Assistant Librarian, Children's Department, Carnegie Public Library, Windmere, GA
June 1990-February 1993

• Created children's summer reading program, which nearly doubled the number of ypung patrons visiting the library.
• initiated special weekly summer programs, such as arts and crafts, puppet shows, juggling and magic exhibitions, train excursions, author visits, games and music.
• established wekly Wee Ones story time for 18-to 36-month-old children and Story Time for children ages 3 to 6; after one year, expanded to bi-weekly session to accommodate interested young readers.
• Initiated "Young Puppeteers" for middle-school students, which enhanced their story-telling and creative skills as they presented quarterly puppet shows for elementary-aged children.

Chairman, children's & Young People Division, Georgia Library Association
1993-1995

Planned annual fall conference, including researching and hiring speakers and talents, and arranging accommodations and meals. Created and distributed registration/informational brochure.

• Presented session on how to get the most out of youth volunteers without driving themaway.
• Initiated "share and compare" session, where attendees exchanged handouts, brochures and flyers to learn about other programming ideas they could use in their own libraries, resulting in more creative programming in all state public libraries.
• Secured corporate sponsor, which reduced registration fees and allowed more members to attend.

Volunteer Librarian, Burrows Elementary School, Windmere, GA
September 1987-May 1989

Assisted school librarian in reshelving and checking out books and helping students find materials.

• Tutored nearly 20 children in reading.
• recommended "Book Buddies" program, which enhanced children's literacy by encouraging them to read about a variety of subjects in pairs and present brief reports to their classmates; students won awards based on the number of books read.

B.A. in Humanities, georgia State University, Atlanta (1980)

State of Georgia Children's Specialist License (1992)