Amber Certain Email & Phone Number

Greater New York City Area

Conducts outreach to community-based organizations, schools, and local businesses to create partnerships.Encourages and facilitates high school class visits, research projects, literacy skills, and promote resources for teenagers.Actively and continuously promotes the collections and reading through readers advisory, staff picks, recommendation lists, blog entries, author talks, book discussions and monthly bulletin boards.Provides reference service and resource recommendations using print, media, and digital resources.Builds and maintains the Young Adult collection with diverse, current, and relevant titles which meets the needs of the community.Fosters digital literacy and provides age-appropriate technology instruction to young adults.Develops and maintains the layout and appearance of the young adult space. Facilitates the work and activities of teen volunteers and teen advisory councils.Develops and maintains content for social media platforms. (Library blogs and Facebook) Assists with circulation and reference questions.

Create and implement programs for children between the ages of 11-18.Outreach to High Schools and creating partnerships with community organizations.Help with reference questions, checking in and out materials.Run the Facebook page.Create attractive bulletin boards.Order books for the young adult section as well as create engaging displays.

Plan, organize and manage services of the libraryResponsible for labeling and reorganizing all booksFill out and submit annual report to New York StateAttend bimonthly library directors and county meetingsDevelop services to meet present and future community needsEstablished a book club open to everyoneCreated a partnership between local community center to better serve the communityAttend workshopsAdvise, consult, and confer with library boardWrite directors report and present at board meetingsSupervise the keeping of records and the preparation of reportsOrder, process and label all booksAccommodate and fulfill patron requests and needsChanged library hours Opened up the floor space; more inviting and comfortable 100% increase in circulation

Pine Hill New York

Assist Director in everyday dutiesReorganizing the libraryCirculation deskCataloguing books Lead and Organize the Teen Summer Reading Program

Oversee health and well being of youth grades 6-12Help with school work, organize games and other activities Routine clerical duties (i.e. computer data and reception)

Master Of Library & Information Science (Mlis), Library And Information Science

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), English Language And Literature, General, Cum Laude

Activities and Societies: Intramural tennis and badminton, Math Tutor