Brooks joined the NCIL team as Education Coordinator in May of 2017, where he works on professional development efforts for librarians through NASA- and NSF-funded projects. He helps manage STAR_Net's STEM Activity Clearinghouse; facilitates STAR_Net, NASA@ My Library, and Project BUILD webinars; and creates how-to videos for hands-on activities. Brooks also represents NCIL as an active presenter at American Library Association (ALA), Mountain Plain Library Association (MPLA), and Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) conferences and symposiums. He was the featured speaker for the City of Toccoa (Georgia) and Toccoa-Stephens County Public Library during the 2017 Solar Eclipse.