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Roberta A. Stevens | |
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| President of the American Library Association | |
| In office 2010–2011 | |
| Preceded by | Camila A. Alire |
| Succeeded by | Molly Raphael |
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| Occupation | Librarian |
Roberta A. Stevens is an American librarian. From 2010 to 2011,she was president of the American Library Association.
She graduated from State University of New York at Buffalo, [1] and State University of New York at Binghamton.
She worked at the Fairfax County Public Library,and the Library of Congress. [2]
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