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When I Grow Up, I Want to Be … A Rebel!
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UNLV’s Take Your Child to Work Day gives kids a chance to see what their parents do while exploring a fun range of educational and career-related activities.

This Literacy Program Goes Beyond Flash Cards and Sight Words
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UNLV College of Education partnership helps young readers and future teachers connect beyond the lesson plan.

The 2023 Rainbow Book List Is Out: Find Your Spring Break Read
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UNLV librarian chaired the national book selection committee to find themes related to the LGBTQIA+ youth experience.

Dunn Family Foundation Establishes $1 Million Endowment to Support UNLV Libraries
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The new Dunn Family Assessment Collection will support educators throughout Las Vegas and Southern Nevada.

UNLV Newsmakers 2021: June
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A collection of news stories highlighting remembrance and improvement at UNLV.

The (Remote) Interview: Amanda Melilli
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Gathering materials that represent a diversity of cultures and backgrounds is a focus of this librarian.

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27 - Exploring Queer Representation in Picture Books
Overdueing It: The Rhode Island Library Podcast

Host Tayla is joined by Alicia Vaandering from the University of Rhode Island, James Rosenzweig from Eastern Washington University, and Amanda Melilli from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, to share their research project focusing on queer representation in picture books and the creation of the Rainbow Representation Rubric. They also talk about queer subtext in classic films and novels and finding comfort (or not!) in dystopian fiction. In the Last Chapter they discuss: would you rather have a personal library with unlimited space but only filled with books you've never read, or a small collection of books you've read and loved but no space for new books?

Teaching New Voices: This Academic Librarian is Working to Make Children’s Books More Diverse
Diverse Issues in Higher Education

Amanda Melilli wants libraries to reflect the lives of their readers.

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Recent Teacher Development Resources Library Accomplishments

Amanda Melilli
Amanda Melilli (Libraries) and co-authors Alicia G. Vaandering (University of Rhode Island) and James W. Rosenzweig (Eastern Washington University) published a book chapter titled, "Here, Queer, but Catalog Records Aren't Used to it: The Discoverability of LGBTQIA+ Representation in Library Collections" in Censorship is a Drag: LGBTQ Materials and…
Amanda Melilli
Amanda Melilli (Libraries), along with colleagues Alicia G. Vaandering (University of Rhode Island) and James W. Rosenzweig (Eastern Washington University) presented "Reading the Rainbow: Exploring Themes and Identities in LGBTQIA+ Picture Books" at the 2025 Children's Literature Assembly Online Research Conference. 
Amber Sewell
Amber Sewell (Libraries) is the host of The LibParlor Podcast, which is an open peer review podcast for information professionals interested in a feminist, care-based approach to research. The pilot episode, "Building an augmented reality game for academic libraries", features a discussion on an instructional design case study about…
Amanda Melilli
Amanda Melilli (Libraries) gave a presentation, "Rainbow Reflections: Exploring LGBTQIA+ Representation in Curriculum Materials Library Picture Book Collections," with Alicia G. Vaandering, University of Rhode Island, and James Rosenzweig, Eastern Washington University, at the 2022 Association of College and Research Libraries New England…
Katherine Keller
Katherine Keller (Libraries) is the recipient of the 2022 Libraries Classified Staff of the Year award. She was nominated for her dedication to the Teacher Development & Resources Library (TDRL) and the University Libraries. In addition to her work, she has taken on many extra responsibilities during position vacancies, including managing the…
Amanda Melilli
Amanda Melilli (Libraries) has been named chair of the American Library Association's 2023 Rainbow Booklist committee, charged with creating a national booklist of the best LGBTQIA+ books for young people. She is head of the Teacher Development & Resources Library.
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