Andrew Bauld

Modernizing the library and creating a collection to match her community's needs has been key for Quilantan-Garza at Jaime Escalante Middle School in Pharr, TX, where most students are predominantly Spanish-speaking.

Building access and equity into her collection and programming has become Melissa Corey’s mission as media specialist at Robidoux Middle School in St. Joseph, MO.

Julie Stivers’s library at Mount Vernon Middle School in Raleigh, NC, empowers academic-recovery students to “be brave together.”

Elements of collaboration, relationship building, and creativity in the game world help shore up those strengths in the real world, including for kids whose SEL skills were dulled by pandemic-induced social isolation.

This year, BPS will see 25 new libraries along with 30 new librarians, with funding to ensure an opening day collection of new, culturally sustaining books. 

Writing in library books is typically against the rules, but many public libraries are stocking their collections with test prep workbooks and other materials designed to be written in.

The librarian at Jefferson Middle School Academy in Washington, DC, brings excellence to her library while gaining national recognition for her advocacy on behalf of school librarians.

The district librarian for Redmond (OR) School District is passionate about diverse collections and creating welcoming spaces for Latinx children.

The media specialist at Campbell High School in Smyrna, GA, champions student voice in the recording studio and equity throughout the school.