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Molly Horst Raphael is an American librarian. From 2011 to 2012, she was president of the American Library Association. In 2009, she won the . She served in urban public libraries for 40 years. Raphael’s 33 years at the District of Columbia Public Library (DCPL) began as a youth librarian and culminated in her appointment as Library Director in 1997. In 2003, Raphael was recruited to lead the award-winning Multnomah County Library (MCL) in Portland, Oregon. She retired from Moltnomah County Public Library i May 2009.