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Franklin Park, Illinois, United States

Franklin Park, Illinois, United States

Lead and supervise library operations in a time of transition. Prepare Board meeting materials and attend monthly meetings. Prepare new budget with shortened timeline.Supervise 3 managers and run management meetings.

Franklin Park, Il

Oversee purchasing, human resources, payroll, and accounting. Assist with day-to-day operations, budgeting, and grant writing, and supervise Library in absence of Executive Director. Point person for library-wide communication and instrumental with designing procedures and policies. Consult with managers on collection management, information technology, public services, digital services, and security. Request quotes and meet with consultants. Provide support for maintenance services. Carry out library-wide planning, project management, and facilities projects. Member of Public Services hiring committee. Contribute at monthly Board of Trustees and Department Heads meetings. Designated FOIA Officer and OMA Officer. Liaison to Knit & Crochet Group's twice a month meetings/ knit and crochet instructor to all ages.

Franklin Park, Il

Facilitated collection management, information technology, children's services, young adult services, adult services, digital services, and security. Provided support for maintenance services. Coordinated services, programs and outreach to children, teens, and adults. Managed a staff of 9 librarians, including assistant head. Interviewed, hired and trained new librarians. Devised schedules for two information desks. Handled supply purchasing and monitored budget lines for department supplies, programming, and technology. Carried out public and digital services planning and project management. Prepared monthly departmental report and submit annual data. Developed adult fiction, adult audiobooks, 100s, 600s, 700s, and periodicals. Handled vendor relations and budgets for digital resources and collections. Oversaw reading programs, website and staff intranet. Wrote grants. Wrote print newsletter articles quarterly. Provided all staff training. Occasional cooking, knit and crochet instructor for programs for all ages. Directly worked with IT consultant on technology issues and projects (2006 - 2020).

Franklin Park, Il

Coordinated programs, services, and outreach to children, young adults, and adults. Managed a staff of 12 librarians. Interviewed, hired and trained new librarians. Devised schedules for two information desks. Handled supply purchasing and programming budgets. Developed audiobook, magazine, 100s, 600s, 700s, and adult fiction collections. Worked with IT consultant on technology issues and projects and monitored technology budget lines. Provided technology training for staff at all levels. Handled vendor relations and budgets for online resources and collections. Collaborated with others to enhance website and staff intranet. Back-up for reference/RA/computer services at public service desks.

Franklin Park, Il

Co-coordinated services to patrons of all ages. Jointly managed a staff of 11 librarians. Assisted Executive Director with writing and implementing policies/procedures and assigning collection development areas/budgets. Contributed to the planning process for library-wide improvements. Interviewed, hired and trained new librarians. Devised schedules for two information desks. Provided technology training for staff at all levels. Developed audiobook, magazine, 100s, 200s, 600s, 700s, 900s and adult fiction collections. Updated IT consultant on computer issues. Handled vendor relations for online resources. Work with others to enhance website, app, and staff intranet. Provided reference/RA/computer services. Acted as person in charge in absence of Executive Director.

Franklin Park, Il

Managed a staff of five librarians while overseeing services to adults. Oversaw the addition of a sixth librarian and the integration of young adult services into the department. Assisted writing and implementing policies and procedures and assigning collection development areas and budgets. Interviewed, hired and trained new librarians. Provided staff training. Developed adult fiction, audiobook,100s, 600s, Polish and magazine collections. Handled vendor relations for database subscriptions. Created and managed staff wiki. Updated and enhanced website/library app/staff intranet/social media accounts. Provided reference/RA/computer services. Created bookmarks, brochures, and displays. Developed and taught computer tutorials. Advised IT consultant on computer issues.

Provided reference/RA/computer services. Taught computer classes. Developed 100s, 600s, 780s, and 900s adult nonfiction collections. Updated library website and staff intranet. Worked with supervisor to evaluate and interview candidates for a part-time librarian position. Trained new part-time librarian. Acted as department head during supervisor's 3 month leave of absence.

Provided reference/RA/computer services to the public. Developed 100s, 780s and 900s adult nonfiction collections.

Provided reference and reader's advisory services to the public. Put up book and AV displays. Assisted with weeding the 800s. Updated pamphlet files. Wrote a Dynix user manual for staff.

Cicero, Il

Offered reference services and computer help. Organized a document archive for NCA Accreditation.

River Forest, Il

Assisted in Graduate School of Library and Information Science's (GSLIS) office with clerical work, mass mailings and general office tasks. Answered office phone and answered in-person questions from students and professors. Monitored the GSLIS's student computer lab and offered technology assistance..

Mlis, Library Science

Ba, Literary Studies, Music Minor

Scottish Studies