Emilia Knisley Email & Phone Number

Oversees the circulation department at the second largest library in Greene County. In addition, the position includes heading the quarterly Circulation Roundtable meeting and the monthly Sierra training portion of orientation. Day to day activities include: processing of materials, sorting mail, patron account creation and maintenance, requesting holds, utilizing judgment in regards to fines, damaged and lost items, and patron behavior. Interacting with distressed individuals in a professional and courteous manner, knowledge of Canva and Microsoft publisher for the creation of signage and flyers. Experience with interviewing clerk candidates, and writing performance reviews and incident reports. Submits a monthly report to the Head Librarian.

Serves students, staff, faculty, and community members at both campuses in a timely, warm, and professional manner. Maintains patron privacy and right to access materials without censorship.Serves as Chatfield College's Honor Society Coordinator - Julia Chatfield Honor Society Advisor & St. Martin Phi Theta Kappa Advisor. Identifies students eligible for honor societies, encourages student participation, plans and hosts the spring Induction Ceremonies at both campuses. Maintains day-to-day operations of library services including processing holds and cargo shipments, cataloging materials, repairing and weeding items in the collection, providing reference assistance to student and faculty. Supervises students workers, develops employee work schedule, heads monthly library staff meeting. Collaborates with instructors to further curriculum goals and advance personal academic and professional research. Instructs students on research methods and digital literacy through both Cornerstone class presentations and individualized sessions. Instructs students and faculty on the use of the Serving Every Ohioan (SEO) online catalog and the Ohio Digital Library, along with various databases including EBSCO. Develops programming that aligns with the college mission and academic goals - this includes workshops, speaker panels, and community teas. Maintains accurate reporting data on programming and services offered by the library and collaborates with the Department of Assesment to ensure the library is furthering the goals and objectives of the College's strategic plan. Provides data for budgeting and grant proposals. Maintains the Library Schoology page and social media presence (Instagram).Represents the library and honor societies at college orientations and open houses. Assists in the development and collection of student graduation essays. As a team member, hosts the graduation reception. Assists with other college events as needed.

Clinton County, Ohio

Advise social media and marketing campaigns, enter confidential information into database, assist in event planning and evaluation, routinely edit professional correspondence, advise on growth strategy, community engagement and local grants.

Serve individuals throughout the community by creating a safe and non-stigmatizing environment. Ability to prioritize tasks and complete them in an efficient manner. Instruct individuals at various levels of familiarity with technology on computer and web related problems. Leads storytime classes and programming as needed.

Circulation - Customer service, proficient in OhioLink and OPAL databases, along with Sierra. Library of Congress cataloging system, pulling holds and packaging, unloading OhioLink cargo shipments, campus mail, closing library, inventory of reference, main, and special collections. Archives – inventory of rare books, sorted and reviewed donated Quaker books through OPAL and OhioLink systems for duplicate titles and compared condition. Identified college or local connections as authors, owners, or subject of books. Required high attention to detail and careful handling of fragile materials.

Assisted student writers with outline development, asked guiding questions to help students improve arguments and ideas. Provided help with citations, both APA and MLA. Ensured guidelines for projects were fulfilled. Documented sessions for professor reference. Connected students with other resources on campus. Worked in conjunction with Tutoring and Disabilities Services. Occasionally scribed or read for students for tests. Required understanding of instructions provided by professors from multiple fields, ability to help students identify roadblocks and create solutions in an student guided manner, ability to clearly document

Answered phones, handled mailings, made prospect calls, entered data into CampusAnywhere, organized files, general customer service, gave directions, put together student packets.

Public Administration

Criminal Justice

Activities and Societies: Secretary - Spectra

Associate’S Degree, Liberal Arts

Activities and Societies: Student Leadership Board