Movers & Shakers 2022 By Meredith Schwartz Welcome to LJ’s 2022 Movers & Shakers! It is my great pleasure to congratulate and welcome the 41 individuals named 2022 Movers & Shakers. They join a distinguished group that is now nearly 1,000 strong. Among this year’s group, we see an increased focus on holding space for Indigenous ways of learning in libraries; an emphasis on service to patrons who are currently incarcerated or returning from incarceration; a deeper attention to accessibility; and a continuation of the crucial work of putting equity, diversity, and inclusion at the center of libraries’ internal culture as well as their outreach. We also see one-of-a-kind projects like the librarian in the football huddle, helping athletes learn; supporting small business through a value calculator and promoting curbside delivery; the transformation of a whole city’s approach to manga in schools; and even how to make something sweet out of a surprise nest of bees at the library. I hope you’ll be inspired as you read these profiles; I know I was. I thank our sponsors Baker & Taylor and D-Tech International USA for making this ambitious undertaking possible. Read more » |