Ashley Hawkins is a school librarian working in Brooklyn, NY. She is married to Matthew Hawkins, video game expert and archivist. Ashley has a BS in English Language Arts Education from UCF, and an MA in English Literature from the Bread Loaf School of English as well as an MSLIS from Pratt Institute. Ashley Hawkins runs the blog and YouTube MangaLibrarian, which aims to assist librarians in navigating the waters of otaku culture.