Christina Giovannelli Caputo

Christina Giovannelli Caputo started her career as a high school art teacher in 2002 and has taught high school and elementary school. She inspired many teens to find their calling and still hears from former students today. In 2007, Caputo transitioned into librarianship and has been trailblazing ever since. A vocal promoter for equitable services to all youth, she has driven engagement through her advocacy. Caputo has written for the American Library Association (ALA) about homeschooling and...See more

Christina Giovannelli Caputo started her career as a high school art teacher in 2002 and has taught high school and elementary school. She inspired many teens to find their calling and still hears from former students today. In 2007, Caputo transitioned into librarianship and has been trailblazing ever since. A vocal promoter for equitable services to all youth, she has driven engagement through her advocacy. Caputo has written for the American Library Association (ALA) about homeschooling and mentorship. She teaches for ALA Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) division on At Home Learners and the public library. Caputo has recently taught for the University of Wisconsin Madison in the iSchool for MLIS students about the implementation of strategic communications planning. Caputo wrote a miniseries, "Hanging with My Homies," for Voices for Youth Advocates ( VOYA ). Since 2017, she has spoken at conferences to increase the profession's awareness of alternative education methods, schooling diversity, and the need for library support. See less