Julie Stivers
Julie Stivers is the Upper School Librarian at Carolina Friends School in Durham, NC. Her work has been published in Knowledge Quest, School Library Journal, and YALS and she is the Author/Editor of Include (ALA, 2022). As an ALA Emerging Leader, she helped develop AASL’s Defending Intellectual Freedom: LGBTQ+ Materials in School Libraries. She's the 2022 North Carolina School Library Media Coordinator of the Year and the 2023 School Librarian of the Year from School Library Journal. Her research and practical interests center inclusive library spaces, culturally sustaining pedagogy, and exploring the power of manga and anime with her students.