Barbara Walton Email & Phone Number

Albuquerque, New Mexico Area

Youth Services Librarianthe Public Library Albuquerque and Bernalillo CountyRecruit and supervise teen volunteers throughout an active summer reading program, using a tracking system in Excel to maintain their schedules and record their hours for easy retrieval when the information is neededServe as the branch’s person-in-charge when the branch manager is not present, supervising employees and handling branch issuesCreate and execute programs for youth, from infancy through adolescenceWrite, distribute, and promote the Juan Tabo branch newsletterAssist patrons with computer-related problems, both brief questions and longer consultationsCreate themed book lists and displays for teens and childrenManage complex customer interactionsMaintain juvenile and young adult collectionsPerform reference and customer service for all patrons of Juan Tabo LibraryPerform outreach to schools and other groupsServed on the Summer Reading Committee, where I was responsible for system-wide statisticsPurchased Young Adult titles for the system and for the Cherry Hills Branch

Greater Boston Area

Substantially increased teen participation in summer reading Co-created and designed a new incentive program for teen summer reading and designed activities to maintain interestLed the teen council and worked with the City-Wide Friends of the Boston Public Library to make them junior members, so they could assist in fundraisingGave tours and library orientations to large groups of studentsFully analyzed the young adult collection to evaluate priorities in collection management and developmentRe-catalogued series titles to increase ease of browsingChose furniture and décor for “Teen Lounge” areaCreated good rapport with daily visitors

Harvard Business School

Performed reference for students and facultyHelped create an online job search resource list for business majorsAssisted with serials processing

Worked in the general information area, handing out newspapers, doing various administrative tasks.

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

Graduate School of Library and Information Science

Bachelor'S Degree, Comparative Religion

Activities and Societies: TUTV, media, HillelComparative religion major, TUTV

High School, English