Eryn Duffee is an adjunct faculty member in Antioch University’s School Library Endorsement Program, currently teaching School Library Advocacy. She is the teacher-librarian at Edmonds Heights K-12 in the Edmonds School District and has also worked as a middle school teacher-librarian in Madison, TN.
Eryn’s school-based practice centers on equitable access to information, Universal Design for Learning, rigorous collection development, and preparing students with media literacy, digital citizenship, and research skills. She collaborates closely with educators to ensure libraries function as inclusive, responsive learning ecosystems that meet the needs of all students.
In addition to her K-12 work, Eryn brings extensive leadership and advocacy experience at the state and national levels. She is President of the 2026 Washington Library Association and the co-author of Strengthening Library Ecosystems (ALA Publishing, 2024). Eryn is a recipient of the Library Journal Movers & Shakers Award (2023) and the WLA President’s Award (2025).
Previously, Eryn co-founded the Tennessee Library Ecosystem Coalition, a multi-organizational advocacy effort addressing intellectual freedom and equitable access across library types. She has served on the American Library Association’s Committee on Library Advocacy and has presented nationally on advocacy, leadership, and intellectual freedom.
- Master's in Library and Information Science, University of Southern Mississippi, 2019
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing, William Carey University, 2008
- Washington State Certified Teacher with Library Endorsement
Through her teaching at Antioch, Eryn is committed to preparing future school librarians to lead with courage, clarity, and a strong advocacy foundation.
- Hand, D., Duffee, E., Johns, S., & Robertson, M. Strengthening Library Ecosystems (2024). ALA Publishing.
- Duffee, Eryn. (2022). Fighting the rising tide of book challenges in our country and state.” Alki, 38(2), 10-12. https://wala.memberclicks.net/assets/Alki/2022-07_Alki_final.pdf.
- Logan, S. & Duffee, E. Washington schools need teacher librarians [website]. https://sites.google.com/view/k12libraries4allwa/home
- American Assn. of School Librarians National Conference presenter
- Advocacy & the Library Ecosystem (co-presenter)
- Olympic Library Leadership Incubator (co-presenter)
- Washington Library Association State Conference presenter- 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
- Book Banning Across the Country
- Advocacy & the Library Ecosystem
- The Teacher-Librarian as Advocate (co-presenter)
- Genrefying Picture Books
- Introduction to OLLI (co-presenter)
- #k12Librarians4AllWA advocacy campaign
- Tennessee Association of School Librarians
- Advocacy & the Library Ecosystem, 2021
- Washington Library Association President’s Award 2025
- Library Journal Movers & Shakers Award 2023
- ALA Chapter Relations Award awarded to Tennessee Library Assn. and Tennessee Assn. of School Librarians for the joint work on intellectual freedom
- Washington Library Association
- Olympic Library Leadership Incubator (OLLI), co-creator, 2025-
- School Library Program Liaison for Washington State, San Jose State University, 2023-2025
- American Library Association
- Committee on Library Advocacy (CoLA), 2018-2021
- Ecosystems Subcommittee, 2019-2023
- American Association of School Librarians
- Tennessee Library Association
- Board Member, 2021
- Library Legislative Committee Chair 2019-2021
- Coordinator & Presenter for Library Legislative Day 2021
- Tennessee Association of School Librarians