Amanda Garrison Email & Phone Number

Little Rock, AR

Arkansas

As Manager of the Youth Services Department, I directed seven employees of the two-branch library system and taught them how to engage with babies, toddlers, kids, tweens, teens and their families, to create programming to serve the needs of those families, to build and maintain collections, to budget wisely and to grow and accept change.

Nova Southeastern University

At the Alvin Sherman Library, I presented storytime programs for children ages 0-3 and 3-5 and their caregivers and provided outreach to local daycares and preschools. I taught families early literacy practices and taught teachers how to best share those practices with their youngest students while using puppets. I also researched and purchased picture.

As Teen Librarian, I was the only full-time employee in the teen department. I planned and implemented educational and recreational programming for teens in the public library, including but not limited to the Teen Homework Center (where students can get assistance with homework and other school projects from myself or two certified teachers), the Teen.

I planned and implemented programming for all youth, ages 0-18, in a public library setting. Programs included storytimes for infants to elementary aged students, book clubs for ages 8-18, homework help and recreational programming.

Master'S Degree, Library And Information Science

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), Spanish