Lynette Foster Email & Phone Number

New York, United States

-Provide in-person and digital reference services at the library's flagship branch-Order and replace collection materials-Liaise with nonprofit Candid to provide access to and education about Foundation Directory and GuideStar Pro databases-Respond to asynchronous readers' advisory requests via BookMatch team-Process new materials and identify cataloging errors within the collection

Brooklyn, Ny

-Created and implemented programming for teens and adults-Established community service hour for teens-Provided individualized resume and career help twice per week-Assisted in young adult collection development-Oversaw development of the branch adult nonfiction collection-Mentored high school and college students participating in the Librarians of Tomorrow internship program.-Provided reference services for all age groups-Submitted Inter-library Loan requests

Greater New York City Area

-Provided circulation/reference service and instruction to library patrons of all ages using print, media and computer resources-Answered questions from the public in person, over the telephone and electronically-Performed community outreach to promote and increase public participation and use of library services-Assisted in planning and delivering library programs for children, teens and/or adults-Instructed patrons on the use of the Internet, computer applications and other Library services-Assisted with fines & fees management, collection development/weeding, reserves and opening/closing procedures-Ensured patrons follow library policies and procedures-Took responsibility for the facility, staff and operations in the absence of the Library Manager

Greater New York City Area

-Supervised and trained work-study students-Circulated materials using ALEPH software, including laptops and iPods.-Managed patron fines and fees.-Copy-cataloged donated materials using ALEPH software-Bound musical scores using in-house materials-Provided instruction on navigating the CUNY Library Catalog.

New York, Ny

-Cataloged donations of recorded music using FileMaker Pro-Evaluated publication information-Corrected and updated current database entries-Filed and sorted cataloged donations.

Greater New York City Area

-Researched composers' biographical information-Created finding aid drafts for the collections of Soulima Stravinsky, Alexander Grechaninov, and Arthur Lourie-Made rough translation notes for Russian language documents in the Arthur Lourie collection.

Bergenfield, Nj

Taught beginner (age 8) through advanced (age 14) group lessons in flute, clarinet, tenor saxophone, oboe, and bassoon.

Master’S Degree, Library And Information Science

Master’S Degree, Music History

Bachelor’S Degree, Music Performance, Summa Cum Laude