Experience

Wellesley Free Library

• United States
• Libraries
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Children's Librarian

  • Feb 2019 - Present

  Manages Wellesley Library's large juvenile and tween fiction book collection. Plans and executes programming for children ages 0-14 and their caregivers. Provides excellent patron and community service including reader's advisory on a busy service desk, reference, digital literacy, and outreach. Responsible for the Children's Department weekly newsletter. Manages Wellesley Library's large juvenile and tween fiction book collection. Plans and executes programming for children ages 0-14 and their caregivers. Provides excellent patron and community service including reader's advisory on a busy service desk, reference, digital literacy, and outreach. Responsible for the Children's Department weekly newsletter.



Needham Free Public Library

• Children's Programming Librarian

  • Jul 2017 - Feb 2019

  Responsible for busy Children's Department programming calendar and publicity, including advertising materials and press releases. Plans and executes programming for children ages 0-12 and their families. Provides excellent patron and community service including: reader's advisory, reference, digital literacy and outreach. Updates department displays and the Children's Department web-site page. Responsible for busy Children's Department programming calendar and publicity, including advertising materials and press releases. Plans and executes programming for children ages 0-12 and their families. Provides excellent patron and community service including: reader's advisory, reference, digital literacy and outreach. Updates department displays and the Children's Department web-site page.



Skokie Public Library

• United States
• Libraries
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Community Engagement Librarian - Early Literacy Focus

  • May 2015 - Jun 2017

  Created, and directs and manages "Read to Me" early literacy community partnership program. Recruits and trains volunteers to rock, read and sing to children in local early childhood day care centers. Provides storytimes to homecare, daycare and preschool facilities in the community. Provides and plans programs for families and children including leading a library event with 300 persons in attendance. Led science-based learning experiences for families and children during the summer. Partnered with Fermilab to bring "hands-on" physics equipment to the library. Served on the Organizational Culture committee which was part of the strategic planning process. Serves on a "Hot Summer Reads" Committee that selects summer reading materials for 6-8th graders. Show less

• Youth Services and Community Engagement Intern

  • Sep 2014 - May 2015

  Community Outreach Activities: Provide storytime visits to Skokie area preschools and in the process of developing inter-generational programming utilizing Skokie Public Library volunteers to promote early literacy in Skokie Daycare Centers through lapsit reading. Youth Services: Lead library tours and storytime, assist patrons with readers' advisory and reference, assist with special needs programming; help facilitate home-school maker-space drop-in programming.



Glencoe Public Library

• United States
• Libraries
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Children's Librarian

  • Apr 2015 - Jun 2017

  Manages Glencoe Public Library picture book collection development and Children's Department blog. Plans and executes programming for children ages 0-12 and their families. Provides excellent patron and community service including: reader's advisory, reference, digital literacy and outreach. Manages Glencoe Public Library picture book collection development and Children's Department blog. Plans and executes programming for children ages 0-12 and their families. Provides excellent patron and community service including: reader's advisory, reference, digital literacy and outreach.



Private Consultation

• Entertainment
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Attorney at Law

  • Jul 2003 - Jun 2014

  Review, draft, and consult regarding contracts, intellectual property rights, wills and trusts and other legal matters. Review, draft, and consult regarding contracts, intellectual property rights, wills and trusts and other legal matters.



Grancell Lebovitz Et Al

• Associate Attorney

  • Mar 2003 - Jul 2003

  Represented clients before the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board. Represented clients before the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board.



NetCorp Law Group

• Associate Attorney

  • Jan 2001 - Mar 2002

  Represented clients in various fields. Represented clients in various fields.



Law Office of Steven Birnbaum

• United States
• Legal Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Paralegal/Legal Assistant

  • Nov 1999 - Jul 2000

  Assisted Attorney with 500-client-caseload in all aspects and phases of casework. Assisted Attorney with 500-client-caseload in all aspects and phases of casework.



The Academon Bookstore and Publishing House

• Assistant Manager, Import Department

  • May 1992 - Jan 1996

  Assistant Director of textbook orders for university campuses serving 20,000 students. Assistant Director of textbook orders for university campuses serving 20,000 students.