Anna Swanson is the Provincial Selections Coordinator for the Newfoundland & Labrador Public Libraries. She coordinates the team of the librarians who select materials for 94 libraries across the province, oversees digital collections for the provincial system, and works on various library collection initiatives. Before moving to St. John’s, she worked as a Children’s Librarian, Branch Head, and Selections Librarian for the Vancouver Public Library. She has a special interest in community engagement and community-led libraries. She is also a writer and her first book of poetry, The Nights Also, won a Lambda Award and the Gerald Lampert Award.