Art Teacher, Librarian, technology assistant. Current Position
Management of a small library for local technical college. Current Position/weekend, part-time.
Library Media Specialist, August 2002-May 2007,K-8 school district. Completed automation project, which included cataloging around 5,000 books 1,000 videos and assorted other materials. Taught information literacy skills, Art, and Music: 9 classes, K-8. All library duties and functions, Drama Club, school dramatic productions.
Library Media Specialist, August 2000-May 2002, my first School district. Reorganized elementary and high school libraries; migrated both databases from Winnebago DOS to Winnebago Spectrum; cleaned and corrected databases; wrote curriculum guide for elementary; wrote technology plan for district; basic repair and troubleshooting of computers and computer network. Taught 18 classes per week, plus resource work for other classes. Purchasing, weeding, mending, supervised staff of two.
Public Library Experience: Library Associate—children’s department,August 1989-August 2000.Story-time, reader’s advisory, research assistance, telephone advisory, ordering, filing, record keeping, displays, and other duties as needed.
Bachelor of Science in Education, Missouri teaching certification for high school speech and drama, Art certification grades K-8, Missouri certification as library media specialist, Master’s in Library Science,Elementary Education, K-6.
Reading, creative writing, painting, music, sewing, gardening, html web compositions and digital art,computer games and playing with grandchildren.
Science fiction and science fiction fandom; collect protest literature and banned books; alternative building and sustainable living; electronic media; music in all formats.