
Cecelia Parks is a librarian, historian, labor activist, and equestrian. She is currently an Undergraduate Student Success Librarian at the University of Virginia, where she leads first-year information literacy instruction and assessment efforts. Cecelia has published on a variety of topics, including queer Southern oral history (specifically the queer history of Charlottesville, Virginia), queerness and privacy, and information literacy instruction. She is also an active member of United Campus Workers of Virginia, a labor union for Virginia public higher education workers. In her free time, Cecelia enjoys riding horses, teaching riding lessons, going to concerts, reading, and playing with her dog Delta.