Library Assistant

• Jun 2019 - Present

Librarian

• Jan 2019 - Jun 2019

Reference Librarian

• Oct 2018 - Jun 2019

Provide excellent and equitable service to children and adults through reader's advisory; reference questions; customer service; database research; circulation; Excel; Sierra; Classic Catalog. Provide excellent and equitable service to children and adults through reader's advisory; reference questions; customer service; database research; circulation; Excel; Sierra; Classic Catalog.

Interim Librarian

• Aug 2018 - Dec 2018

• Teach weekly library classes for K-5 students that inspire a love of stories and build life-long library habits. • Design curriculum for teaching information literacy, research skills, and technology. • Support and collaborate with classroom teachers. • Develop a responsive collection of print and digital materials that meet the academic needs and interests of students. • Manage digital resources and databases. • Teach weekly library classes for K-5 students that inspire a love of stories and build life-long library habits. • Design curriculum for teaching information literacy, research skills, and technology. • Support and collaborate with classroom teachers. • Develop a responsive collection of print and digital materials that meet the academic needs and interests of students. • Manage digital resources and databases.

Library Assistant

• Aug 2017 - Jun 2018

• Perform a wide variety of tasks including book processing, circulation of materials, website updates, weeding, creating displays, and distributing discarded books and lost and found items to non-profit organizations. • Assist with and teach elementary library classes, offer readers advisory, present stories. • Engage disruptive individuals using appropriate and constructive methods in order to uphold a safe environment where students can learn and create. • Create and run a book club for fourth and fifth grade students. • Manage volunteers. Show less

Facilitator

• 2012 - Jan 2018

Facilitate workshops and presentations in public middle schools, public libraries, and juvenile penitentiaries for adolescents ages 11 – 18. Design learning experiences that are play-based and collaborative Deal with disorderly individuals using appropriate and constructive methods in order to uphold a safe environment where students can learn and create. Facilitate workshops and presentations in public middle schools, public libraries, and juvenile penitentiaries for adolescents ages 11 – 18. Design learning experiences that are play-based and collaborative Deal with disorderly individuals using appropriate and constructive methods in order to uphold a safe environment where students can learn and create.

Musician

• Jan 2000 - Jan 2017

management; scheduling; invoicing; curriculum development; concert promotion; grant writing; music composition; pedagogy; teaching violin, music theory, and chamber music management; scheduling; invoicing; curriculum development; concert promotion; grant writing; music composition; pedagogy; teaching violin, music theory, and chamber music

Music Specialist

• 2011 - Jun 2016

Collaborate with preschool teacher to help children create stories and set them to music. Teach songs and dances to children ages 3 – 5 incorporating Orff-Schulwerk methodology. Collaborate with preschool teacher to help children create stories and set them to music. Teach songs and dances to children ages 3 – 5 incorporating Orff-Schulwerk methodology.

Instructor

• Jan 2000 - May 2005

Assistant Conductor of Marin Community Orchestra Instructor of Music Theory and Aural Skills Instructor of Beginning and Intermediate Strings Course Instructed adults ages 18 – 80 in music theory and instrumental performance resulting in consistent praise in student feedback surveys and faculty reviews. Tactfully dealt with a variety of situations including frustrated and disorderly individuals using effective communication skills and techniques. Assistant Conductor of Marin Community Orchestra Instructor of Music Theory and Aural Skills Instructor of Beginning and Intermediate Strings Course Instructed adults ages 18 – 80 in music theory and instrumental performance resulting in consistent praise in student feedback surveys and faculty reviews. Tactfully dealt with a variety of situations including frustrated and disorderly individuals using effective communication skills and techniques.