Librarian
CurrentPromote information literacy; assist patrons with information needs ranging from job searches and applications to reference and reader’s advisory.Promote workforce development through assisting 20-25 customers with job-seeking tasks on a weekly basis.Leverage knowledge of the library’s collections and readers advisory databases such as Novelist to make informed recommendations for students and readers of all ages.Promote the library's collections, print and digital.Created and helped implement a plan to recruit library staff to catalog digitized materials from the library’s Washingtoniana archive, streamlining the publication of several collections on DigDC.Create and conduct programs; Assess community needs and coordinate with partners to provide excellent programming.Planned, coordinated and publicized two successful book clubs for a three-year period.Led a memoir writing course based on library database, with the goal of eight senior citizens completing a 15,000 word memoir.
