Experience

Public Library Of Brookline

• United States
• Libraries
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Youth Services Supervisor

  • Dec 2019 - Present



Altadena Library District

• United States
• Libraries
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Children's and Family Services Librarian

  • Nov 2016 - Jul 2019

  - Manages, hires, evaluates, and supervises department staff. Responsible for managing programming calendar and programming and materials budgets ($12,500/$50,000 respectively). Serves on Library Leadership team, member of Behavioral Policies, Computer/Internet Policies, Circulation and Borrowing Policies committees. - Main selector for children’s books, e-books, and media. Increased analog circulation by 44%; increased e-book circulation by 400%. Initiated and oversaw massive deaccession project to bring collection in line with CREWS standards and used collection analytics to develop a robust collection responsive to patron needs and interests. - Chair of Summer Reading committee. Increased overall program participation from 2016 to 2018 by 71%; increased total program completion from 9 patrons to 153 in two years. - Established 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten and Neighborhood Deposit Library system to increase nontraditional user access to library materials and programs. Created Farmers Market Story Time and annual Truck Day celebration; Collaborated with multiple civic and community organizations to create, expand, or enrich programs.



Arlington Public Library

• United States
• Libraries
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Youth Services Librarian

  • Nov 2015 - Jul 2016

  - Planned and executed children’s story time, crafts, and programming for two branch locations; Coordinated with internal and external partners to schedule and prepare summer reading and other special events.- Managed collection maintenance for entire youth collection at one neighborhood branch and all picture books for central location. Duties included weeding for condition and use, making purchasing recommendations, processing and quality check for all new materials. - Coordinated with local school system to encourage participation in summer reading, provide book talks and recommendations to all Arlington Public Schools students; Created guided reading lists for elementary and middle school grades.



DC Public Library

• United States
• Libraries
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Children's Librarian

  • Oct 2012 - Nov 2015

  - Served as liaison between Center for Accessibility and Children’s Services to coordinate outreach and programs for special needs children; Conducted research, polling, and outreach to parents to determine needs of community in order to provide best service to special population.- Initiated creation of adaptive programming for children with special needs, including sensory-friendly story times, adaptive family films, and other opportunities for social and literacy skill growth among special populations. Planned and executed programming for children from birth to sixth grade; established summer STEM program with average weekly attendance of 50 children. - Participated in collection development and maintenance through weeding, shifting, repairing items, correcting catalog entries. Exceeded 2014 weeding goals by 400%. - Served as Librarian in Charge in absence of branch manager: mediated patron conflict, oversaw building and facilities.



Library of Congress

• United States
• Libraries
• 700 & Above Employee

• Intern, Young Readers Center

  • Jan 2015 - May 2015

  - Developed a targeted, strategic collection development policy centered around high-quality, representative literature for children and teens.



Penguin Publishing Group

• Book and Periodical Publishing
• 500 - 600 Employee

• School and Library Marketing Assistant

  • Sep 2010 - May 2012

  - Assisted in the planning and execution of national School and Library conferences, including preparing author travel and schedules, tracking budget and T&E, coordinating shipments, and working the booth during conferences through networking and booktalking. - Participated in social media and online outreach via platforms such as Twitter and listserv offers.- Prepared and executed marketing plans for lead and specialty titles. - Drafted copy for promotional pieces and shepherded promo through the design and printing process.- Coordinated mailings to institutional reviewers, awards committees, and top educators and librarians.



Scholastic

• United States
• Book and Periodical Publishing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Editorial Intern

  • Apr 2009 - Jan 2010

  - Reviewed agent and author submitted manuscripts and queries; provided initial recommendations or rejections for manuscripts.- Participated in editorial discussions; built manuscript outlines; assisted in translations; proofread for copy and page layout.- Administrative duties included: drafting reports and correspondence, sorting mail, preparing materials.