Alexandra Birnbach Email & Phone Number

Ygnacio Valley Library, 2661 Oak Grove Rd, Walnut Creek, Ca 94598

Oversees the day-to-day operations of a full service community library. Supervises and supports an awesome team of library staff; serves the community. Plans, develops and implements community library programming and services, encourages lifelong learning and literacy for all. Collaborates with Library support groups as well as City and community partners; assess community library needs, and works to promote the Contra Costa County Library system guiding principle: to bring people and ideas together.

Concord Public Library, Concord, California, United States

Manages daily operations of two community libraries, supervises and guides library staff, develops and implements new programs and procedures in line with strategic plan, identifies community needs, serves on library committees, and builds connections with library support groups, City government, local partners, and the community.~Supervises, coaches, and supports a library staff of 10 employees~Develops relationships with City and community partners and support organizations~Ensures clear and effective communication: established new procedure to increase staff input for group meetings, shares supportive feedback and guidance during staff check-ins~Leads staff in adapting to change: implements new procedures in line with County, Health Services, and Risk Management policies; designs and initiates new projects and services

Hercules And Crockett Libraries; Hercules And Crockett, California, Us

Manages daily operations of two community libraries, supervises and guides library staff, develops and implements new programs and procedures in line with strategic plan, identifies community needs, serves on library committees, and builds connections with library support groups, City government, local partners, and the community.~Supervises, coaches, and supports a library staff of 10 employees~Develops relationships with community partners: collaborated with City Council, library staff, andFriends of the Library on a virtual Martin Luther King Jr. Day program with 50 attendees; represents the Library at Friends, Foundation, Library and Community Services Commission, and City Council meetings; contributes to City Manager’s bi-weekly newsletter~Ensures clear and effective communication: established new procedure to increase staff input for group meetings, shares supportive feedback and guidance during staff check-ins~Leads staff in adapting to change: adjustments to new quarantine rules and screening procedures, instituting new services, and modifying procedures to ensure uninterrupted library service

Provides reference and research assistance to patrons, performs collection development, trains reference staff, creates instructional guidelines for staff and patrons, writes and edits content for library website and e-newsletter, identifies public need and develops services accordingly. ~ Applied for and won grant from American Library Association for PBS' The Great American Read in May 2018. ~Designed 6-month large scale reading program including Literary Pen Pals club, author panel discussion attended by 240 people, and the Longest Table Literary Picnic attended by 140 community members ~ Teaches monthly classes and provides one-on-one and group instruction on eBooks, databases, and research ~ Recruits, trains, and supervises core group of 5-10 library volunteers ~ Develops and leads adult programming: annual adult reading challenges, book clubs, ESL conversation group, and Tailored to You Personalized Reading List program ~ Chairperson ('16-'17) of library consortium Digital Resources Working Group; oversaw county-wide survey to gather patron feedback and identified, tested, and implemented new electronic resources for $100,000 library consortium budget.

Mill Valley, Ca

Served as head of reference department and managed scheduling, training, and operations of reference desk, developed procedures, provided reference and research assistance to patrons. ~ Hired and trained new part-time reference staff ~ Managed reference desk staffing schedule and handled patron complaints ~ Supervised and supported six part-time reference staff

Mill Valley, Ca

Responsibilities:~Submitted application and received 2016 award for an outside expert assessment from the California Preservation Assessment Program~Works with History Room Librarian to research and design new policy and procedures~Co-author of 50-page instructional manual: "Mill Valley Oral History Program: Oral History Guidebook" which is used by all staff and volunteers working on the Oral History Program~Works on the Mill Valley Oral History Program-- provides instruction, transcribes interviews, edits transcripts, and organizes workflow~Assists History Room Librarian with training history room docents in reference work and customer service ~Answers customer reference questions and assists with research projects~Enters historical biographical data into the Past Perfect database

375 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley, Ca 94941

~Supervised 4 staff members and 10 volunteer docents~Coordinated scheduling and communication with history room staff and docents~Oversaw progress of multiple long-term projects including: Photo Verification project, Oral History Program, Newspaper Clipping project~Ensured completion and timely response to patron requests for information and research help

~Provided reference assistance: answered patron questions and comments, helped patrons find books and other materials in the library and online~Provided computer help and taught basic email and computer skills classes~Performed collection development duties in particular subject areas for the main library and all of the branches

Masters, Library And Information Science

B.A., English Literature

Activities and Societies: APA (Alliance for Peaceful Action), Alpha Phi Omega (2 years), WVKC Radio Free Galesburg Radio Station, CInema.