Experience

St. Louis Public Library

• United States
• Libraries
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Manager of Central Youth Services

  • Sep 2021 - Present

  -Lead a team of six in the Children's Library and Teen Lounge. -Plan, execute and evaluate programs for children, families and teens, including preparatory and logistical work. -Work with staff to create a welcoming environment for children, families, and teens. -Provide routine readers advisory, reference, and technology assistance. -Compile statistics and a monthly report of services. -Interview, hire, train, schedule, and evaluate youth and teen services staff. -Represent the library at outreach events. -Provide written incident reports when needed. -Provide and schedule tours of the building promoting services, programs, and materials available. -Prepares deposit collections for teachers, educators, and service providers in the service area. -Submit replacement orders and customer requests, as well as identifying collection needs to Collection Management Services. Show less



St. Louis County Library

• Libraries
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Librarian- Youth Specialist

  • Dec 2014 - Aug 2021

  1.Plans, prepares, schedules, and presents programs for youth ages 0-17 in order to support the Library’s mission to offer quality programs for children and teens which promote reading and learning. 2.Supports the manager in being a liaison to childcare providers, homeschoolers, schools, and educators to encourage their new and continued use of Library services. 3.Compiles accurate statistics and writes evaluative reports for the branch regarding programming and resources. 4.Provides Readers’ Advisory and Reference service for youth ages 0-17 and their caregivers to assist them in making the best use of Library resources. Show less

• Circulation Assistant

  • Jan 2013 - Dec 2014