Julie Hernandez-Chan Email & Phone Number

Los Angeles, Ca, Us

Hollydale Library

• Managed the local library branch, leading a team of six, to provide information services and resources. Also delivered community programming for digital literacy, STEM activities, and general enrichment for all ages. • Coordinated and coached staff to effectively promote new initiatives• Served as an alpha tester for new technology trials such as stress testing an automated information chatbot, observing efficiency of a new sensor system, and field-tested office hardware.• Served as a local liaison to represent the library at community events and city council meetings.• Ensured building safety and operations by communicating maintenance issues with facilities team and upper management in a timely manner.

Carson, California, United States

• Managed the children’s area of a large regional library with a team of three support staff members to provide in person services, programming, and digital resources in a service area covering 19 square miles. • Collaborated with local teachers to visit classrooms and teach students about digital literacy and provide guidance on accessing online resources. Provided presentations and live demos for online tutoring, utilizing Gale and EBSCO article databases, and promoting general library resources annually for over 800 students. • Created STEM focused activities and mentorship for youth with an emphasis on problem solving and logical reasoning skills. Utilized Hour of Code tutorials, the Lightbot app, Snap Circuits, and other activities to encourage digital literacy and scaffold critical thinking skills.• Provided virtual reference services via chat and text message as a member of the Instant Librarian team using the RefChatter interface.

Paramount, California, United States

• Managed the youth services department of a medium sized library and supervised the afterschool program and homework helpers serving the local community.• Developed relationships with the City of Paramount, WIC, Paramount Unified School District, and other organizations to connect families with local resources in the community to host Parent-Child Workshops. • Served on the Summer Reading Program Committee to develop specialized library programming to support youth services staff.

Project Management

Mlis, Library And Information Sciences

Bachelor'S, English: Literacy And Composition

Master'S Degree, Library And Information Science

Master'S Degree, Library And Information Science

Bachelor'S Degree, English

Certificate, Project Management