Brian Powell is the Education Collections and Technology Fellow at Atkins Library. Brian is currently an MLIS student at Louisiana State University. He recently moved to the Charlotte area from Louisiana, where he worked as a school librarian in East Baton Rouge Parish. Brian holds a MA in Education from the University of Massachusetts-Boston, and a Bachelor of Arts in English from Samford University. In his role as a school librarian, he was also the Site Technology Facilitator and School Testing Coordinator. Prior to entering the world of librarianship, Brian served as a middle school English teacher in both East Baton Rouge Parish and Boston. In his work as a teacher, he earned a Fulbright Award from the U. S. State Department for his participation in the Teachers for Global Classrooms program. He is interested in exploring the connections between libraries and student-centered learning experiences.