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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
• 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