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• Conceptualized and launched Kidsmomo.com, a book website for youth ages 8-13.• Oversee site copy and social media; co-manage operations and content development.

Collaborated with teen program designer to develop and oversee pilot for new after-school program for high school students, drawing on Creative Youth Development and youth co-design principles.

Brooklyn, New York, United States

• Supported daily operations for three library locations, including checking in and shelvingbooks, processing and cataloging new materials, weeding, and fulfilling hold requests. • Enabled book discovery through reader’s advisory, bulletin boards, displays, and digitalcommunications with students.• Assisted with curriculum development and facilitation of library classes for PreK-Grade 2. • Facilitated outreach to families through library website and email.

• Identified books that feature individuals and communities who are traditionallymarginalized in their fields, to be added to research guides and shared with faculty. • Conducted environmental scan and developed recommendations for outreach, LibGuideenhancements, and other methods of highlighting new and diverse collection materials. • Researched best practices and foundational literature in support of faculty initiatives todiversify curriculum.

• Supported research project "Data Literacy with, for, and by Youth: Exploring How Teens Co-Design After School Programs as Sites of Critical Data Practice" — funded by the National Science Foundation towards designing and testing a prototype for youth-oriented critical data literacy activities in public libraries.• Assisted with development and facilitation of 6-week pilot with Brooklyn Public Library.• Conducted scholarly research and writing, and created project website and materials.

• Assisted with weeding and acquisitions for the Young Readers Center collection.• Developed content for the Library’s blog for families, thematic booklists, and resourcesfor National Book Festival and future youth programming—with a focus on connecting children’s literature to the Library’s resources and collections.

• Identified new titles for collection development. Reviewed publisher catalogs in Edelweiss, evaluated editorial and award lists, and contributed to collection policy. • Wrote and created graphics for social media and blog posts, balancing outreach to multiple audiences. Included pitching topics and researching content partnerships.

• Managed digital anti-bias project for college students, developed with leading nonprofit. • Served as client contact, oversaw deliverables, and drove daily project operations.

• Editorial lead for digital middle school library of 600+ e-books. Developed a plan for increasing library usage, weeded the collection for relevance and readership interests, and identified notable texts to expand the collection and ensure diverse representation.• Oversaw creation of curriculum components to augment understanding of core texts, including author videos, vocabulary definitions and activities, and audio recordings.

Greater New York City Area

Greater New York City Area

Master Of Library & Information Science - Mlis

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.)