She has an art and printmaking background and was a 2018 American Library Association Emerging Leader. Frierson, and The Martian by Andy Weir.Ĭrystal Chen is a Young Adult Librarian at The New York Public Library. Some of Montoya's favorite audiobooks/reads (so far) are A Long Way Home by Saroo Brierley, The Five by Hallie Rubenhold, Listen to the Squawking Chicken by Elaine Lui, We Don't Need Roads by Caseen Gaines, Being Plumville by Savannah J. She is a member of the Black Caucus of the American Library Association (BCALA) as well as the Indiana Black Librarian Network (IBLN). A lover of library programming topics focused on cultural experiences, history, travel, and society, she has presented professional development sessions at regional and state conferences with an emphasis on adult programming. Montoya Barker currently serves as a Special Collections Librarian at The Indianapolis Public Library (IN). Katie's specialties include: early literacy, children’s literature evaluation, play-based learning, advocacy, and best storytime practices. Check out Katie’s articles in the ILA Reporter and Children & Libraries: The Journal of ALSC. She is a certified ACE (Adverse Childhood Experiences) Interface Presenter and Gateways to Illinois Instructor. She spent three years on the Bluestem Nominating Committee and currently serves on the Monarch Readers Committee.

She has presented at the ILA Annual Conference, ALSC Institute, Opening Minds Early Childhood Conference, and the National Network of Medical Libraries (NNLM). in Children’s Literature from Simmons College and a B.A. She completed her MLIS at Dominican University, and holds an M.A. Katie Clausen (Chair) is the Early Literacy Services Manager at Gail Borden Public Library.

Being Plumville by Savannah J. Frierson