Eti Berland Email & Phone Number

Wilmette, Illinois, United States

Responsible for building partnerships between the library and local K-8 schools, acting as a liaison between schools and the library, connecting schools to resources, facilitating access to collections, providing research resources, and outreach experiences. Creates and implements engaging programs, manages the library's juvenile and youth nonfiction collection, provides expert reader's advisory and reference service, and collaborates with colleagues to support library initiatives.

Lincolnwood, Il

Supports the interests and needs of youth and families through reference, reader’s advisory, collection development, programming, content creation, and displays by providing friendly, efficient, and knowledgeable customer service. I am responsible for the management, development, and evaluation of the juvenile print and audio collection. I plan, implemented, and evaluate tween-focused in-person and virtual programs such as Junior Justice League, Books & Bites, Caldecott Club, and author visits.… Show more Supports the interests and needs of youth and families through reference, reader’s advisory, collection development, programming, content creation, and displays by providing friendly, efficient, and knowledgeable customer service. I am responsible for the management, development, and evaluation of the juvenile print and audio collection. I plan, implemented, and evaluate tween-focused in-person and virtual programs such as Junior Justice League, Books & Bites, Caldecott Club, and author visits. I connect with community partners. including district librarians and teachers, local Niles Township government, civic groups like Lincolnwood Together, and organizations like the Institute for Positive Mental Health to better reach community. Show less

Supported students’ information literacy skills by designing research lessons and resources for courses and demonstrating them during class visits, resulting in improved performance on research projects and papers, evaluation of information, and attribution of sources. Provided reliable, friendly customer service to patrons, responding immediately to reference inquiries, reader’s advisory requests, research support, and directional and procedural questions. Collaborated with colleagues to… Show more Supported students’ information literacy skills by designing research lessons and resources for courses and demonstrating them during class visits, resulting in improved performance on research projects and papers, evaluation of information, and attribution of sources. Provided reliable, friendly customer service to patrons, responding immediately to reference inquiries, reader’s advisory requests, research support, and directional and procedural questions. Collaborated with colleagues to create an intergenerational children’s literature Book Club with faculty, staff, authors, students, alumni, and children that encourage lifelong literacy, meaningful conversations, and community engagement. Show less

Arranged individualized clinical experiences and student teaching placements for students at partner schools with exceptional mentors to form the foundation of effective teaching practice. Developed partnerships with cooperating schools and teachers to expand opportunities for students, resulting in continued placements for students. Guided student teachers through student teaching experiences by providing support, mentorship, advice, and input.

Managed the Associated Talmud Torah’s Frankel Teachers’ Center by offering individualized sessions with each educator, supervision and maintenance of supplies and work space, and flexibility during special events and conferences. Collaborated with staff to write and produce curricula, interactive big books, instructions, projects, bulletin boards, posters, and educational workshops.