Shannon is a mom and Eric’s wife. She served as the K-12 district teacher librarian at Van Meter Community School District in Iowa for 8 years. Shannon is now an international speaker and consultant who speaks about education, librarianship, technology, Makerspaces, social media, and making a difference in education and the lives of others, especially children. She is also a book and blog author, including the award-winning The Library Voice blog, and enjoys writing for various blogs, journals and other forums. In 2014, she was named a Library Journal Mover and Shaker and in 2016, she was awarded the Make It Happen Award by ISTE.