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Joyce Robinson was born on 2 July, 1925, is a Jamaican librarian and organization executive. Discover Joyce Robinson's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 87 years old?

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1925

Joyce Lilieth Robinson OJ CD MBE (née Lawson; 2 July 1925 – 12 May 2013) was a Jamaican public servant best known for her work as a librarian.

1949

Robinson joined the Jamaica Library Service (JLS) in 1949, as a library assistant.

1954

She completed a course in library science at the British Library Association, and in 1954 was promoted to deputy director.

She was made director of the service two years later, the first native Jamaican to hold the post.

During Robinson's tenure, the number of public libraries in Jamaica increased from 60 to 442, the number of school libraries from 333 to 853, and the number of qualified librarians from one to 37.

1957

She served for lengthy periods as director of the Jamaica Library Service (1957–1976) and chair of the National Library of Jamaica (1979–1996), and was also briefly general manager of the Jamaica Broadcasting Corporation (1981–1982).

Robinson was born in Saint James Parish.

She was orphaned at the age of six, and initially raised by her maternal grandmother before later being adopted by other relatives.

Her adoptive mother was a schoolteacher in Black River, where she received her early education.

Robinson moved to Kingston at the age of 12, after winning a scholarship to attend St. Simon's College.

She began working as a pupil-teacher when she was 16, and later returned to Black River to work at the local high school, eventually becoming principal.

She married mathematics professor Leslie Robinson in 1957, with whom she had two children, Leslie Jr. and Ann.

1959

Robinson was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in 1959.

1973

In 1973, she was seconded to the National Literacy Programme (NLP) for two years at the request of Prime Minister Michael Manley.

1975

The Jamaican government made a Commander of the Order of Distinction in 1975, and later inducted her into the Order of Jamaica in 1987; She and her husband were the first married couple to be members of the latter.

1976

In 1976, Robinson retired as JLS director to become executive director of the Jamaican Movement for Adult Literacy (JAMAL), an expansion of the previous NLP.

1979

However, she retained an involvement with libraries as the inaugural chair of the National Library of Jamaica (1979–1996), having been a prominent advocate for its creation.

During her time with JAMAL, Robinson also served as vice-president of the International Council for Adult Education for several years.

Robinson also received honorary degrees from Dalhousie University (LL.D., 1979) and the University of the West Indies (LL.D., 1990).

1981

She was appointed general manager of the Jamaica Broadcasting Corporation (JBC) in 1981, but held the position only until the following year, when Prime Minister Edward Seaga commissioned her to run his government's Human Employment and Resource Training (HEART) programme.

1991

She retired from the public service in 1991, but continued working as a consultant in literacy and adult education for several more years.

2013

She died in May 2013, aged 87.