Susie (she/her), a San Francisco native, returns to her hometown to join Hamlin as the new school librarian. She lives with her husband and 13-year-old twins, and has previously worked in the libraries of other K-8 schools in San Francisco. Susie holds an advanced degree in Creative Writing and Library Science from Brown University, the University of Montana, and San José State University. Susie is also a fiction writer, with her debut young adult novel set in San Francisco and a scheduled publication by Penguin/Dutton in 2026!