Shayla Boyce Email & Phone Number

Greater Grand Rapids, Michigan Area

Supervised branch staff and maintain daily functions at the Madison Square Branch. Actively built and maintained relationships with community partnersCo-lead of Community Engagement Strategic Initiative- leading six staff at varying classification levels in the development of a community engagement plan, staff training on advocacy and community building.

Holland MI

Develops programming, partnerships, and initiatives that meets the needs of the Holland community. -Foster community relationships and build partnerships. -Leads a cross-department team to create programming to engage undeserved populations -Primary coordinator for the library on a collaborative community- wide program.

School Of Information Sciences

- Extended communication that aided in the recruitment of students with diverse backgrounds- Collaborated with a team to create programming that stressed inclusion, community and reflected the current needs of the student body. - Planned and hosted monthly social hours for 100-150 students, staff and faculty- Effectively managed Commonwealth Scholars.

Main Library (Oakland)

Interned in the First Floor- New and Featured department and JCEC- Job Career Education Center.-Assisted patrons at the Ask a Librarian desks by answering reference and reader’s advisory questions in person and over the phone, using both print and electronic resources-Aided customers with computer use, eCLP, eBooks, and other technology-Assisted First.

Master Of Library And Information Science, Public Librarianship

Activities and Societies: Student Chapter of the American Library Association, Diversity Student Organization, Association for Information.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), English And International Studies, Magna Cum Laude

Activities and Societies: Promoting Access through Leadership at Shippensburg University, Sigma Iota Rho,International Studies Student.