Meet The Reservoir Team!

Cearra Harris is a full-time doctoral student in the University of South Carolina's Library and Information Science program. She is currently a Presidential Fellow at the University of South Carolina, SEC Emerging Scholar, and an American Library Association Spectrum Doctoral Fellow. Her research interests include trauma-informed librarianship and social justice in librarianship.

Stephanie Sendaula is a librarian and writer, who is especially passionate about the intersection of social justice and LIS. She reviews books, offers readers' advisory training, and facilitates continuing education workshops. She enjoys baking, cooking, and gardening—and will always have a cookbook recommendation to share.

Anastasia M. Collins (she/they) is an academic librarian, youth literature scholar, and anti-oppression educator in Massachusetts. She reviews books, writes book guides, facilitates workshops, consults on equity & justice efforts, and builds cool resources. You can follow them at DarkLiterata.com or @DarkLiterata.

Valerie Byrd Fort engages students with passion and enthusiasm for reading and literacy.  She has over 15 years of teaching in the K - 12 environment and was selected as Teacher of the Year at both schools in which she taught. As a school librarian, she was an advocate for both students and teachers. She teaches courses in children's literature and in school library management.