Laura Curry Email & Phone Number

Boardwalk Asbury Park, New Jersey United States

• conduct interviews and write articles for Pop-Break's website, primarily for the Music section

Asbury Park, Nj

Http://Thesoundwaveodyssey.Com

• Conduct interviews and write articles and other pieces for NJ-based pop culture publication.

North Brunswick, Nj

• Plan & host programs and events for the Children's Department including STEAM activities, crafts, sensory play, story time and more.• Complete Collection Development and cataloging for all children's materials.• Maintain order, organization, and cleanliness of Children's Department.• Create appealing monthly calendars, library displays and program flyers.• Work with coworkers and organizations in the community on joint programs for children.• Work the reference desk to help patrons fulfill any information needs in person, over-the-phone, or by email.

North Brunswick, Nj

• Charging out/checking in materials using the library’s computer database• Registering new library patrons and renewing patron accounts• Handling renewals of materials over the phone and in person using the computer• Collecting fines for overdue materials• Answering and routing telephone calls• Shelving materials and maintaining organization of library shelves• Providing excellent service to patrons

Boardwalk Asbury Park, New Jersey United States

• Wrote articles for the music section on Pop-Break's website.• Conducted interviews with local and mainstream musicians.• Covered music festivals, local and mainstream bands/artists and music news articles such as album releases.• Took over the Happy Mondays interview series featuring local bands who played shows at the Wonder Bar in Asbury Park.

Rutgers School Of Communication And Information, New Brunswick, New Jersey

• Throughout the semester, I gathered research regarding the media's coverage of processed foods and how the public perceives this information.• Analyzed 20 sources of processed foods media, including news articles and videos; discovered that these sources used humor, solution-based techniques and scare tactics to increase the salience of their media (e.g. encouraging people to remember the negative impact of processed foods).• Found that while Americans have accepted processed foods and incorporated them into their diets, their knowledge of the effects of processed food is low or unknown.• This media research project can be found at https://whatareweeatingsite.wordpress.com/

Rutgers School Of Communication And Information, New Brunswick, New Jersey

Fashion Journalism, taught by Professor Karyn D. Collins• Acquired fashion writing skills and knowledge of the intricacies of the Fashion world.• Created a personalized Fashion blog on Wordpress, called Alternative Expressions.• Updated blog on a weekly basis, covering fashion shows, trends, issues in Fashion Journalism.• Completed a fashion photo shoot and created a professional layout using Photoshop and InDesign.

New Brunswick, Nj

• Edited stories for the print magazine during the publication process. • Made necessary changes to articles before they go to print.

New Brunswick, Nj

• Wrote culture and music articles for the print magazine as well as for the website.• Four articles published in print magazine and three published online during 2014/2015 semester.

New Brunswick, Nj

• Edited and proofread stories for the print magazine during its publication process.• Made changes to articles before they went to print.

New Brunswick, Nj

• Covered events occurring on campus.• Published on the Inside Beat's website.

North Brunswick, Nj

• Conducted professional interviews with local bands and artists.• Wrote in-depth feature articles based on background research and the interview.• Wrote 11 articles that were previously published on the website.A clip that was previously available on the website can be seen below:

New Brunswick, Nj

• Went on air for the half hour news show on Tuesdays. • Wrote part of the team’s weekly news reports.

Master Of Library & Information Science - Mlis, Public Libraries, Current Gpa: 4.0

Bachelor’S Degree, Journalism And Media Studies, Gpa: 3.742

Activities and Societies: The National Society of Leadership and Success (September 2014-May 2016) The National Society of Collegiate.