Raymond Pun

Raymond Pun
President-elect of the American Library Association
Preceded by	Cindy Hohl
Personal details
Education	St. John’s University Queens College California State University, Fresno
Occupation	Librarian

Raymond Pun (Chinese: 潘宏; pinyin: Pān Hóng) is an academic and research librarian at the Alder Graduate School of Education. He is the elected president of the American Library Association for 2025–2026.

Education

Pun holds a bachelor's degree in history and a master's degree in East Asian studies from St. John's University in Queens, New York. He received a Master of Library Science (MLS) from Queens College. He achieved a doctor of education in educational leadership from California State University, Fresno.

Career

Raymond Pun's career includes reference librarian The New York Public Library Stephen A. Schwarzman Building (2010–2013); reference and research services librarian New York University Shanghai (2013–2015); first year student success librarian California State University, Fresno (2015–2018); education and outreach Manager The Hoover Institution, Stanford University (2021–2022); academic and research librarian at the Alder Graduate School of Education (2018-2021, 2022-Present).

Professional associations

Pun was president of the Chinese American Librarians Association (2022–2023) and the Asian Pacific American Librarians Association (2021-2022).

He has served on the American Library Association Council, Policy Corps, and advisory committees for two past presidents.

Awards

• 2018. Achievement in Library Diversity Research. American Library Association.
• 2017. Emerald Research Grant. Business and Reference Services Section of the Reference and User Services Association
• 2015. Special Libraries Association, Achievement in Academic Business Librarianship Award.
• 2012. Movers & Shakers 2012 – Change Agents. Library Journal.

Publications

• Pun, Raymond and Hiromi Kubo. 2022. “Advancing Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Initiatives in the Library Profession.” Collaborative Librarianship 13 (1): 4–6.
• Pun, Raymond, Melissa Cardenas-Dow, and Kenya S. Flash, eds. 2021. Ethnic Studies in Academic and Research Libraries. Chicago, Illinois: Association of College and Research Libraries, a division of the American Library Association.
• Bridges, Laurie M., Raymond Pun, and Roberto A. Arteaga, eds. 2021. Wikipedia and Academic Libraries: A Global Project. [Ann Arbor, Michigan]: Maize Books.
• Pun, Raymond, and Gary L. Shaffer, eds. 2019. The Sustainable Library’s Cookbook. Chicago: Association of College and Research Libraries.
• Clarke, Janet Hyunju, Raymond Pun, and Monnee Tong, eds. 2018. Asian American Librarians and Library Services : Activism, Collaborations, and Strategies. Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield.
• Pun, Raymond, and Meggan Houlihan, eds. 2017. The First-Year Experience Cookbook. Chicago: Association of College and Research Libraries, a division of the American Library Association.
• Pun, Raymond, Scott Collard, and Justin Parrott, eds. 2016. Bridging Worlds : Emerging Models and Practices of U.S. Academic Libraries around the Globe. Chicago, Illinois: Association of College and Research Libraries, a division of the American Library Association.
• Pun, Raymond, “The Value of Intellectual Freedom in Twenty First Century China: Changes, Challenges and Progress,” Library Trends, 64, no. 3, April 2016.
• Pun, Raymond, and Hiromi Kubo. 2017. “Beyond Career Collection Development: Academic Libraries Collaborating with Career Center for Student Success.” Public Services Quarterly 13 (2): 134–38.
• Anderson, Davis Erin, and Raymond Pun, eds. 2016. Career Transitions for Librarians : Proven Strategies for Moving to Another Type of Library. Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield.