Luis J. Lacourt
Adult Services Librarian at Burlington County Library System- Claim this Profile
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Portuguese Limited working proficiency
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Credentials
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CIPP/US Cert Prep: 1 U.S. Privacy Environment
LinkedInDec, 2022- Nov, 2024 -
New Jersey State Professional Librarian Certificate
Thomas Edison State UniversityFeb, 2021- Nov, 2024 -
Mindfulness Practices
LinkedInMay, 2020- Nov, 2024 -
Information Literacy
LinkedInJan, 2019- Nov, 2024 -
Microsoft Excel 2010 Serie A
ERC Solutions, Inc.Mar, 2015- Nov, 2024 -
Mental Health First Aid USA
National Council for Mental WellbeingOct, 2022- Nov, 2024
Experience
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Burlington County Library System
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United States
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Libraries
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1 - 100 Employee
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Adult Services Librarian
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Dec 2022 - Present
• Facilitate unstably housed patrons' connections to community resources, working together with local agencies with a sense or urgency, accuracy, and empathy.• Daily one-on-one patron interaction at the reference desk, providing technological and research assistance, reader's advisory, and applications for civil services, while often handling patrons' mental health challenges.• Community outreach promoting library and connecting with new partners.• Project Manager of Story Walk® at Burlington County Library branch in Westampton.• Data analysis for budget and collection development and for trending reports; technical services expertise in interlibrary loan and integrated library systems, library marketing, and branch policy/guideline development.• Created and conducted "Legal Self-Help" adult event and "Level Up Lego Builders" children's event.• Support program growth and development as necessary. Show less
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Children's Services Librarian
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Jan 2021 - Dec 2022
Designed and implemented successful events for English and Spanish speakers, children ages birth – 5th grade, and families. Community outreach promoting library and connecting with new partners. Other duties included: • Build partnership with schools and community organizations to expand literacy programs and resources.• Juvenile DVD selector and general collection management of Juvenile collection.• Strategized multi-age, multi-generational resources and programming with Teen Services and Adult Services coordinators.• Conduct in-sight and virtual Story Times and art crafts for children (2+), reaching more than 1500.• Managed Story Walk® project at headquarters branch.• Generated virtual content for Marketing Team to nurture and expand at home and on-site activities.• Deliver reference, reader’s advisory and technology instruction at Reference Desk. Show less
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Librarian Associate
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May 2019 - Jan 2021
Designed and implemented successful creative events for English and Spanish speakers for children and their families. Attended community outreach events to promote library benefits and connect with new partners. Other duties included:• Conduct in-sight and virtual Story Times and create art craft activities for children (0 to 5 years old), impacting more than 300 young patrons.• Produced virtual content under the Marketing Team supervision to nurture and expand at home activities during COVID Lockdown.• Strategized with the Collection Management Librarian by analyzing quantitative and qualitative data, creating replacement books list using Excel 2017, and weeding.• Strategic planning as a member of the Life Skills & Career Readiness work group; advocate for library services for immigrants and New Americans.• One-on-One patron interaction at the reference desk, providing research assistance, reader's advisory and promoting services. Show less
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UPS
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United States
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Truck Transportation
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700 & Above Employee
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Driver Helper (Seasonal)
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Dec 2018 - Dec 2018
Responsible with helping drivers delivering packages to customers in a timely and professional manner, under freezing point climate, resulting in an average of 160 packages per 7 hours delivered in rural and urban areas. Duties include carrying packages, communicating with customers and reporting to managers. Responsible with helping drivers delivering packages to customers in a timely and professional manner, under freezing point climate, resulting in an average of 160 packages per 7 hours delivered in rural and urban areas. Duties include carrying packages, communicating with customers and reporting to managers.
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US Army
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United States
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Armed Forces
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700 & Above Employee
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Paralegal Specialist
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Mar 2016 - Dec 2018
Awarded for outstanding performance at legal document preparation in the practice of Administrative Law, conducting daily research of legal corpus across the Department of Defense's branches, analyzing Police reports, investigations, and official statements in search for facts, and drafting legal correspondence for the Division Head and directors of seven departments, supporting the mission of lawfully applying the Uniform Code of Military Justice, resulting in more than 100 completed actions. • Supervisor of a Department Legal Section for four months. • Collaborated in the creation of the first department's physical legal archive in accordance with Army Regulations. • Collect all the necessary information from the soldier's chain of command (making appropriate follow-ups as necessary) and organize the materials. • Uploaded accurate and complete information of legal actions in online database for internal use and statistic collections. • Prepared and briefed department directors on all legal actions bi-weekly. • Offered translation and interpretation services for legal cases and a Court-martial. Show less
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Assistant Librarian
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Oct 2010 - Dec 2014
Performed original and complex copy cataloging, classifying, database maintenance and quality control for bibliographic MARC records, and holdings for several libraries (school, academic, specialized, archives and private collections of significant cultural value). Co-produced an innovative project to introduce Graphic Novels on 10 local libraries, through an educational webpage of personal creation. • Downloaded records from Online Public Access Catalog and installed them in databases using Mandarin M3 software. • Assigned DEWEY call numbers, Cutters, Field 505 (Table of Contents), Field 856 (URL addresses), barcodes and holdings.• Drafted proposals for grants. Show less
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Assistant Librarian
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Dec 2013 - Jul 2014
Automation and cataloguing services of the Art Museum of Ponce's special book collection for their digital database.
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Advisor/Assistant Librarian
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Apr 2011 - Jun 2014
Co-produced an innovative project to introduce Graphic Novels on 10 local libraries, through an educational webpage of personal creation. • Conducted free orientations of educational potential of Graphic Novels in different school programs (K-12).• Processed orders and distributed merchandise.• Downloaded records from Online Public Access Catalog and installed them in databases using Mandarin M3 software. • Assigned DEWEY call numbers, Cutters, Field 505 (Table of Contents), Field 856 (URL addresses), barcodes and holdings. Show less
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Assistant Librarian
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Oct 2010 - Dec 2010
Automation and cataloguing services of the Luis Munoz Marin Foundation's special book collection for their digital database.
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Atlantic University
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Puerto Rico
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Higher Education
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1 - 100 Employee
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Adjunct Instructor
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Aug 2011 - Nov 2014
Conducted and built evaluation instruments for courses on creative communication, Literature and visual semiotics. Offered voluntary and self-motivated public presentations promoting the university in different cultural events. Worked with the Student Counselor to reasonably accommodate the university's policies with the student's learning level. • Coordinated schedule and speakers for the First Digital Cinematography Week (January 28-31, 2013). • Curated an exhibition of student Sequential Art in the Art Museum of Puerto Rico. • Conducted presentations with working professionals of different artistic fields. Show less
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Education
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2023 - 2023
Boston University
Certification, Legal Assistant/Paralegal -
2019 - 2020
Syracuse University
Master of Science - MS, Library and Information Science -
2006 - 2009
University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras
Master of Arts - MA, Media Theory and Research -
2001 - 2006
University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras
Bachelor of Arts - BA, Journalism
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