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Archivist ● Collection Development ● Creative ● Digital Curation ● Diversity, Inclusion, & Equity ● Educator
Project Management ● Teen Specialist ● Web Design
● Young Adult Services   

WORK EXPERIENCE ​

          Lawrence Public Library
              Teen Services Librarian
                    Present

  • Supervisor of teen services assistants & teen volunteers
  • Manages and maintains budget
  • Manager of the TikTok team; assist with social media
  • Executes monthly report for teen services
  • Leads coding, robotics, and S.T.E.M programming
  • Assists patrons in understanding policies, programs, technology, and other services 
  • Develops, implements, and evaluates programs and services for teens and adults
  • Collaborates with community partners
  • Provides recommendations to patrons
  • Maintains library collection by organizing, shelving, and weeding materials in YA
  • Creates displays and web content to promote library collections and services
  • Maintains regular, reliable attendance
  • Maintains an awareness of patron behavior and addresses minor problems as they occur
  • Maintains awareness of current trends in the profession
  • Provides backup to other staff as needed
  • Maintains event registration on BiblioCommons

          The Saint Louis Public Library (Central)
              Teen Specialist II Supervisor
                    2019-2021

  • Supervised teen services staff, teen volunteers, homework helpers
  • Assisted with evaluations alongside the Youth Services Manager
  • Executed monthly report for teen services
  • Promoted DEI programs and resources
  • Completed collection development and suggest acquisition purchases
  • Planned in-person and virtual programs for tweens, teens, and adults
  • Created, edited, and published web content, videos, and booklist
  • Maintained event registration through BiblioCommons

              Young Adult Services Provider
                    2017-2019

  • Assisted to plan and provide routine programming to teens, children, and families
  • Served on committees to plan programs for the community
  • Scheduled outreach to schools and community events
  • Prepared deposit collections for schools, teachers, and organizations as requested

          YMCA-Ferguson Municipal Library
              S.T.E.A.M Instructor
                    2016-2017

  • Instructed 3rd-12th graders in Basic HTML, WordPress, Coding
  • Facilitated Lego Mindstorms ev3 Robotics lessons​
  • Library databases (Sierra & Workflows)

           Teacher's Assistant
                     2015-2016

  • Teacher’s assistant for 4th-8th graders in a S.T.E.M based summer camp for under-privileged youth, supervised during day to day activities, created progress reports, and created space for acquiring leadership skills
  • Aide to lead teacher in a diverse Early Childhood Center in supervision, lesson plan development, and instructing 0-5yr olds in basic child development 

          Buena Vista University
              Library Assistant
                    2009-2015

  • Used LMS, including catalog functions, searching, checking in-out, placing holds, and serials
  • Skill shared research methods knowledge with students.
  • Operation of electronic databases, general computer office programs.
  • Knowledge of the library’s resources
  • Organizing tasks
  • Assisted co-workers, students, staff, faculty, and other community members.
  • Technical skills with computers, software, and specialty reference resources and tools
  • Shelved, processed new materials

EDUCATION ​

          University of Tennessee-Knoxville
                  Master of Science: Information Sciences (ALA accredited)

                  GPA 3.8
                  Associations: Tennessee Library Association, Music Library Students & Emerging Professionals

          Buena Vista University
             Storm Lake, IA
                 
BFA 
Communication: Theatre Studies & Art Therapy
                  Dean’s List, GPA: 3.5
                  Associations: Alpha Psi Omega, African American Student Union, Women of Color, Amnesty International Chapter President

​PROFESSIONAL AND INSTITUTIONAL SERVICE

  • Social Media Team: TikTok Manager, 2021-Present
  • Look, Play, Listen Committee, 2021-Present
  • Teen/Tweens Committee Co-chair, 2021
  • Summer @ SLPL, St. Louis Public Library, 2020
  • Programming Committee, St. Louis Public Library, 2019-2021
  • St. Louis Storytelling Festival Advisory Council, 2018-2021
  • Artist of Color Council, Great Rivers Greenway, 2018-2020
  • St. Louis Poetry Slam Team, UrbArts 2014-2019
  • Hip Hop Appreciation Week Committee, St. Louis Public Library 2017-2019
  • Early Childhood Committee, St. Louis Public Library, 2017-2018

​PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

  • American Library Association
  • Black Caucus of the American Library Association
  • Young Adult Library Services Association
  • Public Library Association​
  • Metropolitan Volunteer Management Association
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Email

sistasols@gmail.com

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    • Bio
  • Director
    • Shake 38
    • The Gifts
    • The One Woman Show
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    • The Library SIs
  • Our SOuLS LLC
  • UX Research & UI Design
  • Writer
    • Blog
    • Spoken Word Artist