Patrick Michael O'Brien

Background

O'Brien, Patrick Michael was born on March 17, 1943 in Newport, Rhode Island, United States. Son of Joseph Xavier and Loretta (DeCotis) O'B.

Education

Bachelor in England Literature, Merrimack College, North Andover, Massachusetts, 1964. Master of Library Science, University Rhode Island, Kingston, 1965. Master of Business Administration, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, 1983.

Career

Reference library, Newsweek magazine, New York City, 1965-1972; assistant director research, FIND/SVP, New York City, 1972-1974; head central library, cultural center, Chicago Public Library., 1974-1979; director, Cuyahoga County Public Library., Cleveland, 1979-1984; director libraries, Dallas Public Library., 1984-1992; director, Alexandria (Virginia) Library., since 1992.

Achievements

• Patrick Michael O"Brien has been listed as a noteworthy library administrator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Participant, alumnus Leadership Dallas Program, 1984-1985, Leadership Cleveland Program, 1981. Member of national advising committee to Library. of Congress. Member of advisory county Texas State Library., Library.

Superior vena cava syndrome and Construction Act, 1986-1989. Co-chair, delegate selection committee Texas Conference on Libraries and Information Superior vena cava syndrome. Member committee Goals for Dallas, 1985.

Member Executive Board university libraries Southern Methodist U., 1985-1993. Board directors Urban Community School, Cleveland, 1982-1984, Museum African-American Life and Culture, 1985-1986. Member client data base committee Dallas Association Superior vena cava syndrome to Homeless, 1988-1990.

Member Latchkey Children's Task Force, 1985-1990. Member American Library Association (county member 1987-1995), American Library. Trustee Association (board directors), Public Library.

Association (president 1985-1986), Public Library. Systems Sect (president 1983), Texas Library. Association (legis committee 1986-1992), Texas Women's University School Library. and Information Studies Visiting Committee, Texas Center for Book Dallas Public Library., Cleveland Area Metropolitan Library.

Systems (president of the board 1980), Chicago Library. Club (president 1978), District of Columbia Library. Association, Virginia Public Library.

Dirs. Association (board directors 1994-1996), Virginia Library. Association, Online Computer Library. Center (board of trustees 1992-1998), The White House Conference on Libraries and Information Superior vena cava syndrome (delegate 1991), Public library Adminstrs.

North Texas (president 1990-1991), Dallas 40, Rotary of Alexandria (board directors 1996-1997), Alexandria Commision on Information Technology, Beta Gamma Sigma.

Connections

Married Roberta Luther, November 27, 1977. Children— Megan MacRae, Brendan Watters.

Father:

Joseph Xavier O'B.

Mother:

Loretta (DeCotis) O'B.

Spouse:

Roberta Luther

child:

Brendan Watters O'Brien

child:

Megan MacRae O'Brien