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Kaitlin Bonifant 209 West Oak Street, Apt. 4 Ellettsville, IN 47429 (765) 473-1158 [email protected] EDUCATION Master of Library Science May 2016 Specialization in Children’s and Young Adult Services INDIANA UNIVERSITY, Bloomington, IN Relevant Coursework o Public Library Management o Literature for Youth o Youth Services o Storytelling o Seminar on Intellectual Freedom Bachelor of Fine Arts in Creative Writing May 2011 Minors in History and Theological Studies UNIVERSITY OF EVANSVILLE, Evansville, IN EXPERIENCE Herman B Wells Library Bloomington, Indiana January 2016-Present Assessment Graduate Assistant Contact and interview 50+ students participating in a longitudinal library study Transcribe recorded interviews for coding and analysis; code some transcriptions Herman B Wells Library Bloomington, Indiana August-December 2015 E. Lingle Craig Fellow Created and implemented project to benefit patrons of Wells Library Scholars’ Commons Analyzed data, gathered via Qualtrics, of patron interactions submitted by reference librarians, isolating all technology- related questions Gathered anecdotal evidence of frequent technology questions directly from librarians Researched answers to said questions, meeting with technology experts and supervisors in various areas of the library when necessary Compiled questions and answers into a single document, to be turned into libguides and physical manuals for reference librarian use Residential Programs & Services Libraries Bloomington, Indiana August 2014-Present Center Supervisor, Campus View Library and Union Street MMM (15/16) and Spruce MMM (14/15) Hire, train and manage six staff assistants per center, conducting monthly meetings and delegating Plan and implement weekly children’s storytimes and STEAM activities, as well as some adult programs, for an ethnically diverse community

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Kaitlin Bonifant209 West Oak Street, Apt. 4 Ellettsville, IN 47429 (765) 473-1158 [email protected]

EDUCATION Master of Library Science May 2016Specialization in Children’s and Young Adult ServicesINDIANA UNIVERSITY, Bloomington, IN• Relevant Coursework

o Public Library Managemento Literature for Youtho Youth Serviceso Storytellingo Seminar on Intellectual Freedom

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Creative Writing May 2011Minors in History and Theological StudiesUNIVERSITY OF EVANSVILLE, Evansville, IN

EXPERIENCE Herman B Wells Library Bloomington, Indiana January 2016-PresentAssessment Graduate Assistant• Contact and interview 50+ students participating in a longitudinal library study• Transcribe recorded interviews for coding and analysis; code some transcriptions

Herman B Wells Library Bloomington, Indiana August-December 2015E. Lingle Craig Fellow• Created and implemented project to benefit patrons of Wells Library Scholars’ Commons• Analyzed data, gathered via Qualtrics, of patron interactions submitted by reference librarians,

isolating all technology-related questions• Gathered anecdotal evidence of frequent technology questions directly from librarians• Researched answers to said questions, meeting with technology experts and supervisors in various

areas of the library when necessary• Compiled questions and answers into a single document, to be turned into libguides and physical

manuals for reference librarian use

Residential Programs & Services Libraries Bloomington, Indiana August 2014-PresentCenter Supervisor, Campus View Library and Union Street MMM (15/16) and Spruce MMM (14/15)• Hire, train and manage six staff assistants per center, conducting monthly meetings and delegating• Plan and implement weekly children’s storytimes and STEAM activities, as well as some adult

programs, for an ethnically diverse community• Collaborate with various organizations on campus and within Apartment Housing to implement

and promote programs• Plan and implement monthly passive programming in the form of displays and bulletin boards• Manage collection development, weeding and ordering for a library holding 7,000+ items• Create recommendation lists for children’s materials, to aid staff assistants in helping patrons• Handle timesheet reconciliation to ensure staff is paid correctly• Participate in monthly supervisory meetings as well as bi-weekly email reports to discuss

programming, collaboration, and general concerns across libraries• Presented to fellow supervisors on assessment of patron count data for October 2015• Coordinate with Teaching and Learning at Wells Library to bring instructional assistants to four

RPS library locations before midterms and finals

Herman B Wells Library Bloomington, Indiana August 2014-PresentPublic Services Assistant• Answer reference and directional questions in person as well as via chat, phone, and email• Edit reference blog posts, contributed to by all reference assistants• As the Craig Fellow, performed assessment of patron technology questions and created

documentation to assist reference assistants in answering said questions in future• Handle walk-in as well as requested research consultations, mainly with undergraduate students• Answer general directional, as well as some technology, questions

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• Perform additional tasks as assigned or offered by supervisors, such as curating exhibits, creating and hanging flyers, providing library instruction for courses, etc.

PetSmart Bloomington and Terre Haute, Indiana November 2012-PresentPet Care Associate, Pet Care Manager, Stocking Associate• Assist customers in finding products and services that fit their needs• Set displays and ensure shelves are properly stocked• Trained and supervised six pet care staff, placed department orders, managed budget, opened and

closed store when necessary, balanced registers and prepared deposits, etc.• Cleaned habitats and monitored pet health and wellness for all animals owned by the store

Morgan County Public Library Martinsville, Indiana Summer 2015Summer Intern• Planned and implemented children’s Summer Reading Program activities at five branch locations• Worked circulation/reference desk and provided readers’ advisory• Created sample materials and displays for programs• Assisted with implementation of a teen library lock-in, attended by roughly twenty teens• Performed various other tasks requested by the staff, such as making copies, reshelving materials,

locating hold requests, etc.

Play Smart, Grow Smart Terre Haute, Indiana November 2012-March 2013Teacher’s Aide• Monitored 8-14 children, all under the age of four, for four-eight hours daily• Read stories, taught songs and rhymes, and played with children• Attended professional development seminars for day care professionals and educators

Maconaquah School Corporation Bunker Hill, Indiana October 2011-June 2012Substitute Teacher, Elementary and Middle School• Followed lesson plans provided by teachers, improvising with additional activities when needed• Frequently subbed within the at-risk preschool classroom

First Christian Church Peru, Indiana July 2011-January 2012Staff Assistant• Managed bookings at the Firehouse, the church’s event location; coordinated assistance and

technology for various events held at said location, as well as handling billing• Created PowerPoint presentations for sermons, as well as any handouts related to the sermon• Handled additional tasks as provided by staff members, including proofreading bulletins and

newsletters, pulling sheet music for Sunday worship, setting up for events, etc.

PROFESSIONAL STEM-ing Out Webinar February 18, 2016DEVELOPMENT Get More Graphic: New Titles for Your Graphic Novels Shelves Webinar March 15, 2016

Indiana State Library Spanish Community of Interest ongoingCritLib Twitter Chats ongoing

PROFESSIONAL Reading proficiency in SpanishSKILLS Mastery of Microsoft Office Suite

Skilled at navigating a variety of library databases, including: EBSCO, OneSearch, JSTOR, etc. Trained on WorkFlows and Evergreen automated library systems Experience creating libguides, Guides on the Side, and Jing video tutorials

PROFESSIONAL American Library Association, MemberORGANIZATIONS Association for Library Service to Children, Member

Youth Librarianship Group at IU, Member

AWARDS E. Lingle Craig Fellowship [$4,594.00] Fall 2015Herman B Wells Library Assessment Graduate Assistantship [$3,555.90] Spring 2016Evelyn Ray Sickels Award in Library Services for Youth [$1,000.00] Spring 2016