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Natick, Massachusetts, United States

Hires, supervises, trains, and evaluates Morse Institute Library's Unit Supervisors (Information Services, Circulation, Children's Services, Resource Selection and Outreach) and any positions with vacant supervisor positions. • Oversees supervisors.• Assists with MBLC state reporting. • Reviews circulation and programming data for assessment and feedback.• Sets and reviews collections budgets for location• Assesses and provides data analysis of Library systems for Library Director and Town Administration and Library Trustees as needed.

Durham County, North Carolina, United States

Hires, supervises, trains, and evaluates Southwest Regional’s Unit Mangers (4 Senior Librarians) and any positions with vacant supervisor positions. • Oversees location and service desk schedules. • Maintains and reports on Southwest Regional Library’s programming and supply budgets. • Collects and reports statistics (programming, circulation and computer) for Southwest’s service points. • Coordinates quarterly location staff meeting and trainings (Smart Goals, LibAnswers, Hotspots, etc.).• Serves on Library Committees including various hiring committees and programming committees.

Durham, North Carolina, United States

Hired, supervised, trained, and evaluated Southwest Regional’s Unit Mangers (4 Senior Librarians) and any positions with vacant supervisor positions. • Oversaw location and service desk schedules. • Maintained and reported on Southwest Regional Library’s programming and supply budgets. • Collects and reports statistics (programming, circulation and computer) for Southwest’s service points. • Coordinated quarterly location staff meeting and trainings (Smart Goals, LibAnswers, Hotspots, etc.).• Served on various hiring and programming committees for the Library.

Durham, North Carolina, United States

• Hired, supervised, trained, and evaluated Children’s staff: (1) Children’s Librarian, (2) Children’s Library Associates, and (1) Children’s Library Assistant. • Created Children’s Services Desk Schedule. • Maintained Southwest Children’s programming budget. • Complied statistics for Children’s Service point; including passive programming and volunteer hours. • Provided reference and readers' advisory to youth and adult patrons. • Lead weekly storytimes for toddlers, pre-schoolers and early elementary-age children. • Designed and implemented new programs (PlayDoh Lab, Elementary Deduction, Winter Reading, Kids Crafts, Harry Potter Trivia). • Provides outreach to local schools, and community organizations. • Served on DCo Library’s Summer Reading Committee (2016-2018), Reader’s Advisory Committee (2016-2019), and Children’s Managers Committee (2016-present), LGBTQ Services Committee (2016-present).

Lumberton, North Carolina, United States

• Served as head of the Youth Services Department. • Lead weekly storytimes for toddlers, pre-schoolers and early elementary-age children. • Designed and implemented new youth programs (iPad Learning and Lending, Winter Reading, Teen Book Club, Family and Teen Movie Nights and Lego Club). • Provided reference and readers' advisory to youth and adult patrons. • Collected statistics (programming, circulation and computer). • Maintained Youth Services programming, materials and grant budgets. • Provided outreach to local schools, Head Start classes, and non-profit organizations. • Planed and implemented Summer Reading Programs. • Purchased materials and performed collection maintenance across Easy, Juvenile, Juvenile Non-fiction, Young Adult and Young Adult Non-Fiction collections. • Supervised youth services assistant. • Trained all library staff on new Youth programs and collections.

Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Provided reference and readers' advisory services and computer support to youth and adult patrons in the Children’s and Teen Departments.Coordinated with Youth Services staff to build booklists for staff and patron use in the library’s catalogue. Collaborated with other Youth Services staff to manage monthly displays in the Children’s and Teen Departments

Interlibrary Loan Dept.

Responds to and processes incoming materials requests for TRLN schools.Searches and completes requests within the OCLC and the Millennium library system. Basic supervisory experience of work-study students when needed; answering questions and giving directions.

Teen Services

Led youth programs for middle school and high school patrons and conducted story hours for toddlers.Coordinated Teen Displays for Teen’s Top Ten and created pull-slip readers advisory materials with reviews Planned in collaboration with other Youth Services staff the various event.

D.H. Hill Library - Research And Information Services

Answers reference questions via online library chats and in-person visits.Helping library users navigate the library portal; including using library databases, developing search strategies and connecting users to other academic resources.

Poughkeepsie Family Partnership Center

Emphasis in leading and coordinating the Reach Out and Read program; implemented book drives, book giveaways and story hours.Coordinated and co-lead the Prenatal Education Series for disadvantaged and underserved mothers.

Franklin Grand Isle Bookmobile

Bookmobile Early Literacy Facilitator; conducted story hours, led youth programs and assisted in book selection with the Follett Destiny system.Coordinated the Reading is Fundamental (RIF) order and distribution.Contributed towards capacity building and marketing for the Bookmobile, planned fundraising and community collaboration events. Planned youth-centered lessons and programs for bookmobile patrons and after-school students, ages 3-14.

Masters Of Library Science, Children And Youth Library Services

Masters Of Library Science, Children And Youth Library Services

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), English With Creative Writing

Diploma