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College of Information and Communications

Faculty and Staff

Valerie Byrd Fort

Title: Instructor
Department: School of Information Science
College of Information and Communications
Email: valbyrd@mailbox.sc.edu
Phone: 803-777-1730
Office: South Carolina Center for Community Literacy
1430 Senate Street
Columbia, SC 29201
Facebook: My Facebook page
LinkedIn: My LinkedIn profile
Resources:

Curriculum Vitae
Personal Website
Get Ready, Stay Ready: Community Action Toolkit to Resources
Rainbow Connection: An annotated bibliography of LGBTQIA+ books and resources for children

Valerie Byrd Fort

Education

B.A., English Literature, University of South Carolina
M.L.I.S., College of Library & Information Science, University of South Carolina

Research

Diversity in Children's Literature
Reading engagement
Community Literacy
School Libraries

Teaching

Valerie Byrd Fort teaches courses about children's materials, library programming and school library management.

Service

Past President of the South Carolina Association of School Librarians
Member of the Columbia Junior League
Member of American Library Association
Member of American Association of School Librarians
Member of Beta Phi Mu
Safe Zone Ally

Personal

Byrd Fort worked as a school librarian in South Carolina for over 15 years before becoming an Instructor for the School of Information Science. She lives in Columbia with her husband, daughter and dogs.


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