Public Librararianship

Abigail Phillips, PhD

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Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of instructional Technology and Learning Sciences, Utah State University

Can help with: teen services (particularly programming), resume/CV review, writing cover letters preparing for interviews, editing, marketing yourself within the library community
Can speak: English
Can read: English
Contact: abigail.leighphillips@gmai.com; Twitter: @abigailleigh

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Manager, Alternative Services, Ottawa Public Library (bookmobile, homebound, kiosk, accessibility)

Areas of expertise: General public library advice, Quebec and Ontario PLs, programming, outreach, services for older adults, kids, readers’ advisory, HR/staff training and development, leading teams.
Can help with: Above plus interviewing!
Can speak: English, French
Can read: English, French
Contact: Alexandra.Yarrow@Ottawa.ca; @alexyarrow; https://ca.linkedin.com/in/alexandrayarrow

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Teen Librarian, Berkeley Public Library, Berkeley, California

Areas of expertise: teen services, reference services (public library), collection development, outreach to schools, unions
Can help with: teen services, career changes (formerly a divorce lawyer), resume review, preparing for interviews
Can speak: English
Can read: English
Contact: andrea.mullarkey@gmail.com

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Head of Adult Services, DeKalb Public Library

Areas of expertise: collection development, supervision, reference, website development, marketing, patron relations
Can help with: resumes, cover letters, navigating the workplace with mental illness, dealing with difficult patrons and co-workers, LGBTQI issues
Can speak: German & English
Can read: German & English
Contact: brittak@dkpl.org (Twitter handle upon request.)

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Community Services Librarian, Saint John Free Public Library (New Brunswick Public Library Service)

Areas of expertise: Outreach, communications, advertising, marketing (social media, etc), promotions, committee work, programming for all ages, medical research and critical appraisal (previous job as a medical librarian), leading teams, STEAM, author visits, gaming (video games and board games).
Can help with: brainstorming new ideas, interview skills, job applications, networking & outreach, mentorship, navigating contract work, advocacy
Can speak: English
Can read: English
Contact: Courtney.Pyrke@gmail.com, @courtums

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Collection and Technical Services Manager, Tulare County Library

Areas of expertise: Collection development, teen services, school visits, technology in the library, summer reading program, branch services, vendor relations, author visits, supervision/management,
Can help with: job applications, interviews, hiring, collection development, teen services, rural libraries, doing a lot with a small staff
Contact: farre03@gmail.com; @farre

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Digital Librarian, Information & Adult Services, The Ferguson Library, Stamford, Connecticut

Areas of expertise: Technology training and education
Digital collections and archives
Digitization
Science Fiction & Fantasy
Privacy and Digital security
Digital literacy
Makerspaces
Instructional design
Content management systems (Drupal, Wordpress, Omeka)
Can help with: Technology training and education
Digital collections and archives
Digitization
Science Fiction & Fantasy
Privacy and Digital security
Digital literacy
Makerspaces
Instructional design
Public libraries
Drupal, Wordpress, Omeka (installation, setup & configuration, content creation)
Can speak: English
Can read: English
Contact: Email: fskornia@fergusonlibrary.org Twitter: @fskornia

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Digital Asset Management Lead, University of Rochester - River Campus Libraries

Areas of expertise: project management, digitization, digital libraries, metadata, US copyright law, policy development, public libraries, Omeka, CONTENTdm, Internet Archive, Digital Public Library of America (DPLA), Preservica, Python a bit of data visualization, and enough IIIF to make me dangerous
Can help with: CV/resume review, cover letter review, interview preparation, getting involved with professional organizations/service, presentation preparation, developing portfolios, DAM/digital libraries/digital preservation, getting started in coding, just being a sounding board for whatever you've got going on
Can speak: English
Can read: English
Contact: john.dewees@rochester.edu (preferred), john.dewees@gmail.com, @johndewees, johndewees.com (updated 2022-03-11)

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Systems Librarian/Analyst, Newfoundland & Labrador Public Libraries

Areas of expertise: Integrated Library Systems (Horizon, Symphony, Evergreen), committee work, government policy, integrating legislation into library work flows, records management, vendor relations, report writing, board games in libraries.
Can speak: English
Can read: English
Contact: whalen.ld@gmail.com; @whalenld