My Resume
Professional Experience
I desire to leverage my experience and education to take on a new professional challenge in an information institution such as a library, museum, or academic environment. I am a proficient Librarian Assistant well-versed in finding materials and cataloging collections in an accurate and efficient manner. I have excellent communication and writing abilities. I am successful at building rapport with people and accomplishing simultaneous tasks.
March 2020-Present
Children & Teen Associate
Elmwood Park Public Library
Elmwood Park, IL
Provide desk reference services to patrons within the children and teens department.
Provide services such as readers' advisory, ready reference, and collections development.
Other duties include community outreach, program management, and event planning.
August 2017-Present
Materials Services Assistant
River Forest Public Library
River Forest, IL
Locate and process desired customer items through interlibrary loan systems and coordinated deliveries.
Educate patrons in where to find library resources, requested materials, reference items, and other information services.
Mitigate librarian workload by independently managing basic patron requests and locating materials.
Maintain and update patron records.
Fall 2019
Internship
Elmwood Park Public Library
Elmwood Park, IL
Assisted with strategic planning for the library’s community building project.
Met with local schools presenting to students and surveyed students.
Analyzed and presented data for decision making.
Fall 2017
Writing Tutor
Dominican University
River Forest, IL
Crafted effective learning plans to address students' writing weaknesses and strengths.
Provided individual tutoring sessions for students struggling in composition writing.
Motivated students towards learning and studying to build self-confidence and reduce anxiety of failure in writing.
Updated required logs and student documentation to keep records accurate and current.
January 2015 - Present (Intermittently)
Freelance/Blog Writer
Self-Employed
River Forest, IL
Write and proofread a personal blog. (Please see link below)
Served as a ghostwriter for business blogs creating marketing content and self-help articles.
As a contracted & personal writer, completed accurate and polished formatting in line with publishing standards prior to submission.
Utilize writing and communication skills to ensure that audiences absorbed important messages.
Perform extensive research before writing informative content and speeches.
Contracted motivational speaker and facilitator presenting interpersonal and intrapersonal communication skills to small groups in settings of up to 100 attendees.
Skills:
Materials research
Course planning
Group and individual instruction
Data organization
Library Resources
Metadata
Data storage methods knowledge
Information Literacy
Literary knowledge
Presentations and demonstrations