My Résumé.

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

I value equity, creativity, collaboration, as well as lifelong learning. I define my career as “education- adjacent” and am an advocate for libraries, youth, and racial justice. My goal is to serve the public through libraries to help build a just and flourishing society.

EDUCATION

Master of Library and Information Science. Kent State University (ALA accredited), Kent, Ohio, May 2021
Master of Fine Arts. Creative Writing, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan, July 2017
​Bachelor of Arts. English, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, New York, May 2011

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Librarian, 2023-present
Columbus Metropolitan Library (Main Library), Columbus, Ohio

• Provides children's programming and class visits, with a focus on teen services, programs, and engagements.
• Advocates for teens at the library and supports them through Restorative Practices.
• Supervises and develops the Children's Division intern.
• Manages the teen collection, ensuring it is appealing and relevant to teen customers.
• Collaborates on special events and projects to support the library's Young Minds strategy, such as exhibits and the Teen Services Orientation. 
• Contributes to systemwide programs and initiatives through being a part of the Summer Reading Challenge Committee, the Racial Equity Steering Committee, and as a leader of the AAPI Employee Resource group.

Information Services Specialist, 2021-2022
Columbus Metropolitan Library (Karl Road Branch), Columbus, Ohio

• Led and Coordinated the management of the children’s collection by running reports, weeding, and evaluating materials on several criteria.
• Provided readers’ advisory, has regular reading conversations, merchandizes materials, and manages diverse and engaging displays.
• Performed references interviews and executes searches to provide customers with information.
• Educated customers on use of technology and software, such as PCs and Microsoft Office.
• Coached customers on writing résumés and cover letters.
• Spearheaded systemwide initiatives through the Summer Reading Challenge Committee and the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee.
• Provided youth programming, such as storytimes and Summer Reading Challenge.

 
Information Services Specialist, 2019-2021
Columbus Metropolitan Library (Dublin Branch), Dublin, Ohio

• Oversaw and coordinated the maintenance of the entire Youth Services collection.
• Provided in-depth reference interviews and readers’ advisory for both youth and adult customers.
• Served youth community needs by developing programming for Summer Reading Challenge, storytimes, Reading Buddies, Ready for Kindergarten Class, and Teen Writers’ Workshop.
• Led diversity and inclusion initiatives at the Dublin Branch and through the systemwide Heritage Month Celebration Planning Committee.
• Led the R Factor Champions at the Dublin Branch, providing staff training in Leadership Playbook strategies.

Information Services Specialist, 2019
Columbus Metropolitan Library (Karl Road Branch), Columbus, Ohio

• Educated customers on use of technology and software, such as PCs and Microsoft Office.
• Coached customers on writing résumés and cover letters.
• Performed references interviews and executed searches to provide customers with information.

​Youth Services Specialist, 2017-2019
Columbus Metropolitan Library (Linden Branch), Columbus, Ohio

• Engaged with children and families through Ready for Kindergarten conversations and early literacy activities and games.
• Provided passive programming to promote early literacy skills in young children.
• Assisted young patrons through providing readers’ advisories.
  
  

Graduate Assistant, 2013-2016
Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan

• Developed writing and rhetoric curricula for instruction for college freshmen.
• Cultivated a warm and positive classroom culture through discussion.
• Mentored students by fostering relationships through holding regular conferences.
  
  

Education Program Assistant, 2012-2013
New Britain Museum of American Art, New Britain, Connecticut

• Organized and prepared for educational programs in conjunction with current exhibits.
• Led arts activities for visiting students of all ages, such as portraiture and crafts.
  
  

RELATED EXPERIENCE

Intern, 2020-2021
Courtright Memorial Library, Otterbein University, Westerville, Ohio

• Created and curated LibGuides for Young Adult literature and an internal diversity and inclusion initiative.
• Developed the adult fiction collection through weeding and suggesting titles to acquire.
• Conducted copyright review for photographs in the digital commons.
  
  

RELEVANT COURSEWORK

• The Public Library
• Marketing the Library
• Information Literacy Instruction
• Information Organization
• Engaging Young Children
• Engaging School Age Children
• Engaging Teens

SKILLS

• Technical: proficiency with Microsoft Office, Apple, and Google products, Polaris, Social Media, WordPress, Qualtrics, LibApps, and EBSCO databases.
• Soft: teamwork, communication, conflict management, creative problem solving, public speaking, and leadership.
  
  

HONORS

• Columbus Metropolitan Library Tuition Scholarship, 2018
• Gwen Frostic Creative Writing Award, Western Michigan University, 2016
• Best Creative Writing in Hilltop Review, Western Michigan University, 2015
• Gwen Frostic Scholarship for Creative Writing, Western Michigan University, 2013
• Distinction on Senior Thesis, Vassar College, 2011
  
  

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

• American Library Association, 2021-present​
• Asian/Pacific American Librarians Association, 2022-present
• Association of Public Library Employees, 2021-present
• OPAWL, 2022-present
• Public Library Association, 2021-present