Alison Mccarty Email & Phone Number

Portland, Me, Us

Jacksonville, Florida, United States

Overseeing a portfolio of special library projects and activitiesCollaborating with other library departments, developing and executing project plans, and communicating with Library staff, other City of Jacksonville departments, vendors, and stakeholders

Accomplishments: Managed author talk and writing workshop events under a variety of budgets, from $10,000 to $200,000Developed the library's first year-long reading challenge, now heading into its 4th yearServed as a mentor in the Library's mentorship programResponsibilities:Coordinated systemwide programming, including author talks, writers workshops, book clubs, and outside presentersRecruited authors for author talks and reviewed unsolicited requests from authors and agentsMaintained a digital task management system to track projects and proceduresObserved and coached branch staff on facilitating book clubs and presenter-led programsWrote blog posts, emails, and social media posts for programsSubmitted purchase orders and tracked budget expendituresCompiled and analyzed statistics and surveys to improve library programsDeveloped yearly plans of service for department programs and activities

Accomplishments:Created and executed the library's first plan for virtual programmingResponsibilities:E-Services department managerSupervised 6 full-time e-specialistsMonitored and evaluated department offerings, including classes, outreach and 1-on-1 tutoringOversaw revamping of core classes to align with customer needs and wantsWorked with the marketing department to advertise virtual offerings with social media and blog posts

Jacksonville, Florida Area

Accomplishments:Employee of the Quarter, 1st Quarter 2017/2018, for work with the Readers Advisory Committee: Created and facilitated a Readers Advisory 101 training and created a Readers Advisory staff newsletterEstablished and created guidelines for the library's Local Author CollectionCompleted Management Training Institute in 2017Graduate of Sunshine State Library Leadership Institute 2018-2019Responsibilities:Manager in the Acquisitions departmentSupervising 5 full-time and 4 part-time staff membersResponsible for the "Books on Belt" area, including delivery, receiving, processing, linking, and sorting of materials to branchesMonitoring material time as it moves through the BOB processOrdering and receiving processing suppliesCreating carts for purchase via OverDrive and Baker and TaylorCreating curated lists for the OverDrive homepageMonitoring the flow of lease books through the systemPlacing orders via ILS reportsPaying invoices via ILSProcessing and linking replacement items as neededMember of JPL's Readers Advisory, BookFest, and Maker Con committees

Jacksonville, Florida Area

Accomplishments:Planned and implemented Willowbranch Library's first two Comic Cons in partnership with the Superhero Hive comic shop.Established a monthly board gaming event at the Willowbranch Library.Established a monthly Riverside Speaker Series to highlight cool local people doing cool local things.Responsibilities:Assistant manager for a suburban branch library.Supervised 1 full-time and 2 part-time staff, including the children's department.Created and scheduling adult programming for the branch.Scheduled meeting room space.Served as volunteer coordinator for the branch.Served as cataloging contact for the branch.Member of the JPL Readers' Advisory Committee

Jacksonville, Florida, United States

Grant writing and reporting for the orchestra's Cultural Service Grant and Department of Arts and Culture grant

Providing instruction on the use of the library's catalog and subscription databases to classes at the North Campus.

Jacksonville, Florida Area

Provided instruction on the use of the library's catalog and subscription databases to classes at the Deerwood Center.Created content for and maintained the library's web presence on Facebook (facebook.com/deerwoodllc) and a school blog (blogs.fscj.edu/deerwood_llc).Created handouts and online materials for students at the Deerwood Center for quick instruction in the use of the library and its resources.

Served as managing librarian for a semi-rural branch library.Supervised 1 full-time library assistant and a rotating staff of 5-10 volunteers.Aided in collection development with the library director.Created and facilitated new adult programs including book clubs.Created and facilitated new teen and youth events in coordination with the travelling youth librarian.Designed flyers for programs and events at the library.Worked with the Friends of the Library to create and promote fundraisers.Compiled statistics on library usage.

Used OCLC and Sirsi to import catalog records for new book, CD, and DVD titles and modify them for use by the Jacksonville Public Library. Took part in various projects to bring older records and items up to current library standards.

Stamping and stickering new books for all JPL branches.

Shelving books, retrieving books placed on hold, and writing "Book Notes from a Shelving Cart" posts for the branch blog, http://selibraryjax.blogspot.com

Assisted two professors with cataloging research in the areas of FRBR and usability. Duties included literature review, proofreading, and data analysis using Access.

I created pathfinders for local college students to use in researching and writing papers, finding nursing resources, and using electronic resources held by their colleges and the Twinsburg Public Library from home. I also performed general reference duties, designed and hosted a family program, and led a book discussion.

Created bibliographies for monthly mystery displays, did shelf-reading and pre-weeding, and performed other tasks for the reference librarians.

Searched out and wrote stories for the community page, highlighting various communities in Lorain County; picked up daily assignments; and wrote weekend feature articles.

Managed a small group of staff reporters; assigned, collected, and edited news stories, and wrote stories for a weekly college newspaper.

Graduate

The primary goal of the Institute is to assist in preparing library leaders to provide the highest quality library services.

Master Of Library And Information Science, Library Science

Activities and Societies: ALA Student Chapter - Publicity committee

Bachelor Of Arts, Physics, English

Activities and Societies: The Observer, Sigma Psi, Swing Club, Symphonic Winds, Wind Ensemble, Case Orchestra