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Becky Calzada

District Library Coordinator, Leander Independent School District

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Becky Calzada is a District Library Coordinator in a large central Texas school district. She is a co-founding member of #FReadom Fighters, recipient of the ALA鈥檚 Robert B. Downs Intellectual Freedom Award, the American Association of School Librarians鈥� Intellectual Freedom Award, and the Texas Library Association鈥檚 Libraries Change Communities Award. Becky is a member of the ALA Policy Corp Proactive Advocacy on Book Banning cadre, a member of the ALA Intellectual Freedom committee, on the Legislative Committee for the Texas Library Association, and Past Chair for the Texas Association of School Librarians. She is the 24/25 President-Elect for AASL and was honored by People Magazine in their 2023 Women Changing the World portfolio. Becky can be reached on Twitter .

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