Experience

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  South Shore Irish Heritage Trail

  • Coordinator Of Membership, Development And Marketing
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  City of Kodiak

  • Kodiak, Alaska, United States

  • Library Director

    • Oct 2013 - Apr 2018
    • Kodiak, Alaska, United States

    Oversaw completion of new building project; managed pubic library's physical plant, budget, personnel, collections, and services. Updated technology collection and services. Created the @Your Library marketing campaign. Represented the library on the Homelessness Coalition, Kodiak Health and ...

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  Irish Cultural Centre of New England

  • Canton, MA

  • Library Director

    • Jan 2013 - Feb 2013
    • Canton, MA

    Appointed Centre's first professional library director after several months of volunteering as Assistant for Programming, Marketing and Library Development. Provided adult and family programming, collections, outreach services, reference, basic genealogy and reader's advisory services to ...

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  Noble and Greenough School Putnam Library

  • Library Director

    • 2003 - 2012

    Restructured library team, space, collections and services to increase use of library and its online and print resources by grades 7 through 12 at a fast-paced, co-ed, diverse independent, college-preparatory school. Promoted multiple literacies and brain-based research in library learning enviro...

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  Massachusetts Library Association

  • Massachusetts

  • President

    • 2004 - 2007
    • Massachusetts

    Served as incoming president, president and past president at pivotal time when board was restructuring the association as the leading voice for Massachusetts libraries across the Commonwealth. Collaborated with professional associations at the national, regional and local levels on matters of le...

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  Southeastern Massachusetts Regional Library System

  • Southeastern Massachusetts

  • Youth Services Administrator and Consultant

    • 1999 - 2003
    • Southeastern Massachusetts

    Implemented and managed regional library and consulting services for public, school and libraries in the 87 towns of the Southeastern Massachusetts Library System. Focused on youth and family services, collection development, grant writing, building design, literacy services, library technology ...

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  Hingham Public Library

  • Hingham, MA

  • Head, Youth Services Department

    • 1994 - 1999
    • Hingham, MA

    Managed department's transition to intergated automated library system. Delivered storytimes, crafts, performances and literacy programs for infants through teens. Provided staff development. Collaborated with community groups and schools to organize Summer Reading program for youth of all ag...