Valerie Bailey Email & Phone Number

North Region

Oversee library services and operations for fourteen community libraries and two bookmobiles.

Lancaster, Ca

• Manage the largest (48,721 sq.ft.) and busiest (avg. 1,000 customers per day) library in the LA County Library system • Train, develop and oversee a staff of 39 including 11 full-time professionals and paraprofessionals.• Direct the development of all collections including Adult, Teen, Children’s, Audio-Visual and Books-By-Mail, totaling over 270,000 volumes• Oversee all library programming for adults, teens and children• Maximize use of $50,000 annual FOL budget to enhance our collection and programming• Foster mutually beneficial community partnerships with local organizations and other county departments• Positively contribute to several system-wide initiatives including Strategic Plan, Leadership Development Pilot, Excel Customer Service Snippets, and Emerging Technology Think Tank

Acton, Ca

• Responsible for the creation and promotion of extensive library programming for adults and teens• Responsible for adult, teen and audio-visual collection development and management• Proactive, intense involvement with the community: local government, civic organizations and an active Friends of the Library group.

Lancaster, Ca

• Provide reference services to adult and teen patrons: help them perform research, find materials and use the computer/Internet/databases/printer/copier • Contribute heavily to adult, teen and periodical collection development and management: making purchases, processing donations, shifting locations, weeding, etc.• Assist with adult programming: hosting monthly book club and creating library displays

Canyon Country, Ca

• Manage a busy 17,000 sq. ft. library with 4 full-time and 11 part-time employees• Plan and execute all adult programming; responsible for adult collection development• Oversee teen and children’s programming and collections• Perform both routine and in-depth reference assistance on a daily basis

Lancaster, Ca

• Develop and manage an extensive audio-visual collection• Supervise one assistant and one warehouse worker• Provide reference services to adult and teen patrons: help them perform research, find materials and use the computer/Internet/databases/printer/copier • Assist with collection development (weeding, suggested acquisitions, etc.)

Lancaster, Ca

• Manage the federal and state government documents collection in accordance with FDLP and LA County Library guidelines• Provide reference services to adult and teen patrons: help them perform research, find materials and use the computer/Internet/databases/printer/copier • Assist with collection development (weeding, suggested acquisitions, etc.)

Palmdale, Ca

• Circulation Desk: check materials in and out, collect fines and process library card applications• Assist patrons with finding materials and with Internet use• Process new acquisitions and perform book mending

Lancaster, Ca

• Provide reference services to adult and teen patrons: help them perform research, find materials and use the computer/Internet/databases/printer/copier • Assist with collection development (weeding, suggested acquisitions, etc.)

Lancaster, Ca (Avhs)

• Prepare and deliver lesson plans in accordance with state guidelines• Manage classroom to provide an environment conducive to learning• Score assignments and calculate students’ grades

Palmdale, Ca (Hhs) & Quartz Hill, Ca (Qhhs)

• Responsible for office management in support of district-wide implementation of the Senior Project program• Assisted with creation of Senior Project manual and other instructional materials

Palmdale, Ca

• Plan and execute all store event programming (children’s activities, reading groups, book signings, musical performances, etc.)• Perform community outreach and partnership with schools, charitable foundations, and literacy advocates• Customer service, sales, merchandising, cash handling, loss prevention, and training of new booksellers

San Francisco Bay Area

• Executive assistant to regional director of a 10-district, 135-store market comprised of the western United States• Conference planning and execution for store managers and district managers• Creation and distribution of reports (sales goals and performance, budget, bonus, reforecasting, etc.)• Travel planning and booking (air, hotel, car, restaurants, entertainment)

Palmdale, Ca

• Customer service, sales, merchandising, store organization and maintenance, cash handling, loss prevention, shipping and receiving, inventory control, and hiring, training, and supervising the bookselling staff

Master Of Library & Information Science (Mlis), Library And Information Science

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), English Language And Literature, General

Associate Of Arts (Aa), Letters, Arts & Sciences