Aanii boozhoo kina wiiyaa, mino giizhigat. Allie Genia ndizhinikaaz. Waganakasing Odawak ndadibendaagwaz, mshiiken ndodem. Nkwejanong ndoojibaa, Virginia ndidaa. Hello everyone, it’s a good day. My name is Allie Genia. I belong to the Little Traverse Bay Band of Odawa Indians, my clan is Turtle. I’m from Lansing, Michigan and I currently live in Northern Virginia. I’m a Children’s Librarian for the DC Public Library at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library, and I’m ALSC’s 2023 Emerging Leader! You were selected as one of only forty-six people who will be participating in ALA’s 2023 class of Emerging Leaders. CONGRATULATIONS! How do you hope this opportunity will enhance your work as a librarian? Miigwech, thank you! I’m thrilled to be a part of this cohort. My hope for participating overall is that I’ll be able to build good relationships with other Emerging Leaders and further the profession in a good way….
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Meet Jessica Agudelo – ALSC’s 2020 Emerging Leader
Late last year, ALSC selected Jessica Agudelo, the Supervising Librarian for the Bronx Library Center’s children’s department, as its representative in the 2020 Emerging Leader program. Here is your chance to learn a bit more about Jessica through a series of questions.