Rebekah Cummings is the Director of Digital Matters at the University of Utah Marriott Library where she coordinates digital humanities research, teaching, and support. An accomplished librarian and educator, Rebekah is former President of the Utah Library Association, a founding member of the Let Utah Read coalition, and Co-Chair of the Utah Library Association Advocacy Committee. For her efforts against book banning and censorship, Rebekah and her advocacy partners have received the 2019 American Library Association Gerald Hodges Intellectual Freedom Award, 2021 Utah Library Association Legislative Award for Excellence in Political Affairs and Library Advocacy, 2023 ACLU Utah Torch of Freedom Award, and 2024 Utah Library Association President’s Award. Rebekah lives in Sugar House with her husband Robert, their three children, and rescue dog Stan.
