John Oluwaseye Adebayo and Libby Anderson receive SRRT’s 2025 Conference Travel Grants

The Social Responsibilities Round Table (SRRT) of the American Library Association has named John Oluwaseye Adebayo and Libby Anderson as the 2025 winners of the SRRT Conference Travel Grants to attend the upcoming 2025 ALA Annual Conference in Philadelphia, PA.

The SRRT Conference Travel Grants sponsored by the Social Responsibilities Round Table help finance SRRT member attendance at the ALA Annual Conference. The $1000 award covers limited fees related to airfare, lodging, and conference registration. SRRT funds up to two applicants per year.

John Oluwaseye Adebayo is a doctoral candidate at the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, WI, United States. His broad research endeavor is at the intersection of Information Policy, Technology Acceptance, Artificial Intelligence (AI) Ethics, and Digital Platforms Governance. He currently investigates how the understanding of the effectiveness of privacy policies influences privacy boundary formation and self-regulation to shape privacy behaviors on social media platforms with AI features among young adults. Before enrolling for his doctoral studies in the United States, he worked as a Librarian at the Central Bank of Nigeria Centre for Economics and Finance, University of Ibadan, Nigeria; Chrisland University Abeokuta, Nigeria; Michael and Cecilia Ibru University, Agbarha-Otor, Delta State, Nigeria; and the Nigerian Baptist Theological Seminary, Ogbomoso, Nigeria. Aside from obtaining a Nigeria Certificate in Education from Oyo State College of Education, he holds a Bachelor's and Master of Library and Information Studies from the University of Ibadan, Nigeria. As a researcher, he has published scholarly articles in learned journals covering topics in Information Ethics, Technology Adoption, Knowledge Management, Information Behavior and Literacy. He has received a few academic and professional fellowship awards, including the prestigious 2019 IFLA/OCLC Early Career Development Fellowship. He has attended conferences, seminars, and trainings in Africa, the United States, Europe, and South America.

Libby Anderson is in her first year as an Adult Services Reference Librarian at Rowan Public Library in Salisbury, North Carolina. Before transitioning to librarianship, she spent several years in the financial services industry as an investment advisor, including six years as a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® professional. In 2022, she decided to follow a long-held calling, pursuing a Master of Library Science degree at East Carolina University, where she will graduate in May 2025. Driven by a passion for social justice, Libby believes in the transformative power of libraries to address societal inequities by providing free access to information and resources. She is particularly interested in how libraries can collaborate with other community organizations to support marginalized populations, including individuals experiencing homelessness or addiction. Libby holds a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy and Religion from Winthrop University and a Master of Arts in Liberal Studies from the University of North Carolina Wilmington. A dedicated vegan and animal rights activist, she also finds joy in live music, poetry, and films, and holds onto the belief that, despite today’s challenges, a more just and compassionate world is still within reach.

About SRRT

The Social Responsibilities Round Table (SRRT) works to make ALA more democratic and to establish progressive priorities not only for the Association but also for the entire profession. Concern for human and economic rights was an important element in the founding of SRRT and remains an urgent concern today. SRRT believes that libraries and librarians must recognize and help solve social problems and inequities to carry out their mandate to work for the common good and bolster democracy. Learn more and become a member of SRRT!