As part of the national Future Ready Librarians initiative at the Alliance for Excellent Education, Mark Ray and Shannon McClintock Miller serve as national advocates for school library programs and librarians. Mark and Shannon began their library advocacy careers in school libraries. For eight years, Shannon was the district librarian in Van Meter, Iowa, Community School District, working with all grades K-12. For twenty years, Mark was a public school librarian in Vancouver, Washington, working in elementary, middle school, and high school libraries. For the last five years, he has been a district administrator serving in a variety of roles. In this exchange between Shannon McClintock Miller and Mark Ray, they explore the topic of advocacy and lessons learned both in and outside of the library.