Nicole Gaudier Alemañy was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and grew up in Jacksonville, Florida. She has Bachelor degrees from the University of North Florida  in history and Art with a concentration in Art History, a MA in Art History from Florida State University, & a MS in Information at Florida State University. She has worked as a Collection Development associate, and at the Jacksonville Public Library as a youth services librarian then customer experience librarian. Nicole is currently a Children’s Librarian at the Brooklyn Public Library in Brooklyn, NY.

Nicole encourages youth of all ages to read and enjoy the library’s resources. She firmly believes that readers should have access to diverse and inclusive works that often reflect their own experiences. An avid reader her entire life, she enjoys reading books in various genres and several languages. Nicole is especially fond of works with illustrations demonstrating the illustrator’s style and influences.”