Marc Horton
Children's Librarian at Los Angeles Public Library- Claim this Profile
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Experience
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Los Angeles Public Library
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Libraries
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300 - 400 Employee
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Children's Librarian
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Jun 2013 - Present
• Collection development of children’s materials at a busy branch of an urban public library • Demonstrate information literacy tools and resources • Provide general reference and circulation assistance • Carry out programming for family and child audiences • Perform outreach to schools and local community organizations
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Young Adult Librarian
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Aug 2012 - Jun 2013
• Maintained young adult materials at a branch of an urban public library • Recruited and supervised teen volunteers • Provided reader's advisory and general reference assistance • Created and hosted programming for teen audiences • Performed outreach to schools and community organizations
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Palos Verdes Library District
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United States
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Libraries
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1 - 100 Employee
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Sunday Librarian
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Jan 2012 - Sep 2014
• Provided general reference, reader's advisory and occasional programming assistance for both the Adult Services and Young Readers divisions of the Peninsula Center Library and branches • Provided general reference, reader's advisory and occasional programming assistance for both the Adult Services and Young Readers divisions of the Peninsula Center Library and branches
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Librarian I, As-Needed
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Jan 2011 - Aug 2012
• Provided general reference, circulation services and occasional programming assistance for the Public Services and Reference Services divisions of a large urban public library and branch libraries • Provided general reference, circulation services and occasional programming assistance for the Public Services and Reference Services divisions of a large urban public library and branch libraries
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Librarian II, Hourly
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Mar 2011 - Jul 2012
• Provided reference assistance and readers advisory in both the Adult Reference and Children's Divisions, as well as occasional programming assistance • Provided reference assistance and readers advisory in both the Adult Reference and Children's Divisions, as well as occasional programming assistance
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Los Angeles Public Library
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Libraries
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300 - 400 Employee
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Substitute Librarian
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Jul 2011 - Jun 2012
• Provided reference assistance and readers advisory in both the Central Library and various branches • Provided reference assistance and readers advisory in both the Central Library and various branches
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Los Angeles Public Library
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Libraries
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300 - 400 Employee
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Children's Librarian I
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Oct 2008 - Jun 2010
• Maintained children’s materials at a branch of an urban public library • Provided general reference assistance • Carried out programming for family and child audiences • Performed outreach to schools and community organizations • Maintained children’s materials at a branch of an urban public library • Provided general reference assistance • Carried out programming for family and child audiences • Performed outreach to schools and community organizations
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Los Angeles Community College District
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Higher Education
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100 - 200 Employee
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Reference Librarian Intern
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Jan 2007 - Jun 2007
• Performed reference assistance for student patrons • Created subject bibliographies for student use • Taught and co-taught library skills workshops for incoming students • Identified useful web links for library website • Performed reference assistance for student patrons • Created subject bibliographies for student use • Taught and co-taught library skills workshops for incoming students • Identified useful web links for library website
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Book Buyer
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Mar 2000 - Jul 2005
• Purchased, processed & merchandised store inventory of overstock/remainder books • Travelled to national and regional trade shows • Represented store at off-site promotional events • Purchased, processed & merchandised store inventory of overstock/remainder books • Travelled to national and regional trade shows • Represented store at off-site promotional events
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Education
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San Jose State University
MLS, Library and Information Science -
San Francisco State University
BA, Anthropology