Keynote Speaker, Thursday May 1

Loriene Roy

Elected as the 2007-2008 President of the ALA, Dr. Loriene Roy has had a long, eclectic career. She currently works as a Professor in the School of Information at The University of Texas at Austin. An Anishinabe (Ojibwe) enrolled in White Earth Reservation and member of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe she has long been concerned with the literacy, rights and heritage of indigenous peoples. Dr. Roy is well known for developing such initiatives such as “If I Can Read I Can Do Anything,” a national reading club for Native American children and for establishing “Honoring Generations,” an Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) supported scholarship for Native Americans interested in tribal librarianship.

Dr. Roy started her career as a public reference librarian in Yuma (Arizona) City-County Public Library and she also has worked as research associate at the Library Research Center at the University of Illinois, Urbana. Dr. Roy is the first Native American president of ALA.

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