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It pulls from queer, feminist, poststructural, and critical theory to provide a model for how libraries can center youth made vulnerable to the state. This involves an interrogation of what representation does or can do in the current moment alongside the recognition that cultures within librarianship inhibit library access for youth of color and/or LGBTQ and gender non-conforming youth. Through four iterative case studies set in Oakland, CA, this research draws lines of inquiry from perspectives of youth located in juvenile detention to community and public library services. These cases are directed by participatory action research and situated forms of grounded theory. Together, the cases incorporate youth voice into actionable outcomes in library practice and challenge narratives of literacy as simply ameliorative while recognizing the limitations publishing practices place on encounters with complexly diverse library materials. 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