Experience

New Haven Free Public Library

• United States
• Libraries
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Branch Manager

  • Jun 2017 - Present

  supervise the activities of the library serving New Haven's first neighborhood. daily cash-handling and weekly reporting/collection of deposits from cash register, card reader, and vending machine proceedssupervision of 2 professional staff, technical assistant, part-time staff, security vendor, and custodial vendorinitiate and develop a wide range of community outreach efforts and partnerships in our service areamanagement of facility systems in consultation with NHFPL building superintendentorders supplies and fixtures required for libraryplans events and maintains reservations of meeting spaces and roomsmaintains collection development and event budgetsdevelops NHFPL strategic plan objectives in consultation with Administrationserve on staff committees and hiring panelsstaff representative to board of Literacy Volunteers of Greater New Haven Member, Libraries and Access to Justice statewide taskforce with Conn. State Judicial branch (2016)co-founder and co-chair, Conn Library Consortium's Western Programming roundtable (2014- present)Conn Library Association annual conference co-chair, Danbury, CT (2018)Conn Library Association Publicity Committee co-chair (2015-16)Conn Library Association Career Development committee member (2016 - present)Chatham Square Neighborhood Association Economic & Community Development committee memberUrban Waters Initiative grant project committee (with Save the Sound/Conn Fund for the Environment)



Howard Whittemore Memorial Library

• United States
• Movies, Videos, and Sound

• Reference & Adult Programming Librarian

  • May 2013 - Jun 2017

  Lead Reference/Information department where we assist patrons with questions on any topic, help people find books and information, recommend and select resources, and help people evaluate information. Plan community interest, informational, and entertaining events for the public on a variety of topics. Build community partnerships and outreach to local agencies and organizations.Co-Chair, Connecticut Library Consortium's Western Programming Roundtable (2014 - present)Co-chair, Connecticut Library Association Publicity Committee (2015-2016)Member, State of Connecticut Judicial Branch's Access to Justice Commission (2016 - present)Member, Connecticut Library Association Career Development Committee (2016 - present) Co-chair, Connecticut Library Association Annual Conference 2018



Suffolk Public Library System

• Public Services Manager

  • Jan 2011 - May 2013

  • Supervised the activities of Reference and Circulation departments • Coordinated adult collection development and electronic resources with staff and vendors• Updated and added content to library’s website• Continued to perform duties in Reference Services and event-planning

• Head of Reference Services

  • Nov 2007 - Jan 2011

  • Supervised a high-volume, patron-focused Adult Services department • Maintained and expanded the wide range of reader’s advisory, research, and social service materials distributed to public • Planned, publicized, marketed and assessed library programming, events, and instructional programs, both individually and as part of committee. Adult and all-age events experience.• Collaborated frequently with intra-city, social service, and non-profit organizations• Initiated “Western Tidewater Libraries” pilot partnership to work more closely with Portsmouth Public Library System’s Churchland Library and Chesapeake Public Library System’s Russell Memorial Library• Continued to perform duties of Reference Librarian