Judi Moreillon taught preservice school and public librarians for 25 years. She retired as an associate professor at Texas Woman's University, United States. For 13 years, she served as a school librarian at all three instructional levels: elementary, junior high, and high school. She has been a fifth-grade classroom teacher, elementary school literacy coach, and district-level K-12 librarian mentor. She has previously published professional books for school librarians and classroom teachers, including Core Values in School Librarianship and Maximizing School Librarian Leadership. In 2019, she earned the Scholastic Publishing Award.