About me
Karina Quilantan-Garza is a library media specialist, keynote speaker, university instructor, and doctoral candidate from the Rio Grande Valley, Texas. She is the Chair-Advisor for the Texas Library Association’s Texas Maverick Graphic Novel Reading List Committee and has been honored as Texas Library Association Librarian of the Year, School Library Journal Librarian of the Year Finalist, and Library Journal Mover & Shaker. Passionate about library media and instructional technology, she implements innovative programs to engage students and staff. When she is not working to save libraries, she enjoys collecting vintage comics and vinyl records.