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
237 Victoria Street, Pembroke, Ontario.
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
237 Victoria Street, Pembroke, Ontario.
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
237 Victoria Street, Pembroke, Ontario.
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
237 Victoria Street, Pembroke, Ontario.
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