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Posts by Edith Campbell

May 8, 2026 by Edith Campbell

Kidlit Diversity in 2025

The number of diverse books is decreasing.

May 5, 2026 by Edith Campbell

No Shoes In The House

This year, Samira Ahmad and Joanna Ho will observe the month by be co-hosting “No Shoes In The House: Solidarity at Home and Beyond.” In the IG live series, they promise “(too) honest conversations about history, identity, and building more powerful unified community.”

April 25, 2026 by Edith Campbell

The 2026 Zena Sutherland Lecture

The 43rd annual lecture will be presented by best-selling and award-winning author and illustrator Jerry Craft.

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Midweek Mailing

April 15, 2026 by Edith Campbell

Wednesdays are my day to mail or email my representatives.

The Future of Libraries: Humanity, Technology, and the Stories We Preserve

April 12, 2026 by Edith Campbell

Attendees can expect to learn about the vast responsibilities of the panelists, how to take advantage of their local institutions, and what they should keep in mind if they choose to use generative AI.

There Was A Library In Babylon

April 10, 2026 by Edith Campbell

I’m afraid of what I see coming. I do believe we’re in peril, not because of what AI can do, but what we’re allowing it to do.

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National Book Awards: The Bad News

March 31, 2026 by Edith Campbell

What I don’t look forward to is not being able to discuss these books, and their writers, with you.

National Book Awards: The Good News

March 31, 2026 by Edith Campbell

I’m excited to share with you that I’ve been selected to be a judge on the National Young People’s Literature Award Committee.

Women’s Libraries

March 26, 2026 by Edith Campbell

I though I’d point out some of the libraries around the world that collect, preserve, and present information products that contain women’s history. These are spaces that uplift creativity, leadership, and the quotidian successes of women.

Caring; Checking In

March 19, 2026 by Edith Campbell

So much Stuff is going on in libraries, on our streets, and in our homes. I’ll leave it there because, if you know you know; no need to linger on the details. So much of it is big stuff that is dangerous to ignore and frightful to consider. And, impossible not to care. it How […]

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About Edith Campbell

Edith Campbell is Librarian in the Cunningham Memorial Library at Indiana State University. She is a member of WeAreKidlit Collective, and Black Cotton Reviewers. Edith has served on selection committees for the YALSA Printz Award, ALSC Sibert Informational Text Award, ALAN Walden Book Award, the Walter Award, ALSC Legacy Award, and ALAN Nielsen Donelson Award. She is currently a member of ALA, BCALA, NCTE NCTE/ALAN, REFORMA, YALSA and ALSC. Edith has blogged to promote literacy and social justice in young adult literature at Cotton Quilt Edi since 2006. She is a mother, grandmother, gardener and quilter.

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