Library Media Specialist- Library Media Department                                                            Aug. 2008-present
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Wolcott Elementary School, West Hartford, CT

• Serve a K-5 Title I population of 480 that includes students from over 26 countries in a driven, detail oriented, and culturally aware manner on a fixed/flex schedule.
• Completed rigorous requirements in first year of eligibility to achieve National Board Certification in Early Childhood through Young Adulthood/Library Media and successfully mentored a National Board candidate.
• Teach and assess information literacy and digital citizenship and foster a love of reading.
• Execute research experiences via collaboration with grade levels or individual teachers.
• Supervise daily library activities performed by library assistant and volunteers (students & parents).
• Provide technology leadership within school and department.
• Perform ongoing website maintenance using the Finalsite platform- in charge of two website migrations.
• Create a positive and welcoming library learning environment by:
  • Hosting visiting author programs, summer reading contests, book fairs, and read-a-thons.
  • Reorganizing the collection layout and signage to improve finding and utilizing materials.
  • Develop a culturally responsive collection that meets curricular and personal needs of patrons.
• Readily participate in other professional duties such as presenting at curriculum night and PTO meetings, attending and assisting with PTO events, and attending open house.
• Collaborate with public librarians on summer reading, author visits, and outreach programs in school library such as visits to all kindergarten classrooms and lunch-time book clubs.
• Wrote and awarded grants to purchase audiobooks and host Grace Lin author visit.
• Served on Library Automation Committee to evaluate and select new automation software.
• Develop and maintain an annual library budget of over $10,000.

Library Media Specialist                                                                                                                Aug. 2007-June 2008
Har-Bur Middle School & Lewis S. Mills High School, Burlington, CT

• Collaborated with classroom and technology teachers in planning, implementing and assessing information literacy instruction via a research project at each level in grades 5-8.
• Assessed, developed, and weeded collection to meet the curriculum and personal needs of students and staff for library serving grades 5-12.
• Promoted reading, technology, and information literacy through daily 5th grade library instruction.
• Served on district library policy manual and information literacy curriculum writing committees.
• Provided in-service technology training for school staff.
• Adviser for Har-Bur Middle School yearbook.