Leveraging teams and tools to transform public library workflows

Task As Technology & Technical Services Manager, I launched a series of iterative improvements that transformed how library collections get ordered and cataloged. These improvements fostered interdepartmental collaboration, simplified the ordering process for new collections, and reduced the time it takes to get a book into a patron’s hands. Timeline: 2014-2021 Team I led this…

STEAM Program: IGNITE = Inspiring Girls in Technology Exploration

Avon Free Public Library, 2018-present The Problem Looking at the gender gap in tech, how might we model the change we want to see for kids and teens? I developed the IGNITE program for the Avon Free Public Library with the Teen Services Librarian, Marisa Hicking. Beginning in early 2018, we created a STEAM (Science,…