Library Media Specialist- Library Media Department Aug. 2008-present
Webmaster Aug. 2011-present
Wolcott Elementary School, West Hartford, CT
Library Media Specialist Aug. 2007-June 2008
Har-Bur Middle School & Lewis S. Mills High School, Burlington, CT
Webmaster Aug. 2011-present
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.