Miranda Doyle (she/her) is a librarian for the Southern Oregon Education Services District, currently supporting schools in the Klamath County School District. She works remotely from Portland with elementary, middle, and high school library staff. Her duties include collection development, library software support, training, and assisting with planning an annual library symposium.
Previously, Doyle was a branch manager for the San Francisco Public Library; she has worked in public and school libraries for more than 25 years and was an adjunct faculty member at the University of San Francisco and Portland State University. As the Intellectual Freedom Advocate for the Oregon Association of School Librarians for the past 10 years, Doyle supported libraries throughout Oregon as they faced book challenges and other censorship issues in these precarious times.
Though she recently turned the position over to a colleague, she is still working on these issues. Other interests include building diverse collections, promoting equity and anti-racist work in libraries, and the effective use of information technology in education.
Adjunct Professor
Endorsement in K-12 Library Media
- BA, Political Science, Stanford University
- MLIS, Library Science, San Jose State
- Oregon continuing teaching licenses: Library Media, Language Arts, Multiple Subjects, English for Speakers of Other Languages, Reading Specialist Credential.
- Doyle, M. (2021, October 24). Opinion: A book challenge in Roseburg, a social media uproar. *The Oregonian*.
- Doyle, M. (2018, May 17). “Librarians cannot self-censor or capitulate to “George” complaints.” *School Library Journal.*
- Doyle, M. (2007).101+ great ideas for teen library web sites. New York: Neal-Schuman.
- Oregon Association of School Libraries, Oct. 2022. “Facing Book Challenges: A Professional Conversation” (with Jean Gritter & Jen Maurer).
- International Dyslexia Association, Nov. 2019 (Portland, OR). “From Loathing It to Loving It: Tools to Help People with Dyslexia Embrace Reading” (with Christine Jones).
- Northwest Council for Computer Education 2019, Seattle. “Empower Your Multilingual Students: Tools & Tips”, “Read-Aloud Tools for Students & Teachers”.
- Oregon Library Association Intellectual Freedom Champion of the Year Award (2024)
- Oregon District Librarian of the Year (2016)
- Member, Oregon Association of School Libraries
- OASL Intellectual Freedom Advocate since 2014
- Oregon Statewide Database Licensing Advisory Committee, 2016-2018