Damitri B. Email & Phone Number

Inglewood, California, United States

Responsible for supervising the part-time staff in children's service, coordinating with other library services staff, and creating and implementing children's library programs, conducting outreach to local schools, and establishing community partnerships with local businesses and organization.Duties also includes maintaining children's services collection, updating library policies and procedures, and training staff and volunteers.

Greater Los Angeles Area

Knowledge and experience with Career Online High School, the nationally accredited program that enables students to earn their high school diplomas while gaining real-world career skills. Co-created and implemented the adult literacy pilot-program using the ProLiteracy system for the East Los Angeles LibraryCompleted over 14 hours of CASAS Adult Literacy Training and certified in Implementation Basic Training, Online Proctoring and Online Coordination of e-Tests to teach Adult Basic Education and English as a Second Language to adult learnersCompleted over 12 hours of ProLiteracy's Basic Literacy Tutor Training Online Workshop to teach, administer programs, raise awareness of Adult Basic Education and English as a Second Language to adult learnersRe-structured and updated the literacy teacher application by streamlining the application questions, which resulted in 10% increase in instructor signups.Participated in the recruitment of adult literacy tutors and students on a weekly basisPrepared pathfinders for literacy tutors for them to utilize online learning resources for their studentsProvided reference help for adult, teens and children during peak hours

Orange, California

Created and implemented a variety of library related activities and programs including story times, craft sessions and instructional classesDeveloped newer engaging teen programs, which increased attendance by 25%Conducted outreach to local schools to bring awareness to new teen programsRevamped facility tours and research classes for local students that resulted in 10% increase in signupsCollect and analyze statistics on programs, collections and customer visits (weekly and monthly).Created pathfinder bookmarks with easy-to-follow instructions to help customers find information quickly. Results increased user searches by 20%Attended workshops to remain abreast of current professional trends, which help keep up my work productionRedesigned program calendar for library’s website, which increased hits and engagement by 30%Oversaw daily operations of branch library, including supervising a staff of six, evaluated their work performance every 12 months in order to ensure top-quality customer serviceConducted in-house story times and outreach story times to local elementary and children’s day care centersIncreased group program attendance up to 50% by inviting local organizations to visit, attend and experience library facilityCreated publicity and information materials specific to branch location and services, which raised customer awareness and visits up to 25% per monthMaintain library collection using the CREW method and guidelines