Experience

Holy Names High School

• United States
• Education Administration Programs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Librarian

  • Aug 2022 - Present



stay at home parent

• Philanthropic Fundraising Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Stay-at-Home Parent

  • Sep 2020 - Jul 2022



Solano County Library

• United States
• Libraries
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Supervising Librarian

  • Dec 2017 - Aug 2020

  -Responsible for daily branch operations at the John F. Kennedy Library, including all twenty-six staff members. -Responsible for daily branch operations at the John F. Kennedy Library, including all twenty-six staff members.



San Jose Public Library

• United States
• Libraries
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Librarian II

  • Oct 2013 - Nov 2017

  Reference, Reader’s Advisory, and Collection Development-Selected young adult material for all twenty-four libraries, maintaining $175,000 annual budget. Stays abreast of the most current trends in YA fiction and nonfiction, and utilizes Collection HQ for collection management.-Member of the San Jose Public Library’s 5forU team, an online e-mail reference service, where patrons can request 5 titles based on previous reading habits and preferences.-Contributor to the San Jose Public Library’s Blog Team. Responsible for writing blogs covering literary trends, including The Best Books We Read staff series and Hair Down, Glasses Off: The Best New Romance series. Outreach and System-Wide Events-Delivers community focused, technology based outreach on the Maker[Space]Ship, a mobile makerspace which works to overcome access barriers in San Jose. Reaching over 300 students and residents monthly throughout San Jose.-Organized outreach for the 2015 Big Wow! Comic Con, a two-day event reaching over 1,000 people.-Led the system-wide events such as the 9th Annual Battle of the Bands and 9th Annual Graphic Novel Making Contest. Competitions that drew hundreds of participants from throughout San Jose. -Developed technology based onsite outreach, which taught over 150 seniors how to use e-readers, including services such as OverDrive and Axis 360. Programs and Instruction-Developed and implemented the Berryessa Seed Library at the Berryessa Branch Library, where patrons may choose seasonal seeds for their own home gardens and learn about local gardening.-Oversaw and responsible for more than 50 teen volunteers during branch tenure, including development of all volunteer training, teen led programs, Summer Reading volunteer schedules and retention, and teen advisory board.-Presented at national and state level conferences, teaching library professionals about technology based outreach.



Contra Costa College

• United States
• Higher Education
• 200 - 300 Employee

• On-Call Librarian/LIBST Instructor

  • Dec 2014 - Sep 2017

  -Instructor for LIBST course for Contra Costa College with 40+ students taught via Canvas-Provides in depth reference and research services to students of all ages.-Plans dynamic lectures around standard curriculum for Contra Costa College’s Library and Information Skills course. This course focuses predominantly on first generation college students in succeeding in their future studies. -Instructor for LIBST course for Contra Costa College with 40+ students taught via Canvas-Provides in depth reference and research services to students of all ages.-Plans dynamic lectures around standard curriculum for Contra Costa College’s Library and Information Skills course. This course focuses predominantly on first generation college students in succeeding in their future studies.



Santa Barbara City College

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Luria Library Intern

  • Sep 2012 - Dec 2012

  - Managed web services by creating and maintaining weekly blog posts via Wordpress- Monitored the social media of the library utilizing the library’s Facebook page. - Assisted in creating new catalog holdings using Cutter Expansive Classification and DDC standards. - Performed various administrative and project management duties as assigned. - Provided general reference and information services for students. - Managed web services by creating and maintaining weekly blog posts via Wordpress- Monitored the social media of the library utilizing the library’s Facebook page. - Assisted in creating new catalog holdings using Cutter Expansive Classification and DDC standards. - Performed various administrative and project management duties as assigned. - Provided general reference and information services for students.



CSU Channel Islands

• United States
• Higher Education

• Library Intern

  • Jan 2012 - May 2012

  - Assisted with the creation of research guides via Library a la Carte through editing and streamlining. - Assisted undergraduate students at the reference desk.- Observed and assisted information literacy instruction.- Created research guide for the ALA and National Constitution Center sponsored "Lincoln: The Constitution and The Civil War" exhibit hosted by the John Spoor Broome Library in October 2012. - Assisted with the creation of research guides via Library a la Carte through editing and streamlining. - Assisted undergraduate students at the reference desk.- Observed and assisted information literacy instruction.- Created research guide for the ALA and National Constitution Center sponsored "Lincoln: The Constitution and The Civil War" exhibit hosted by the John Spoor Broome Library in October 2012.