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Jean E. Lowrie
Lowrie (right) shaking hands with Fu Feng-Kuei, an instructor at Peking Foreign Language Institute, alongside Robert Wedgeworth, Director of the ALA, during a visit by Chinese librarians to the ALA headquarters. October 18, 1973
President of the American Library Association
In office
1973–1974
Preceded byKatherine Laich
Succeeded byEdward G. Holley
Personal details
Born(1918-10-11)October 11, 1918
Northville, Fulton County, New York, US
DiedNovember 9, 2014(2014-11-09) (aged 96)
Stuart, Florida, US
Education
OccupationLibrarian

Jean Elizabeth Lowrie (October 11, 1918 – November 9, 2014) was an American librarian, educator, and president of the American Library Association from 1973 to 1974.[1]


Education and career

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She received a bachelor's degree from Keuka College in 1940 and a second bachelor's degree in library science from Western Reserve University in 1941. She went on to receive a master's degree in elementary education from Western Michigan University in 1956 and her doctorate from Western Reserve University in 1959.[2][3]

Her first library position was as a children's librarian in the Toledo Public Library. In 1944, she moved to Tennessee to serve as an elementary school librarian in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, where she worked until 1951.

Lowrie's next position was at Western Michigan University, where she was librarian for the Campus School, a training school for future teachers.

She became a faculty member at the WMU School of Librarianship in 1958. In 1963, she became director of the program until her retirement in 1981.[4]

Association leadership

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Lowrie was President of the American Association of School Librarians from 1963-1964.[5]

She was president of the American Library Association in 1973-1974.

Lowrie founded the International Association of School Librarianship[6] to promote effective school librarianship and was the organization's first president from 1971 to 1977[7] She also served as its executive secretary from 1977 to 1996.[8]

She also served on the executive board of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions.[9]

Honors

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  • The Jean E. Lowrie Endowment. Florida State University. 2013.[10]
  • Inaugural recipient of the American Association of School Librarians Distinguished Service Award, 1978.
  • Keuka College presented her with its Professional Achievement Alumnae Award and an Honorary Doctor of Letters, 1973.
  • Michigan Librarian of the year 1969.[11]

Publications

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  • Lowrie, Jean E.; Nagakura, Mieko (1991). Lowrie, Jean E.; Nagakura, Mieko (eds.). School Libraries: International Developments (2nd ed.). Metuchen, NJ: Scarecrow Press. ISBN 081082390X.
  • Lowrie, Jean E. (1972). Lowrie, Jean E. (ed.). School Libraries: International Developments. Metuchen, NJ: Scarecrow Press. ISBN 081080526X.
  • Lowrie, Jean E. (1970). Elementary School Libraries (2nd ed.). Metuchen, NJ: Scarecrow Press. ISBN 0810803054.
  • Lowrie, Jean E. (1961). Elementary School Libraries. New York: Scarecrow Press.
  • Lowrie, Jean E. (January 1960). "Elementary-School Libraries Today". The Library Quarterly. 30 (1): 27–36.

References

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  1. ^ "ALA's Past Presidents". American Library Association. 20 November 2007. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
  2. ^ "SLIS hosting librarian Dr. Lowrie's 95th Birthday Celebration on Oct. 11". Florida State University. October 9, 2013. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
  3. ^ Hannan, Caryn (1998). Michigan Biographical Dictionary. Somerset Publications. p. 89. ISBN 0403098017.
  4. ^ "A Memorial Resolution Honoring Jean Elizabeth Lowrie" (PDF). American Library Association. February 3, 2015. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
  5. ^ "AASL Presidents: 1951 - Present". American Association of School Librarians. American Library Association. Retrieved 10 April 2026.
  6. ^ International Association of School Librarianship
  7. ^ ."Jean E. Lowrie obituary". WMU News. Western Michigan University. December 9, 2014. Retrieved 10 April 2026.
  8. ^ "Jean E. Lowrie obituary". WMU News. Western Michigan University. December 9, 2014. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
  9. ^ Carroll, Frances Laverne (Fall 1977). "The "Raison d'être" of IFLA's School Library Section". Journal of Library History. 12 (4): 364–376. JSTOR 25540782. Retrieved 10 April 2026.
  10. ^ "The Jean E. Lowrie Endowment: Shaping the Future of Leaders in School Media" (PDF). Florida State University College of Communication & Information, School of Library & Information Studies. 2013. Retrieved 10 April 2026.
  11. ^ "A Memorial Resolution Honoring Jean Elizabeth Lowrie". ALAIR. American Library Association. February 3, 2015. Retrieved 10 April 2026.
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