Who We Are

We are library workers, educators, lawyers, activists, technologists, and researchers who believe in the imperative for libraries to lend, preserve, and acquire knowledge in the service of the public good.

Staff

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Jennie Rose Halperin
Executive Director
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Michelle Reed
Research Manager
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Laura Crossett
Communications

Fellows

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Camille Thomas
Research Fellow
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Emily Finch
Former Community Fellow
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Juliya Ziskina
Policy Fellow
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Kyle K. Courtney
Engelberg Fellow/Policy Fellow/Chair and Founder

Nate Hill
Community Fellow
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Sarah Lamdan
Legal Fellow

Engelberg Center Staff

Michael Weinberg
Executive Director

Jason Schultz
Professor of Clinical Law

Katrina Southerland
Program Manager

Student Fellows

Joshua Driscol

Spencer Izen

Wendyliz Martinez

Milo Santamaria

Bella Wetherington

Founding Board Members

Heather Joseph

Jill Hurst-Wahl

Kyle K. Courtney

Meikle Syme Hall

Tucker Taylor

Coalition Partners

Become an Organizational Supporter

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If you represent a nonprofit organization, library, consortium, community group, bookstore, or another organization that wants to lend their support, please email info@libraryfutures.net.
If you are with the press, you can email info@libraryfutures.net

Championing the right to equitable access to knowledge.

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