Objective
Highly energetic and outgoing individual who wishes to utilize educational and work experience in order to work in a diverse and rewarding public library environment
Professional Work Experience
October 6, 2003 – present
Parma Public Library 7 West Ave. Hilton, NY 14468
Youth Services Librarian – full-time
Duties:
Juvenile and Young Adult Collection Development
Juvenile and Young Adult programming, displays and fliers
Outreach programs to children and teens when requested
Weblog creation and maintenance for children and teens
General reference and computer assistance to all ages
Supervise interns and student volunteers
Supervise clerks and pages that assist in special projects
August 4, 2003 – October 5, 2003
Parma Public Library 7 West Ave. Hilton, NY 14468
Acting Director – full-time
Duties:
General maintenance of library until permanent director found
Supervise staff of about 12 clerks and pages
Collection Development for all ages
Programming, displays and fliers for all ages
General reference to all ages
May-05-2003 – August 1, 2003
Parma Public Library ~ 7 West Ave. Hilton, NY 14468
Adult Services Librarian – part-time
Duties:
Adult Collection Development
Adult programming, displays and fliers
General reference to all age groups
Non-Professional Work Experience:
April-13-1998 – July 31, 2003
Highland Branch Library ~ 971 South Ave. Rochester, NY 14620
Clerk-Typist – part time
Primary Duties:
Work with public to check in/check out books, assist with issues relating to overdue materials, fines, or damaged/missing items and issue new or renew cards.
Answer the phone and assist with direct inquiries or transfer to others.
Handle cash: check money in morning and operate cash register
Secondary duties:
Use Microsoft Word in order to create original posters, fliers, letters to patrons and other forms as needed.
Use Microsoft Excel forms to fill out reports and create original Spreadsheets.
Process and convert books or other media to put in circulation.
Verify time cards and create staff schedules.
June-30-1997 – April-11-98
Highland Branch Library ~ 971 South Ave. Rochester, NY 14620
Page
Duties:
Shelf books, and other jobs as requested
Education
September 2001 – December 2002
University of Buffalo 534 Baldy Hall Buffalo, NY 14260-1020
Masters in Library Science
Special Programs involved in:
January 2002 – May 2002
Room to Grow Digital Library: UB School of Informatics
http://www.informatics.buffalo.edu/faculty/Abbas/room2grow/
The purpose of Room to Grow is to provide a user-friendly, web accessible, educational resource that serves as a starting point for authoritative research relating to “special needs” students, K-12. This resource was designed to meet the varied information needs of school librarians, teachers, and parents.
My group created the Collection Development Policy and accepted web sites.
June 2002 – August 2002
Practicum with Mary Clare Scheg at the Monroe Branch Library
120 hour practicum spent on multiple projects: create and implement story time for 3, 4, and 5 year olds, help with the summer reading project, create posters for displays, help with collection development, answer reference questions, and other projects.
September 1999 – June 2001
SUNY Geneseo 1 College Circle Geneseo, NY 14454
Bachelor’s degree in the Arts:
Major: English Minor: Art Studio
September 1997 – June 1999
Monroe Community College 1000 E Henrietta Rd. Rochester, NY 14623
Associates degree in Liberal Arts
Awards Received
SUNY Geneseo: $500 scholarship towards English degree
Monroe Community College: Honors program
Non-Professional Volunteer experience
The Catholic Family Center
The Special Olympics
Nazareth Academy Photography department
Memberships
Union Presbyterian Church, Scottsville NY: choir member
New York Library Association: YSS and SLMS
Lotus Owners of New York
