Rowan Bernstein Email & Phone Number

Ware, MA, US

• Provide coverage on local events, with a particular focus on arts & culture.
• Independently seek out stories to cover, and cover other stories at the request of my editor.
• Conduct interviews to gather information for articles.
• Write articles on a deadline and in adherence to style guides.

Warren, Massachusetts, United States

• Catalog new materials using the Evergreen ILS, and process items such as DVDs and audiobooks when necessary.
• Plan and manage a weekly children’s storytime event by selecting a picture book to read, preparing a craft to go along with the story, running the event itself and reading to attendees.
• Post updates to the library’s Facebook page using Meta Business Suite.
• Write and edit copy for social media, event flyers, and displays inside the library.
• Create themed displays of books and other materials for the library.
• Identify materials to be weeded, and discard items at the library director’s discretion.

Monson, Massachusetts, United States

• Used the Evergreen ILS to check out and collect materials at the circulation desk.
• Answered questions about the library and our collection; assisted patrons with tasks such as finding and reserving books, registering or renewing library cards, borrowing museum passes, and more.
• Processed new materials to prepare for cataloging; and assisted in day-to-day tasks such as buffing discs, shelving books, and shelf-reading.
• Processed interlibrary loans from both other CW/MARS member libraries and statewide libraries through the Commonwealth Catalog.

Sturbridge, Massachusetts, United States

• Took customers' orders and entered them into the POS system.
• Explained the menu and answered any questions that customers had.
• Confirmed the accuracy of drive-thru orders and delivered food through the window.
• Maintained the cleanliness of the bakery and cash register areas, and cleaned up the cafe to prepare for closing.

• Assisted virtual escape room participants by offering hints andguidance with puzzles, and by providing help with technicaldifficulties.

South Hadley, Massachusetts, United States

• Wrote regular articles on various arts & entertainment related topics, both on-campus and in pop culture.
• Interviewed students and community members for their perspective on pop culture and campus events.
• Attended weekly pitch meetings to select articles for each publication.
• Responded to feedback from editors to improve articles; collaborated with editors and other staff writers on articles.

South Hadley, Massachusetts, United States

• Lent, reserved, and collected books and other materials at the circulation desk; found and pulled requested books from the shelves; processed materials for inter-library loans.
• Answered routine inquiries and referred patrons in need of professionalassistance to librarians.
• Provided assistance to librarians in the maintenance of collections of books and other materials.