MEGAN EMERY BASIC INFORMATION meganfemery @ gmail . com Website : www . meganfemery . com , https : //thehealinglibrary . wixsite . com/website This resume is made with CVwizard . com . WORK EXPERIENCE Author 11/2013 - Present Educational Environments : Spaces are Great but You're Better ! Young Adult Library Services ( YALS ) JournalPub Date : Summer 2018 Cooking Up Library Programs Teens and Tweens Will Love : Recipes for Success Pub Date : June 30th , 2015ISBN 13 : 978 - 1610699617ISBN 10 : 1610699610A Teen Space Made for Career Prep • Young Adult Library Services ( YALS ) Journal • Pub Date : Summer 2016 Contributor : How to Get Kids Offline , Outdoors , and Connecting with Nature : 200 + Creative Activities to Encourage Self - esteem , Mindfulness and Wellbeing by Bonnie Thomas • Pub Date : April 21st , 2014 • ISBN 13 : 978 - 1849059688 • ISBN 10 : 1849059688 Experience Designer & Coordinator 11/2013 - 2/2019 Chattanooga Public Library Tween/Teen Programming : • Design & facilitate multiple innovative and unique programs for ages 8 - 18 per week • Contribute to and manage social media presence for The 2nd Floor of the Chattanooga Public Library • Write content for Chattanooga Public Library's website • Assist with all day to day desk duties for the Tween & Teen Department • Facilitate community partnerships • Nurture relationships with patrons of all ages to better understand their requests and needs • Assist with Collection Development • Participate in Community Outreach to extend the reach of CPL's mission4th Floor Programming : Connect with maker community to introduce unique partnerships • Work closely with Etsy community both locally and nationally to bring business and creative growth to local makers • Facilitate volunteer relationships within the maker community that educate and reflect Chattanooga's unique maker culture • Train staff to create and facilitate maker workshops and classes ranging from industrial arts to innovative technology experiences Children's Technician 8/2011 - 10/2013 Lewiston Public Library • Created and facilitated unique and innovative programming for ages 0 - 13 • Acted as a community coordinator to build fruitful partnerships with local businesses and nonprofits • Built meaningful relationships with children and families • Managed Children ’ s Department ’ s Facebook page & activities blog • Created all marketing materials for Children ’ s Department - calendars , posters , flyers , book displays , T -
This resume is made with CVwizard . com . Shirts , guerilla • Assisted with all operations of the Children ’ s Desk • Managed a successful volunteer program for kids , teens , and adults • Fostered a love of reading , books and information in children of all ages Volunteer Management Educator - AmeriCorps VISTA 8/2010 - 8/2011 The Maine Commission for Community Service & the United Way of Greater Portland • Taught Volunteer Management to nonprofits in 3 counties • Managed maintenance of the website VolunteerMaine . org for over 300 nonprofit agencies • Educated Volunteer Managers in how to sign up and use VolunteerMaine . org through workshops , in person trainings , and a series of videos Director of Youth Services 1/2006 - 8/2010 Fletcher Memorial Library Oversaw all day to day operations of Childrens DepartmentSuccessfully created volunteer program for kids & teensHandled all collection development and purchasingCreated video game programming and collection for kids ages 3 - 18 • Cataloged all new materialsCreated and facilitated out of the box programming for ages 0 - 18Acted as fill - in for Director when necessarySuccessfully completed fundraising and grant writing totaling just under $20 , 000 SPEAKING APPEARANCES • Teen Services Competencies for Library Staff Webinar : Learning Experiences - YALSA Webinar - 2018 • The Healing Library - CLRC Webinar - 2017 • The Healing Library - InfoPeople Webinar - 2017 • Create a Volunteer program They Can't Resist - YALSA YA Symposium - 2017 • The Healing Library - New England Library Association - 2017 • Cooking Up Programs Teen & Tweens Will Love - New England Library Association - 2017 • Let's Code Together & Coding Series Overview - Library Journal Magazine - 2017 • 5 time Lead the Change teacher - Library Journal Magazine online webinar courses on Diversity & Inclusion , Creating Maker Spaces and Coding in Libraries - 2015 - 2019 • Always Moving Forward : Library OnConference - 2016 • Circulating Ideas podcast - Episodes 50 , 90 , & 94 , 122 • Librarians : We're All Drag Queens at Heart ( PLA Sparktalk ) - Public Library Association Conference - 2016 • Create It at Your Library : Developing Hands On Learning Experiences for Teens - Young Adult Library Services Association's ( YALSA ) Teen Tech Week Webinar - 2015 • Redefining Local - Etsy's Summit on Re - Imagining Manufacturing - 2015 • How to Create and Sustain a Teen Volunteer Group - School Library Journal Summer Teen Virtual Conference - 2015 • When Old School Crafts Meet a Modern Audience - Library Journal Webinar - 2015 • Targeted Teen Tech Week Activities for Older Teens - YALSA Webinar - 2015 • Teen Services Workshop - Vermont Library Association - Northfield , VT - 2014 • Lets Play at the Library & Cradle to College : The Story of Chattanooga's 2nd Floor ( so far ) - Tennessee Library Association Annual Conference - 2014 • Stay Gold , Ponyboy ( PLA Sparktalk ) - Public Library Association Conference - 2014 • Want Awesome Volunteers ? Provide Awesome Position Descriptions ! - Blaine House Conference - 2013 • Friend Raising : Volunteer Recruitment & Retention - Good Shepherd Food Bank State Networking Conference - 2012 & 2013 • It's Alive ! : Bring Life to Your Volunteer Program through Social Media - Blaine House Conference - 2011 • VolunteerMaine . org Crash Course - Blaine House Conference - 2010 • Traditional and Social Media Strategies - United Way of Greater Portland - 2010 • Volunteer Management Best Practices - United Way of Greater Portland - 2010 • Creative Grant Writing - Children's Literacy Foundation - 2009
This resume is made with CVwizard . com . • Presenter & Q & A Panelist - Vermont State Summer Reading Program - 2007 - 2010 • Killer Nachos - Building a Teen Advisory Board - Vermont State Conference - 2006 AWARDS YALSA Writing Award 2019 Best Article in Young Adult Library Services Magazine Educational Environments : Spaces are Great but You're Better ! YALSA Writing Award 2017 Best Article in Young Adult Library Services Magazine A Teen Space Made for Career Prep IFLA International Fellow 2016 United States Fellow 2017 Huang Scholarship Recipient COMMUNITY WORK • Participant in University of Wisconsin - Madison and Maker Ed's IMLS National Forum on Research and Assessment in Library Makerspaces - 2019 • Participant in Syracuse University's IMLS National Forum on Designing Future Library Leaders - 2018 • Participant and speaker for Etsy's Summit on Re - Imagining Manufacturing - 2015 • Participant in Etsy's Summit on Re - Imagining Manufacturing - 2014 • Participant in School Library Journal's Public Library Leadership Think Tank - 2014 • Art Van Board of Directors , Secretary - 2012 - 2013 • Art Walk Lewiston/Auburn , Co - Creator & Volunteer Coordinator - 2010 - 2012 • 4H Leaders , Member - 2011 - 2013 EDUCATION Intern April , 2017 - May , 2017 Dokk1 Assisted with SMARTLibraries project and Design Thinking for Libraries 2.0 project during Dokk1's first month long internship ever in Aarhus , Denmark . Masters of Library and Information Science 2015 - 2017 Syracuse University • iSchool student • GPA of 3.8 • LISSA member Adventure Recreation 1998 - 2002 Green Mountain College • Environmental Liberal Arts College • Focus on early childhood , paddling , mountaineering and snowboarding