Experience

Oakland Public Library

• Libraries
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Librarian I

  • Nov 2019 - Present

  Librarian I in the Oakland History Room. Librarian I in the Oakland History Room.



Berkeley Public Library (CA)

• United States
• Libraries
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Librarian II

  • Sep 2015 - Oct 2019

  As a librarian in the Art & Music Department, I assist patrons with general reference questions as well as providing special expertise in questions on art, music, sports, and recreation. I host a weekly ESL Conversation Club, a monthly drawing group, and organize a wide variety of other arts-related programming including exhibits of work by local artists. I also select materials for this part of the library's collection. As a librarian in the Art & Music Department, I assist patrons with general reference questions as well as providing special expertise in questions on art, music, sports, and recreation. I host a weekly ESL Conversation Club, a monthly drawing group, and organize a wide variety of other arts-related programming including exhibits of work by local artists. I also select materials for this part of the library's collection.



San Francisco Zine Fest

• Co-organizer

  • Sep 2014 - Sep 2016

  Organized pre-festival events including readings, zine-making workshops, and our first ever zine picnic. Ran the organizers' table and assisted visitors with information throughout the day of the festival. Created a rubric for evaluating exhibitor applications and a post-festival survey for exhibitors. Organized pre-festival events including readings, zine-making workshops, and our first ever zine picnic. Ran the organizers' table and assisted visitors with information throughout the day of the festival. Created a rubric for evaluating exhibitor applications and a post-festival survey for exhibitors.



Womanzine Delivery Service

• Curator

  • Nov 2014 - Jul 2016

  I organized this delivery service, the brainchild of Mercedes Kraus, where subscribers received packages of zines made by women. I selected zines, created a zine of interviews with their creators, assembled and shipped packages, and dealt with all payments to creators and from subscribers. I organized this delivery service, the brainchild of Mercedes Kraus, where subscribers received packages of zines made by women. I selected zines, created a zine of interviews with their creators, assembled and shipped packages, and dealt with all payments to creators and from subscribers.

• Librarian I

  • Oct 2011 - Sep 2015

  As a Temporary Part-Time Librarian I worked in the Oakland History Room, Adult Reference Services, Teen Services, and the Magazine and Newspaper Department. Some of my duties included providing reference services, selecting materials, working with special collections, and creating programming for the community. As a Temporary Part-Time Librarian I worked in the Oakland History Room, Adult Reference Services, Teen Services, and the Magazine and Newspaper Department. Some of my duties included providing reference services, selecting materials, working with special collections, and creating programming for the community.