| About the Contributors | ix |
| About the Editor | xiv |
| Foreword | |
| Paul T. Jaeger | xv |
| Acknowledgments | xix |
| Introduction: There Is Hope for Our Future! | |
| Renee F. Hill | xxi |
| SECTION 1: HOPE IS PART OF THE PLAN | |
| Chapter 1: The Thing with Feathers: Small Moments, Hope, and Purpose in a Career in Libraries | |
| Vikki C. Terrile | 3 |
| Chapter 2: Check Your Bias at the School Library Door: The Power of The School Librarian in an Evolving Information Landscape | |
| Donna Mignardi and Jennifer Sturge | 13 |
| Chapter 3: The Path to the Ivy League Leads Straight Through the Public Library | |
| Aryssa Damron | 23 |
| SECTION 2: DIVERSE AND INCLUSIVE | |
| Chapter 4: Moving Beyond Buzzwords: Belonging in Library Collections | |
| Paolo P. Gujilde | 35 |
| Chapter 5: Be Our Guests: Creating Unique and Inclusive Library Experiences | |
| Sophia Sotilleo | 43 |
| Chapter 6: Diversity and Inclusion: Better Serving International Students at Academic Libraries | |
| Jia He | 51 |
| Chapter 7: Library Programs for Adults with Developmental Disabilities | |
| Kayla Kuni | 59 |
| Chapter 8: From Cultural Traditions to Diverse Superheroes: Strategies for Building Inclusive Youth Collections | |
| Jewel Davis | 67 |
| SECTION 3: CREATING COMMUNITY | |
| Chapter 9: Libraries and the Creation of Information Access Deserts | |
| Conrad Pegues | 81 |
| Chapter 10: The Visual and Performing Arts in Libraries | |
| Caley Cannon | 91 |
| Chapter 11: Autism and Libraries: Building Communities and Changing Lives | |
| Adriana White | 101 |
| SECTION 4: THE FUTURE IS WAITING | |
| Chapter 12: Synergistic Collaboration in Public Libraries: Building Bridges in the Asian American Community to Celebrate APIA Heritage Month | |
| Jerry Dear | 113 |
| Chapter 13: A Voice of Hope: Serving through Digitization and Initiative | |
| Jaime Valenzuela | 123 |
| Chapter 14: Librarians and Libraries as Twenty-first Century Transformers | |
| Angiah Davis | 133 |
| Chapter 15: Public Librarians and Community Engagement: The Way Forward | |
| Meghan Moran | 139 |
| Index | 147 |
| About the Contributors | |
| About the Editor | |
| Foreword | |
| Acknowledgments | |
| Introduction: There Is Hope for Our Future! | |
| Chapter 1: The Thing with Feathers: Small Moments, | |
| Chapter 2: Check Your Bias at the School Library Door: | |
| Chapter 3: The Path to the Ivy League Leads Straight | |
| Chapter 4: Moving Beyond Buzzwords: Belonging in | |
| Chapter 5: Be Our Guests: Creating Unique and Inclusive Library Experiences | |
| Chapter 6: Diversity and Inclusion: Better Serving | |
| Chapter 7: Library Programs for Adults with | |
| Chapter 8: From Cultural Traditions to Diverse Superheroes: Strategies for Building Inclusive Youth Collections | |
| Chapter 9: Libraries and the Creation of Information | |
| Chapter 10: The Visual and Performing Arts in Libraries | |
| Chapter 11: Autism and Libraries: Building Communities | |
| Chapter 12: Synergistic Collaboration in Public Libraries: Building Bridges in the Asian American Community to | |
| Chapter 13: A Voice of Hope: Serving through Digitization | |
| Chapter 14: Librarians and Libraries as Twenty-first Century Transformers | |
| Chapter 15: Public Librarians and Community Engagement: The Way Forward | |
| Index | |
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