Hope and a Future

Renee F. Hill is Principal Lecturer and Director of the School Library specialization at University of Maryland’s College of Information Studies. Renee is passionate about designing innovative curriculum and has been awarded teaching excellence awards at the institutional and international levels.

Introduction: There is Hope for Our Future! HOPE IS PART OF THE PLAN 
Chapter 1. The Thing with Feathers: Small Moments, Hope, and Purpose in a Career in Libraries; Vikki Terrile

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 
Chapter 3. The Path to the Ivy League Leads Straight Through the Public Library; Aryssa Damron 

DIVERSE & INCLUSIVE 
Chapter 4. Moving Beyond Buzzwords: Belonging in Library Collections; Paolo Gujilde 
Chapter 5. Be Our Guest; Sophia Sotilleo 
Chapter 6. Diversity and Inclusion: Better Serving International Students at Academic Libraries; Jia He 
Chapter 7. Library Programs for Adults with Developmental Disabilities; Kayla Kuni 
Chapter 8. From Cultural Traditions to Diverse Superheroes: Strategies for Building Inclusive Youth Collections; Jewel Davis 

CREATING COMMUNITY 
Chapter 9. Libraries and the Creation of Information Access Deserts; Conrad Pegues 
Chapter 10. The Visual and Performing Arts in Libraries; Caley Cannon 
Chapter 11. Autism and Libraries: Building Communities and Changing Lives; Adriana White 

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 
Chapter 13. A Voice of Hope: Serving through Digitization and Initiative; Jaime Valenzuela 
Chapter 14. Librarians and Libraries as Twenty-first Century Transformers; Angiah Davis 
Chapter 15. Public Librarians and Community Engagement: The Way Forward; Meghan Moran