2022 School Library Journal Librarian of the Year and Certified School Library Media Specialist, K.C. Boyd, shares about her advocacy and activism work for school libraries and librarians. K.C. explains how she has found tremendous success in ensuring her students in Chicago and now Washington, D.C., have the right to read and access books that reflect themselves and encourage inquiry, despite their economic circumstances.
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)
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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)
- A Library Journal 2015 ‘Mover and Shaker’
- Chicago Hope: High School Librarian K.C. Boyd (School Library Journal, 2014)
- For Challenged Readers, Custom-Tailored Texts (Education Weekly, 2014)
K.C.’s Social Media Presence:
#JAReaders #KCSaidIt #TrojanLMCMakerspace #workWOKE