Amanda Hunt, aka TheNextGenLibrarian, is a 6th-8th middle school librarian in New Braunfels ISD and is the Secondary Lead Librarian for NBISD. She’s been a librarian for 14 years at both elementary and secondary campuses. She was the chair for the Mavericks Graphic Novel Reading List Committee for TLA from 2021-2023. She was also the chair for TxASL Talks Editorial Board and presently is the TxASL Councilor through 2025. She also served on the Conference Planning Committee for the TLA 2024 conference. Hunt is on the Social Media Committee and Operating Procedures Committee for the Texas Association of School Librarians. She is on the AASL Committee for updating the new AASL Standards book releasing in 2025. Amanda has served on the Cybil Award YA Speculative Reading List Committee for 2023 and is currently on the Margaret Edwards 2025 Award Committee. She also serves on the ALA Committee on Education. She was a TLA TxASL Media and Visual Presence (MVP) Honoree for 2021 and 2023, and the TLA Branding Iron Award 2022 and 2024 Winner for Digital Only Communications in a School Library. Amanda is a certified Apple Teacher and Apple Learning Coach, as well as a Google certified Trainer and Coach. She is also an Adobe Innovator and Trainer. She has certifications in a variety of #edtech tools and is a voracious reader. Visit her linktree: http://bit.ly/biolinkthenextgenlibrarian and follow her across social media @thenextgenlibrarian