Alicia K. Long
Professor and Librarian in Florida
Library and Information Science Educator, librarian, and teacher, with never-ending interests and ideas that follow the purpose of working toward a better informed and critical society.
Alicia teaches in the School of Information at the University of South Florida and is a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Missouri.
Past experience includes working in an academic library, presenting and leading discussions for family literacy programs in public libraries and working as consultant for a library in a school for children with special needs. Alicia is active in professional associations, including the American Library Association (ALA) and REFORMA, and she was a member and Chair of the Selection Committee of the Pura Belpré Award. She also received REFORMA's Librarian of the Year Award in 2022. She was selected a 2012 ALA Emerging Leader and a 2009 Spectrum Scholar.
Alicia is involved in local, state, and national professional organizations in different capacities. She looks forward to connecting with others who, like her, work at the service of knowledge, education, and great stories!
Find more about Alicia and connect at http://aliciaklong.com