Alice Flecha Email & Phone Number

Airdrie, Alberta, Canada

- Run all aspects of the learning commons (organizing, weeding, material repair, etc.)- Delivered 630+ hours of storytelling for kids from Kindergarten to Grade 5 to date- Proposed, organized, and facilitated two virtual author visits (with Gail Carson Levine and Chris Grabenstein)- Prepared and ran two Scholastic Book Fairs- Catalogued 1,500+ new books (both new material and backlog of past years) to date- Organized and ran a “Battle of the Books” competition for the Grade 4s and 5s- Proposed a library volunteer student program, selected and trained volunteers, and supervise their work- Based on a list of desired topics provided by the principal, researched and compiled a budgeted list of hundreds of new books to be purchased using a large government grant for new home reading material.- Introduced the use of shelf markers for student use to help with library organization; trained students on the new book-searching routine.- Create personalized lists of book suggestions for weaker readers.- Research and design curriculum-related posters to support teachers (upon request).- Purchase new material for library collections based on curriculum needs and student interests- Assist students, teachers, and support staff to locate library resources

Devon, Alberta, Canada

- In charge of developing and running the library’s Summer Reading Club.- Envisioned and delivered the activities and programs offered as part of the club, such as Creatures vs. Wizards (a custom-made Jeopardy game for kids 10 to 17), Chronicles of Covid (kids 9 to 12 created a keepsake about how it feels to live through the pandemic), an online escape room, an exhibition on 3D printing, a workshop on 3D modelling, online “Tell & Talk” storytelling sessions, and more.- Produced/edited six instructional videos teaching children how to make crafts (can be found at DPL's Youtube channel).- Created and developed content for a Kids’ Corner section in the library’s website, as well as a section specifically about the SRC.- Publicized the club and its activities, including establishing contacts with local schools, developing a social media strategy, creating print and online materials, sending pitches to the local newspaper, and maintaining a weekly newsletter for parents. - Contributed to a manifold increase in the number of SRC registrations compared to previous years, with 87 children enrolled and a combined total of 1,075 hours of reported reading.- In addition to the SRC, served DPL patrons in other capacities, from manning the service desk to delivering storytime sessions to producing a report with recommendations about the expansion of the library’s game collection.

Devon, Alberta, Canada

- 400+ storytelling sessions to children from Pre-K to Grade 4.- Produced audio and video storytelling sessions for students learning remotely.- Built the school's library website (in Google Sites) and kept it up-to-date with weeklyposts.- Trained students in grades 2 to 4 on how to use the online catalogue independently.- Developed the "Lemoncello" project with the Grade 4 classes, consisting of multi-session readings of the book Escape From Mr. Lemoncello's Library supported by activities like a Lemoncello-themed Shelfie Day virtual display, collective riddle-solving, and an online visit with the book's author, Chris Grabenstein.- Conducted readers' advisory interviews with students to help them with their information needs, as well as provided reference services to teachers.

Bon Accord, Alberta, Canada

- In charge of a school library aimed at children from Headstart to Grade 4. - Reorganized the library, weeding the collection and acquiring/cataloguing new material.- Improved usability by developing an organization system more adequate to our youngest patrons, as well as by introducing kid-friendly signage to help them navigate the collection.- Provided technology assistance and reference services to teachers and EAs, proactively supplying them with resources related to the themes they were working on with their students. - Planned, organized, set up, and staffed a Scholastic book fair.- Supported the school’s leadership program by training and supervising student helpers at the library.- Supported the school’s makerspace program by providing resources and volunteering ideas.

Pincher Creek, Ab

- In charge of a school library serving 400 patrons from Kindergarten to grade 12- Set up the physical space of the library and a collection (previously in storage) of circa 10,000copies.- Weeded 1,900 copies from the existing collection and catalogued 2,900 new items.- Delivered over 300 storytelling sessions for a total of 180 children from Kindergarten to grade 6.- 400 hours of experience supervising groups of children ages 5 to 14 (7 to 26 students per class).- Provided one-on-one assistance on resource-finding and use of digital devices for teachers andstudents- Established regular features such as reading buddies, magnetic poetry, micro-exhibitions (3Dprinting), colouring corner, and donation recognition.- Planned and delivered activities ranging from presentations and treasure hunting to shelf-markerbuilding and a custom-made jeopardy game, among many others.

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

- Provided information services in person, online, and by phone for researchers and scientistsacross Canada and abroad. Services involved locating sources on specific topics, placing ILL requests, determining acceptable usage per copyright and fair dealing laws, and many others. - Was in charge of integrating a collection from another branch into the Saskatoon library.- Repaired damaged books, shelved items, and weeded the collection.- Attended monthly branch meetings, processed and catalogued new material, updated law books, shelved items, and set up displays.

Camrose, Alberta

Helped customers by phone and in person; prepared merchandise for sale (tagging inventory, inputting price of new material into cash registers, etc.); counted and moved inventory; entered sales data into Excel files; helped to set up and run events.

Edmonton, Alberta

Helped customers find material and taught them how to use the (then new) self-pickup system; shelved material; sorted materials from the overnight drop-off box; handled drop-off machine and fixed it when it froze/glitched; trained new student pages.

Master’S Degree, Library And Information Science

Activities and Societies: Student Librarian's Association for Children and Youth Services (SLACYS)

Bachelor’S Degree, English Language And Literature, General

Activities and Societies: Augustana International Cultures Club, Anime Club, Augustana Campus Ambassadors

Spanish Language And Literature

Activities and Societies: Presenter at VII Seminario de Estudios Canadienses (VII Seminary on Canadian Studies). Presented a paper.