Emily Compton Email & Phone Number

Winnetka, Illinois

Responsible for delivering forward thinking services to the community and looking for ways to engage and delight our library patrons. Highlights of my time at Winnetka-Northfield:-Served as Interim Library Director from January to July, 2020.-Created a centralized District scheduling system, accounting for programs, desk coverage and off desk project.

Led the District response to the COVID pandemic crisis, including writing a pandemic response plan managing the District closure and shifting to virtual services. Collaborated with the leadership team to manage staff and community communication, human resources, and other District projects and issues while in the interim between library directors. Managed.

Provided reference, readers' advisory, and audiovisual services, created web content for the library's Lists page, and co-run the LitLounge book discussion at the Curragh Irish Pub.

After my first year as a Reference Librarian, was promoted to Head of Reference Services, then worked to merge the Multimedia and Readers’ Services Departments with Reference Services into one Adult Services Department in 2011. Highlights of my time at Deerfield:- Hired, trained, coached, and encouraged staff.- Managed adult collection development, set and.

Opened and ran the University Archives in the archivist's absenceProvided archival and library reference services for students, faculty, and staffDeveloped and conducted library instruction sessions for undergraduate studentsConducted an open forum for Dominican University students to discuss library servicesAccessioned, arranged, and wrote inventories for.

Processed and wrote a finding aid for the Scottsdale Chicago neighborhood collectionCataloged and processed pieces for the library's Art and Artifacts Collection Aided in the installation of a traveling Smithsonian exhibitObserved instruction sessions with both high school and undergraduate students

Supervised and trained student workersExecuted ordering of interlibrary loan article requests using OCLC and FirstSearch programsContacted lending institutions when problems occurred with photocopy requests

Provided information about the library, its services, and its history to patronsAssessed fees for damaged materials and worked to resolve any issues patrons had with the feesChecked materials in and out and registered patrons for library cardsProvided general customer service for library patrons

Mlis, Library Science

Ba, History