Molly Raphael

American librarian

Molly Raphael

President of the American Library Association
In office 2011–2012
Preceded by	Roberta A. Stevens
Succeeded by	Maureen Sullivan

Personal details
Occupation	Librarian

Molly Horst Raphael is an American librarian. From 2011 to 2012, she was president of the American Library Association. In 2009, she won the Arthur Flemming Civil Rights award.^[1] She served in urban public libraries for 40 years. Raphael’s 33 years at the District of Columbia Public Library (DCPL) began as a youth librarian and culminated in her appointment as Library Director in 1997. In 2003, Raphael was recruited to lead the award-winning Multnomah County Library (MCL) in Portland, Oregon.^[2] She retired from Multnomah County Public Library in May 2009.^[3]

Life

She graduated from Oberlin College, and Simmons College. She was director of the District of Columbia Public Library.^[4] She is on the advisory board of Credo Reference.

References

^ Wiegand, Heather Blaine. "ALA Past-President Molly Raphael Joins Credo Advisory Board". corp.credoreference.com.
^ Library Association, DC. "Meet the Candidate for ALA President: Molly Raphael". dcla.org.
^ Hannah-Jones, Nicole (5 February 2009). "Multnomah County Library system director to retire May 1". www.oregonlive.com.
^ "Mending D.C. Public Libraries: Molly Horst Raphael '67". www2.oberlin.edu.

External links

"Molly Raphael Archives". American Libraries Magazine. Retrieved 2018-11-12.
"The Long Game: An Interview with Molly Raphael, ALA President Elect | Leaf | Library Leadership & Management". journals.tdl.org. Retrieved 2018-11-12.
"Passing the Community Engagement Baton: A Conversation with ALA President Molly Raphael and ALA President-elect Maureen Sullivan | Education & Careers". ala.org. June 2012. Retrieved 2018-11-12.