Jim Staskowski Email & Phone Number

Sandhills Branch Library

Strive to make Sandhills Library a place where everyone is welcomed, seen and heard, and receives service that delivers true valueFind, foster and celebrate staff of twenty employeesContinually connect with diverse community so that library continues to grow and bind that community.Partner with local agencies and businesses to best utitize community resourcesContinually assess and deploy material resources to optimize and continuously improve the customer experienceEnsure community has vital information sources

Sandhills Branch Library And Southeast Regional

Help to supervise circulation operations ensuring smooth workflow and implementationOversee delivery of reference servicesInterpret and communicate library policy and procedure to staff and patronsAdd and weed in Adult areasAct as the chief technology liaison at branch, trouble-shooting issues and assisting with implementation of new technologies Develop and implement adult programming for branchConduct programming across the age spectrumSupervise and train staff, formally and informallyAssist Branch Manager in hiring process Assist Branch Manager in overseeing branch security and operationsServed as Staff Association President 2010Serving as Staff Association Treasurer 2011

70%)Oversaw circulation operations: holds, check-out and check-in, and damaged and missing parts issuesAssisted Librarians with referenceAssisted in development and implementation of programmingProvided bibliographic and computer instructionPerformed collection development tasksProvided readers' advisory advice

Arranged and maintained schedulingRecruited, interviewed, hired and trained new staffSupervised staff ensuring that Center provided high quality service

Organized and maintained operation of busy computerized shipping and receiving departmentPrepared all requisitions related to production, advertising and miscellaneous expensesOrganized and ordered all office suppliesMaintained correspondence related to desk copy requests

Delivered customer satisfaction using effective and efficient speaking and listening skillsMaintained large fiction and periodicals sections for extended periods of timeMarketed new titles of display tables upfront (Novi)Monitored and ordered on volunteer basis Madison store's non-merchandise supplies

Master Of Arts In Library And Information Studies

Activities and Societies: ALA Student Chapter-served as Treasurer 2006-2007, Dictionary of American Regional English Madison, WI Fall 2005.

English Literature

Course work

Bachelors, English Major

Made dean’s list four consecutive semesters and was named a James B. Angell Scholar