-1993, official representative United Nations and United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund 1991-1994, chair planning and implementation committee), New York City School Libraries Association (president 1970-1972, chair school libraries of New York Library.
Association section 1989-1993), Brooklyn Public Library. (honorary), Brooklyn History Society (named one of outstanding women of Brooklyn 1985), Schomburg Commission (1st vice president 1986-1990), Women's City of New York City Club (board directors 1986—2000, vice chairman 1987-1989, chair education committee 1989-1992, vice president 1992-1993), New York Library. Club (life; 1976-1977, president 1977-1978), Kappa Delta Pi International Honorary Society, Alpha Kappa Alpha (Pi Phi Omega chapter parliamentarian 1990-1992, vice president 1990-1994, 1992-1994, president 1994-1998, co-coordinator North Atlantic region 1996—2000, member-at-large 2004-2007, Pi Phi Omega chapter 2nd vice president, chair membership committee 2007-2008, 1st vice president P. Phi Omega chapter since 2009, vice president since 2009, delegate 2010, Delaware Centennial 2008).
Married George Browne Thomas, May 24, 1943. Children: Ronald C., Beverly G. Bachelor, Bennett College.