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Seattle, WA, US

Seattle, Washington, United States

Greater Seattle Area

• Provide leadership and support of branch staff, including: hiring and training staff; evaluating work performance; creation of individual development plans; conducting coaching for staff at all levels of professional.
• Implement various means to keep the library running efficiently including: desk scheduling; preparing timesheets and payroll inputs; and scheduling and facilitating branch unit meetings.
• Supply professional library services including reference, readers’ advisory, technology help, and referrals.
• Clearly communicate and interpret Library policies and procedures for both staff and public. Serve as lead at the branch for all circulation functions and for handling and resolving patron circulation issues and.
• Respond to patron questions and concerns about collection development, public internet use, and patron confidentiality.
• Assume a leadership role to address emergency situations. Take ownership of the library to ensure a safe and welcoming environment for both staff and the public.

Seattle, Washington, United States

Brier, WA

* Manages community library to provide effective and efficient service to its customers to include the planning, developing and directing of services and programs that meet the needs of the library's service area and promote the mission and objectives of the Library District.* Directs customer service for the library to include overseeing and performing.

Tulalip, WA

• Develop teen programming at a system-wide level.
• Create and maintain Sno-Isle Teens: Infamous for Information website.
• Project management for Sno-Isle Libraries Foundation supported Teen Project.
• Represent the library at community meetings and nurture resulting partnerships.
• Organize Teen Contact meetings and trainings.
• Design and perform trainings for branch staff working with teens.

Bellevue, WA

• Provide specialized young adult services.
• Manage young adult collection development and programming budgets.
• Plan, coordinate and perform young adult programming and outreach activities.
• Develop and perform book talks for middle and high school students.
• Help plan, design, and implement an innovative new teen space.
• Serving as Teen Liaison for cluster, coordinating training and activities of Teen Librarians.

Roden Branch - Chicago, IL

• Provided reference services, readers’ advisory and computer training to patrons of all ages.
• Developed and performed story hours for toddlers, pre-school, and school-age children.
• Collection development and management for Children and Young Adult areas.
• Instituted Young Adult services at the branch level, including creating a teen space.
• Supervised teen volunteers throughout Summer Reading Program.

Champaign, Illinois, United States

Provided directional and basic reference services at the information desk in the Main Library during daytime hours, and full reference services at the reference room on weekends and evenings.

Bellingham, Washington, United States

Shelved materials, kept library tidy, assisted staff.

Spokane, Washington, United States

Shelved materials.

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

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), English, Minor In Music

Activities and Societies: band, jazz band, orchestra, bassoon quartet, saxophone quartet