Part two of an interview with 2022 School Library Journal Librarian of the Year and Certified School Library Media Specialist, K.C. Boyd. K.C. offers ideas around Digital Literacy and describes her various Makerspace projects (e.g. Read Poster Project & Divine Justice) that both offer refuge and attract students into her library. K.C. also shares how critical the role of a Certified Librarian is to mitigating the book banning process alongside institutions like the American Library Association Office of Intellectual Freedom and Every Library).
Some of Many Awards, Honors & Published Writing Highlighting K.C.’s Work:

• Ace Advocate: K.C. Boyd Is 2022 School Librarian of the Year (School Library Journal, 2022)
• Recipient of the 2022 School Librarian of the Year Award and Scholastic's ‘15 Librarians to Follow on Instagram’
• Librarian K.C. Boyd an advocate for students, community, profession (News Literacy Project, 2021)
• School Libraries 2021: Advocacy is a Necessary Part of the Job for School Librarians (School Library Journal, 2021)
• 2020 Distinguished Service Award, District of Columbia Library Association
• K.C. Boyd, School Librarian, Answers Our Questions! (Every Library - The Medium 2018)
• K.C. Boyd: A Leader for Readers (School Library Journal, 2016)
• The Bookend: Librarian Introduces Popular Street Lit Genre' (American Libraries Magazine, 2015)

K.C.’s Social Media Presence:

• K.C.’s Website
• Facebook
• Twitter
• Instagram
• LinkedIn
• Clubhouse chat group “Boss Librarian and Friends”
• Linktree
• Pinterest
• The Boss_Librarian Blog
• YouTube
• Vimeo

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