Mary Nino is the former associate dean of the San José State University Martin Luther King Jr. Library. A San José State University School of Information alumna, who has also been a member of the school’s International Advisory Council and Leadership and Management Program Advisory committees, she continues to provide library advice and recommendations to the school. Nino started off in San José public high schools as an English teacher, then transitioned to school librarian after obtaining her Master of Library and Information Science and Teacher Librarian Services Credential from the SJSU School of Information. She also worked as a part-time librarian for the County of Santa Clara and San José City College.