Holly Ray Email & Phone Number

Columbia, Mo, Us

Fayette, Missouri, United States

Hays, Kansas, United States

- Managing, developing, and maintaining all outreach and mobile initiatives, including collection development, ordering, budgeting, maintenance, fielding patron requests for purchasing, recording and storing invoices, as well as running usage and circulation reports regularly to inform collection planning- Working alongside managers, catalogers, and library vendors daily- Demonstrating sound fiscal management of outreach service budget allocations - Developing new services, programs, and policies to focus on traditionally underserved populations, including people experiencing homelessness, ethnically diverse individuals, older adults, adult new and non-readers, people with disabilities, and LGBTQA+ individuals.- Working directly with local schools, librarians, and educators to promote library resources and OER, including providing in-class instruction to students - Presenting at professional development conferences for teachers on library resources and OER- Working with local non-profits and other organizations to conduct needs-assessment analyses and developing initiatives to address gaps and inequities in services- Developed and coordinated implementation of the library’s COVID pandemic response within the first six months of beginning the Outreach position- Regularly presenting to groups about the library’s electronic resources, including Hoopla and Overdrive collection, as well as providing on-site instruction

Hays, Kansas, United States

- Assisted librarians in developing tutorial videos, visuals, LibGuides, and other website content regarding the Ex Libris Alma platform- Compiled information on Open Educational Resources (OERs) for librarians and faculty, building Zotero databases on over a dozen subjects -- including Applied Management, Racial Justice, Business Law, Journalism, and others.- Worked regularly with the Springhare suite (i.e. LibAnswers, LibGuides, and LabCal)- Personally developed and maintained LibGuides for curriculum and student support- Taught seminars on library resources, research practices and strategies, database navigation, discovery services, citation tools, and other academic literacy skills- Assisted with useability analysis of electronic resources- Assisted with the maintenance of electronic resources (including URL normalization across the library’s ecosphere)- Assisted librarians with orientation events for Freshman and transfer students- Provided reference and technical assistance to students and faculty in-person, through email, on the phone, or over web-based chat – frequently trouble-shooting technical issues or disruption of access- Supervised student library staff during evening and late-night shifts

Warren County, North Carolina, United States

• Hired directly by school to teach 7th Grade ELA and writing full time • Worked alongside instructors for academically and intellectually gifted students as well as exceptional children inclusion teachers• Organized and taught after-school chess programs • Successfully wrote three grants through Donor’s Choose

Master Of Science Of Information - Msi, Library And Information Science, Gpa - 4.0

Activities and Societies: Beta Phi Mu International Honor Society - Gamma Chapter Golden Key Honor Society

Master Of Arts, English Language And Literature, Gpa - 4.0

Activities and Societies: Phi Kappa Phi

Teaching Certificate (In Conjunction With Tfa), Middle Grades Education, Gpa - 4.0

Graduate Certificate, Public Health, Gpa - 3.9

Ba In Philosophy; Ba In English (Summa Cum Laude)

Activities and Societies: Phi Kappa Phi Golden Key Honor Society