Michael Buono Email & Phone Number

New York, Ny, Us

Brentwood, Ny

● Directly supervise a diverse team of 12 FT Librarians, 3 PT librarians, 2 FT clerks, 5 PT clerks with a labor budget of over $1,100,000.● Responsible for a budget of $364,000 for all adult programs, materials and services.● Coordinated, under the supervision of management, a $239,000 service focused renovation and construction of the reference area.● Managed a large scale collection management project of the entire adult collection that took more than 450 labor hours. ● Supervised and advised the writing and implementation of a $10,000 grant from Dollar General.● Advocated and managed the creation of the Learning Center; an innovative library coordinated one to one literacy tutoring program.● Managed the expansion of the career center without service interruption.● Implemented free legal help as part of the “Community Legal Help Project”, and represented the library on the Suffolk County - Access to Justice Committee.● Attended by invitation focus group organized about the National Center for State Courts about modes to improve access to justice for citizens.● Led a cross departmental team to operate the Island Harvest Mobile Food Pantry

* LBSCI 739 - MATERIALS FOR YOUNG ADULTS - Course revision and execution.* LBSCI 777 - Planning and Delivering Services to Young Adults - Course adaption for online environment and execution.* LBSCI 790 - Seminar: Digital Marketing for Libraries - Course Development for online environment and execution.

Patchogue, Ny

* Engage teens & adults with creative, focused programming.* Develop and implement original programming for patrons ages 18+* Focused outreach & program creation for adults 18 - 24* Coordinate original programming with the Young Adult/Audiovisual department* Coordinate original programming with Community Partners* Managed Communico migration and implementation* Create & execute a Social Media action plan.* Implemented use of Hootsuite* Publicize programs in local digital media outlets and on Facebook.* Collection Development for Graphic Novels & Graphic Non-Fiction, History, Automobiles* Managed Website Audit* Supervised the development of www.pmlib.org and history.pmlib.org.* Wrote & Executed Marketing Proposal for SMART INVESTING at ALA Grant* Managed the design and implementation of the PMLIB app.

Patchogue, Ny

Evaluate and expand young adult graphic novel collection* Advise the Adult Reference department on development of the adult graphic novel collection* Develop and implement original programming for patrons between the ages of 12 -24* Plan and execute 5 programs a month for patrons between the ages of 12 -24* Coordinate original programming with adult reference department* Facilitated a Teen Friends Charity Event for the Pajama Program, a nationally recognized 503 (c)* Operate YA/AV Reference Desk for 10 hours a week.* Participate in Digital and Traditional outreach initiatives* Publicize programs in local digital media outlets and on Facebook.Evaluate and expand young adult graphic novel collection* Advise the Adult Reference department on development of the adult graphic novel collection* Participate in Digital and Traditional outreach initiatives* Publicize programs in local digital media outlets and on Facebook.* Developed and executed a Gamification component for SRC

Patchogue, New York

* Ordered items for the Graphic Novel Collection* Ran Animangamania, the library's Anime program* Built relationship with young adult & adult patrons* Performed basic website maintenance (updated pages)* Participate in traditional outreach initiatives* Assisted with fund raising for the Summer Reading Club

Sachem, Ny

* Engaged teens and developed long term relationships* Troubleshot library equipment including computers and X-box's* Registered teens for programs* Provided Reader's Advisory* Maintained a safe emphatic space for teens.

Syosset, Ny

* Followed Industry trends for titles with high sale potential.* Monitored inventory for old/damaged titles and removed them when necessary.* Quietly handled sensitive HR issues* Responsible for the operation and management of all store processes for 15 hours a week.* Maintained logs of invoices and monitored for discrepancies.* Developed basic excel tools to reduce time spent in back office and maximize time on sales floor.* Increased team productivity by reassignment and increased morale.* Built positive and productive relationships with vendors and delivery companies

Northport, Ny

* Researched and provided documentation on retail best practices* Installed integrated POS and Inventory system* Conducted store wide inventory* Manually entered store wide inventory* Created a unique metadata for the store

* Interviewed potential new hires* Executed full on boarding process* Trained new employees & supervisors in Borders policies* Trained new employees & supervisors in Seattle's Best policies* Reset drawers and created deposits* Developed Relationships with distributors* Created & implemented a succession plan* Performed monthly & annual inventories* Effectively supervised multiple departments when necessary. * Created an environment of trust and friendship.* Significantly reduced the turn over rate of employees in the Cafe.

Plattsburgh, New York

A U.S. Department of Education program designed to encourage at risk youth from rural areas to seek higher education. I was a part of a team of 18 residential Councillors for a group of approximately 180 children. My work with the program spanned two summers, and I was personally responsible for a small group of young men.

Mls, Library And Information Science

Master’S Degree, Human Resources Management

Bachelors Of Arts, History

Activities and Societies: Phi Alpha Theta (National History Honor Society), History Club - Secretary

Associates Degree, Liberal Arts

High School