Betsy BirdBetsy Bird is the Collection Development Manager of Evanston Public Library, Illinois, USA, and the former Youth Materials Specialist of New York Public Library. She has served on her library’s EDI committee for four years. She co-presents on he Whole Book Approach, a holistic consideration of collections beyond equity assessments, at the LJ/SLJ workshop “How To Build and Defend Inclusive Collections.” She is the author of Children’s Literature Gems: Choosing and Using Them in Your Library Career. Read More Read Less