Background
Somerville, Mary Robinson was born on August 16, 1941 in Fairfield, Alabama, United States. Daughter of E. Bryce Robinson, Junior and Margaret Allen.
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Mary Robinson Somerville
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Bachelor in English with honors in Writing, University North Carolina, 1963. Master of Arts in English, University Colorado, 1965. Master of Library Science, University Oklahoma, 1971.
Career
Youth services administrator Lincoln City (Nebraska) Libraries, 1973-1978. Youth services manager Louisville (Kentucky) Free Public Library., 1978-1988, project director automation, 1985-1986, grants administrator, 1986-1987, manager employee relations, 1987-1988. Youth services administrator Broward County Library., Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 1988-1990, Miami-Dade Public Library., 1990-1991, assistant director branches and special services, 1991-1993, interim director, 1993-1994, director, since 1994.
Achievements
Membership
Member American Library Association (speaker, lecturer 22 states, president Association for Library. Service to children 1987-1988, member 5 person delegate to former Soviet Union 1989, consultant United States Department Education 1988, chair nominating committee 1992, planning and budget assembly 1992, council 1992, member executive board 1993-1995, president 1996-1997, initiator projects that won Heriot-Watt University Wilson Staff Development award and 4 John Cotton Dana awards), Phi Beta Kappa, Beta Phi Museum.
