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New York, NY, US

Conduct outreach to and develop partnerships with local organizations and schools to promote library services, programs, and collectionsProvide reference service and resources to all library patronsDevelop programs to meet the needs of the community’s young adult population Curate a diverse and meaningful Young Adult collection that reflects its.

Bronx, New York, United States

Wrote a proposal that addressed community needs and a breakdown budget to secure fundingManage a concrete timeline for tasks that need to be completed in order to have a successful eventAssign tasks to event planning staff to be completed with hard deadlinesCreate agendas and timelines for regular progress reports to keep on time and on taskCreate dynamic.

New York City Metropolitan Area

Read a plethora of novels submissions between November and MarchAdhere to high standards of excellence comparable to peered review modelsCoordinated with other panelist to choose novels for long list, short list, and finalistSelected the winning book with objectivity, diligence, and timeliness

Rochester, New York Area

• Develop and maintain the Young Adult collection;
• Create Young Adult level displays and brochures;
• Plan and publicize youth programming;
• Supervise clerical staff in processing young adult materials;
• Assist the children’s services librarian with children’s programming;
• Establish and maintain contact with appropriate community organizations and schools to develop joint projects and promote library programs;

Rochester, New York Metropolitan Area

Receive and process interlibrary loan requestEnter processed requests into Clio DatabasePrepare requests to be shipped to other librariesPerform basic office duties (filing, copying, emailing, faxing, etc.)

Rochester, New York Metropolitan Area

Organize and maintain order of books and other materialsSort, shelve and retrieve booksClean tables, dust and wash booksAssist patrons and library staff with locating books

Rochester, New York Metropolitan Area

Input new and circulating books into LibraryThing catalogPreserve and catalog rare books, ephemera, and periodicalsCheck books in and out to patronsAssist patrons with locating books and provide readers’ advisoryWeed duplicate and worn books from the collectionCreated and maintained young adult books collection

Rochester, New York Metropolitan Area

Plan annual art show with fellow committee members through monthly meetingsDistribute flyers to advertise the showResearch catering businesses and picked the one that stayed within budgetTransform venue into a welcoming atmosphere for guest to view the artSolicit donations from vendorsProofread all texts before publication/distribution

Created and promoted events put on by WPSR and WSPR as a stationResponsible for booking talent in regards to WPSR eventsIn charge of putting on the annual event "WPSR Presents Pre-Shock," a free concertfor students held in April each year

Provide opportunities for First-Year students to strengthen their peer relationships.Promote and provide social, educational and wellness programming.Provide opportunities for students to explore, understand, appreciate and respectindividual differences.

Kept Clubhouse space clean and organizedTook inventory of supplies (paint, pencils, paper) provided by the Office of Student life

Fulfilled basic office duties (copying, filing, answering/making calls, mailing, etc.)Created flyers and other advertisements for events put on by Writers & BooksProofread and edited works submitted by writersHelped layout submitted works into anthologies

Assisted students with resume and cover letter writingCreated and distributed fliers for Career Development eventsPerformed basic clerical duties (i.e. filing, copying, data entry, etc.)

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

Ba, Literature

Activities and Societies: WPSR Purchast Student Radio (2006-2009), Purchase Student Government Association- Sentor (2006-2007) Minor in.

Study Abroad, Media And Art

During the summer of 2008 I spent six weeks (May 12-July 4, 2008) in a study abroad program in Tokyo Japan; TUJ). The courses I took.