Becky Calzada

Becky Calzada is a District Library Coordinator in a large central Texas school district. She is a co-founding member of #FReadom Fighters, a recipient of the ALA’s Robert B. Downs Intellectual Freedom Award, the American Association of School Librarians’ Intellectual Freedom Award, and the Texas Library Association’s 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 of 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.