Evelyn Keolian is a Children’s Librarian at Chicago Public Library. She is the founder and co-chair of the CPL Diversability Advocacy Committee. She is an adjunct professor of American Sign Language at Oakton College. She received her MLIS from University of North Texas. Born Deaf, Evelyn has been an ASL user since adulthood. Previously, she has worked at the Pasadena City College Shatford Library (CA), Granada Elementary School (CA), volunteered with Pasadena Public Library (CA) and the Anixter Center Literacy Program (IL) for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing. Evelyn has provided ASL programming and outreach which has included ASL classes and practice chats, bilingual story times in ASL/English, and an adult book club. She has presented at Illinois Library Association and American Library Association conferences. Evelyn was a 2018 Disability Lead Fellow (Chicago) and a 2018-2020 Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) Equity Fellow.