Experience

Loudonville Public Library

• United States
• Libraries
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Youth Services Manager

  • Jul 2015 - Present

  • Manage a department of three workers. Conducted interviews, staff evaluations, disciplinary action and developed personnel policies. • Restructured library programming to increase programming while decreasing spending. Assisted in a fundraising campaign to build a children playspace inside the library. • Conducted programs for patrons from 0-18 years of age.

• Teen Librarian

  • Oct 2012 - Jul 2015

  • Organized, implemented and evaluated a minimum of ten activities each month for students grades 6th- 12th. Increased teen program attendance. • Maintained and purchased age appropriate fiction, non-fiction, and audiobook resources from Ingram and MidWest Tapes as well as face to face meetings with book sellers. • Co-sponsors programs with local schools, organizations and businesses. Built community partnerships through public presentations, radio interviews and open forums. Advocated for teen issues. Established and facilitated teen volunteer and leadership committees. Show less



Yung Wing International Kindergarten

• Zhuhai, Guangdong, China

• ESL Preschool and Kindergarten Teacher

  • Aug 2010 - Aug 2012

  • Taught English as a foreign language preschool and kindergarten students. Planned and implemented whole class, small group and one-on-one instruction using developmentally-appropriate practices. • Developed classroom schedule, student evaluations and created monthly bulletin boards. • Organized weekly staff meetings. Trained and mentored new employees in effective classroom instruction. • Participated in English Immersion research, presenting at two National English Immersion conferences. Held bi-weekly open classes for visiting English teachers. Show less