Liz Blake Email & Phone Number

Boston, Massachusetts

• Provides reference and reader’s advisory services for all age groups utilizing print and electronic resources• Develops, maintains, and promotes the adult collection in the branch• Maintains the attractive appearance of the library through appropriate book and window displays• Plans, conducts, schedules, and evaluates age-appropriate programs• Visits schools, neighborhood organizations, community meetings, back to school events, and participates in community affairs promoting Boston Public Library services, collections, and programs• Manages adult programming department budget for planning and scheduling programs and for program support orders• Plans and runs a weekly English Conversation Group with adult English learners on Zoom•Runs quarterly technology programs (Tech Goes Home), both in person and online to help bridge the digital divide• Performs bi-weekly outreach to St. Joseph’s Rehab and Nursing Care Center for library lending service and adult coloring programs• Serves on the Asian and Pacific American Heritage Month Booklist Committee, selecting books for the APAHM booklist and writing annotations• Serves on the Yearlong Reading Challenge Committee helping to create the first ever Yearlong Reading Challenge at BPL • Reviews new children’s picture books and young adult titles for national journal database (School Library Journal)

Cortelyou Branch

• Acts as an advocate for children and their educational and social needs within the library and engages in work with childcare centers, schools, and other local agencies that work with children• Develops, maintains, and promotes the children's collection in the branch• Maintains the attractive appearance of the children’s area through appropriate displays• Plans, conducts, schedules, and evaluates age-appropriate programs and class visits for children birth to age 12 and their parents, educators, and caregivers• Provides reference and reader’s advisory services for all age groups utilizing print and electronic resources• Visits schools, neighborhood organizations, community meetings and participates in community affairs promoting Brooklyn Public Library services, collections, and programs

Brooklyn, Ny

Master'S Degree, Library And Information Science

Bachelor'S Degree, English

Study Abroad Semester, Study Abroad