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Makenna Woollam

Pembroke,ON

Summary

I am seeking part-time employment and have a strong background in managing multiple tasks efficiently. In my current role in the library, I frequently switched between tasks at a moment's notice and often worked independently while collaborating with my team. I thrive in dynamic environments and am skilled at multitasking to ensure smooth operations.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience

Work History

Library Assistant 1 - Cataloging and Interlibrary Loan

Pembroke Public Library
10.2023 - Current

General everyday tasks

  • Answering phones, answering emails from our general questions email, answering patron questions, taking and processing payments, and checking in and out library materials

Interlibrary Loan Duties

  • Answering other libraries' book requests
  • Signing up patrons for Self serve Interloan accounts
  • Monthly reports on how many books we send out
  • Collecting and preparing books to be shipped out
  • General Problem solving

Cataloging of Children's’ Department Materials

  • Downloading our New Material Records
  • Deciding where in the collection materials would best fit making them easily located by patrons
  • Correctly cataloging any new material monthly; This includes inputting all information staff or patrons might need about that specific material because if any information is inputed incorrectly it could cause a lot of confusion wasting time and resources.

Weeding collections

  • Deciding which books to delete from our collection without causing any informational gaps
  • Keeping track of what we have deleted and why so that we don’t add similar materials back into our collection that would just be taking up unnecessary shelf space

Circulation Assistant

Pembroke Public Library
06.2023 - 10.2023
  • Answering phone calls, calling patrons, answering patron questions, taking and processing payments, and checking in and out library materials
  • Balancing cash at the end of the night
  • Planned, created decorations, set up, and ran the Haunted Library program in 2022-2023, with about 300 kids in attendance
  • Helped run Summer Programs
  • Ran the social media accounts for the summer programs
  • Fixing Incorrect Cataloged library materials
  • Assisted with any ongoing projects

Student

Pembroke Public Library
09.2021 - 06.2023
  • Answering Phones, calling patrons, answering patron questions, taking and processing payments, and checking in and out library materials
  • Collecting books for patrons
  • Searching through the archives and microfilms for Local History requests
  • Digitizing Local History materials
  • Assisted with any ongoing projects

Summer Student

Pembroke Public Library
06.2021 - 09.2021
  • Answering phones, answering emails from our general questions email, answering patron questions, taking and processing payments, and checking in and out library materials
  • Coming up with programs for the children's department as well as running some, finding craft ideas online for weekly teen and children's crafts,
  • Make sure the craft room is stocked with the materials we might need
  • Fixing already cataloged library materials records

Volunteer

Saint John Ambulance
01.2018 - 01.2022
  • Going out into the community on duties often entails engaging with the public to promote our services, spreading awareness that we are available for events, and recruiting new volunteers or youth for our then Cadets programs on Wednesday nights.
  • Running the snack canteen for 2 years. While I was with the Cadets I would run the canteen at every meeting. I'd set prices for available snacks, keep the log sheet of what we sold each night and tally how much we made each night.

Volunteer

Pembroke Public Library
02.2021 - 06.2021
  • Book shelving
  • Preparing weekly craft giveaways
  • Other small tasks that were assigned to me

Skills

  • Flexibility
  • Attention to detail
  • Customer Service
  • Multi-tasking
  • Can work Independently
  • Patient and Empathetic
  • Basic Cash Handling
  • Adaptability

Languages

English

References

  • Kathy Miller, Current Coworker, (613) 857-1819
  • Miranda Mason-Girard, Saint John Ambulance, 63 Lucienne-Bourgeois, Gatineau, QC, J8P 7Y5, (519) 816-4791, mlmmasonrn@gmail.com

Timeline

Library Assistant 1 - Cataloging and Interlibrary Loan

Pembroke Public Library
10.2023 - Current

Circulation Assistant

Pembroke Public Library
06.2023 - 10.2023

Student

Pembroke Public Library
09.2021 - 06.2023

Summer Student

Pembroke Public Library
06.2021 - 09.2021

Volunteer

Pembroke Public Library
02.2021 - 06.2021

Volunteer

Saint John Ambulance
01.2018 - 01.2022
Makenna Woollam