Brian Bays has served as a librarian for over twenty years in both public and academic libraries. His current role is within Research and Instruction Services at UH Hilo’s Edwin H. Mookini Library where he focuses on library instruction and instructional design. He holds an MEd. in Learning Design & Technology from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, an MLS from Indiana University, and a BFA from Kansas State University.