Griffin C. Anderson
https://orcid.org/0009-0008-9444-8397
EDUCATION
The University of Alabama
PhD Student, College of Communication & Information Sciences,
School of Library & Information Studies; Bharat Mehra, Advisor — 2024-
East Carolina University
Master of Library Science, Public Library Concentration — 2024
University of South Florida
Bachelor of Arts, English, Literature, Cum Laude — 2009
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Advocacy & social justice in libraries; Political threats to libraries; LGBTQIA+ issues in libraries; Rural, Southern and Appalachian libraries
PUBLICATIONS
Anderson, G. C. (2024). The prevalence of children’s programming related to gender identity in North Carolina public libraries, including Drag Queen Story Hours or other drag events. Public Library Quarterly, 43(5), 620-637. https://doi.org/10.1080/01616846.2024.2302238
Lee, J. G. L., Roby, M., Cofie, L. E., LePrevost, C. E., Harwell, E. L., Reed, E. C., Nieuwsma, J., Bloss, J. E., Anderson, G. C., Santillán-Deras, J. R., Moore, M. A., Ketterman, E., & Russell, R. G. (in press). Internet devices and internet access among migrant and seasonal farmworkers, North Carolina, 2023. Public Health Reports.
RESEARCH
Library political conflict and changes in patron-library views and interactions
with Amelia Hill-Medrano — 2024-
Beyond the binary in banned books: Examining drag and trans identities in censored children’s literature
Graduate Research Assistant to Jamie Campbell Naidoo — 2024-
Censorship as a subject in children’s and middle-grade literature
Graduate Research Assistant to Jamie Campbell Naidoo — 2024-
Community-engaged, applied research to advance digital equity in rural agricultural communities: LG-252351-OLS-22 IMLS National Leadership Grant – Libraries
Graduate Research Assistant — 2023-2024
Researcher — 2024-
PROFESSIONAL LIBRARY AND EDUCATION EXPERIENCE
Moss Memorial Library
Nantahala Regional Library, Hayesville, NC
Branch Manager — 2023-
Cherokee, Clay, and Graham Counties, NC, Collaborative for Digital Equity
Project Manager — 2024-
College of Communication & Information Science
The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
Graduate Research Assistant to Jamie Campbell Naidoo — 2024-
Laupus Health Sciences Library
East Carolina University, Greenville, NC
Graduate Research Assistant on IMLS study LG-252351-OLS-22 — 2023-2024
Tri-County Community College
Cherokee, Graham, and Clay Counties, NC
Library Technician — 2022
Cherokee County Schools
Andrews High School and Andrews Middle School, Andrews, NC
Business, Finance, and IT Career and Technical Education — 2015-2020
AWARDS AND HONORS
C. David Jackson Memorial Student Scholarship
Society of North Carolina Archivists — 2024
Linda Haddock McRae Memorial Scholarship
East Carolina University, Department of Interdisciplinary Professions — 2023-2024
AFFILIATIONS
American Library Association
North Carolina Library Association
Society of North Carolina Archivists
East Carolina University American Library Association Student Chapter
Advisory Board — 2022-2023
President — 2023-2024
SERVICE
Society of North Carolina Archivists
Education Committee — 2024–
East Carolina University Master of Library Science Program
ALA Student Chapter President — 2023-2024
Panel on Book Bans in Libraries Moderator — 2023
Fall MLS Town Hall Co-host — 2023
MLS Program Advisory Panel Student Representative — 2023
ALA Student Chapter Advisory Board — 2022-2023
Student Focus Group for ALA Accreditation Site Team — 2022
Moss Memorial Library
Moss Memorial Library Board of Trustees Ex-officio Member — 2023-
Friends of the Library Ex-officio Member — 2023-
Clay County, NC
Clay County Community Revitalization Association — 2024-
Clay County Outdoor Initiative — 2023-
Andrews Middle School
School Improvement Team Chair — 2019-2020
Andrews High School
Student-led Chromebook Repair Program Coordinator — 2018-2019
STEM-E Sponsor — 2017-2019
School Improvement Team Chair — 2016-2019
Tabletop Gaming Club Sponsor — 2016-2019
School Improvement Team — 2015-2019
Stacked Deck Curriculum Teacher
– grant funded by the North Carolina Problem Gambling Program — 2015-2019
Student Technology Advisory Council Sponsor — 2015-2017
1-1 Student Chromebook Initial Rollout Facilitator — 2015-2016
Town of Andrews, NC
Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors — 2014-2015
University of South Florida English Department
Sigma Tau Delta English Honor Society Chapter President — 2008-2009