Experience

Regina Public Library

• Canada
• Libraries
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Community Librarian

  • May 2018 - Present

  -Responsible for the hiring, scheduling, supervising and coaching of four Reference and Programming Assistants in an unionized environment -Modelled and coached staff towards excellent customer service behaviors and practices both in the library and at community events -Developed relationships with local agencies to deliver targeted on-site and offsite digital literacy programs -Led a team of Reference and Programming Assistants to host Regina Public Library’s first ever How-To in 10 Festival -Connected with local political candidates to host Regina Public Library’s first ever All Candidates Meet and Greet event for the 2019 federal election -Arranged for RPL to donate a computer station to Carmichael Outreach in order to provide their clients with internet access during the COVID-19 pandemic -Quickly responded to community needs by working with MAC (Marketing and Communications) to promote RPL’s COVID-19 reopening through creating and distributing posters to organizations who serve individuals who may not have internet access Show less



Barrie Public Library

• Canada
• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
• 1 - 100 Employee

• • Jul 2017 - Apr 2018

  -Collaborated with community partners to identity community needs for administering library programs and services-Spearheaded a team of four non-librarian staff in planning BPL’s annual How to in 10 event-Developed a relationship with local dietitians to administer BPL’s first ever Smoothies 101 program-Created awareness about library programs and services at a variety of outreach events in the community-Worked with a team of librarians to address patron questions and concerns through BPL’s “Ask a Librarian” email account Show less

• • Jul 2016 - Jul 2017

  -Provides informative reference services and reader’s advisory to library users-Performs circulation duties on Sierra in order to manage library users accounts-Became familiar with BPL's genealogy databases to provide information services to library users