Elizabeth Logan
Stephenson,United States
Summary
Dedicated librarian with eight years of experience, including four years as a Middle School Library Aide and four years as an Elementary Librarian. Proven track record in enhancing library services and fostering a love for reading among students. Classroom experience as a Teaching Assistant has honed skills in managing diverse support tasks, demonstrating strong multitasking abilities and adaptability in dynamic environments. Committed to creating engaging learning experiences that empower students and promote literacy.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Instructional Assistant-Kindergarten
Jordan Springs Elementary School
08.2024 - Current
- Support students and teacher by working with small groups to reinforce literacy, math, and social skills.
- Aid with classroom management, ensuring a structured and positive learning environment.
- Assist with instructional materials, set up learning centers, and support daily routines.
- Collaborate with the teacher(s) to implement lesson, monitor student progress.
- Additionally, support three students with 2.5 hours weekly of Sounds Sensible interventions; focusing on listening, rhyming, segmentation, phoneme graphing, and dictation; gathering data.
- Escort students to different classrooms and chaperoned field trips; including emergency drills for the students safety.
Librarian
Frederick Douglass Elementary School
05.2020 - 05.2024
- Managed a Pre K - 4th Grade Library Media Center adhering to State, Local policies, and School Board guidelines; lessons introduced, reinforced, and supplemented core standards.
- Established Library Media Handbook with policies to maintained continuity from how to allocated and apply for grants annually for books and supplies.
- Inventory over 10,000 books and media, simultaneously on Destiny Discover to streamline the retrieval and circulation systems by matching the libraries collection to the database.
- Trained, supervising and mentored 4 Student Senior Aides from John Handley High School with life long administrative and clerical skills.
- Committee member for Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) gathering data to make improvements in our school culture.
- Yearbook Designer, Editor, and Advisor from 2021 to 2024; capture and preserve cherished school memories.
Library Aide
Frederick County Middle School
08.2016 - 05.2020
- Provided customer service to over 600 students and staff; maintained a current collection and catalog system where I streamlined the efficiency of locating the physical resources.
- Proficient in Destiny Discover data entry; cataloging books, maintaining the MARC page to enhance the user experience and ensure seamless access to information.
- Promoted circulation-showcasing high interest materials through engaging displays that sparked curiosity and excitement for reading.
- Assisted students with their technology needs, whether it was navigating computers, using internet databases, or troubleshooting issues to 3D printing; building on information literacy skills.
- Curated the collection, by weeding and refreshing it to ensure it remained relevant and engaging.
- Served as a committee member for a multicultural event in 2018/2019 at FCMS.
Education
Master's degree - Library and Information Science
Wayne State University
Detroit, MI, United States04.2020
Bachelor's degree - Library Science Media Specialist
Ashford University-University of Arizona Global
Clinton, IA, United States06.2016
Associate's degree - Education and Training Management
Community College of the Air Force
Maxwell-Gunter Air Force Base, AL, United States04.2007
Associate's degree - Criminal Justice
Community College of the Air Force
Maxwell-Gunter Air Force Base, AL, United States11.2005
Skills
- Proficient library information retrieval, technology, digital stewardship, and user services
- Effective classroom management
- Group and targeted support for small groups and individuals
- Library instruction
Accomplishments
Applied and awarded over $12,000 in grants for books, furniture and maker-space supplies, through the Handley Grant Foundation and Parent Teacher Organization, during my time at Frederick Douglass Elementary School (FDES).
Collaborated with the FDES Cafeteria Manager to update a reading shelf for students with books about food for students reading pleasure after they finished their meals.
Certification
- License Type: Postgraduate Professional License - Virginia, USA
- Expiration Date: 6/30/2032
- ENDORSEMENT Library Media PreK-12
Languages
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
Italian
Limited Working
Timeline
Instructional Assistant-Kindergarten
Jordan Springs Elementary School
08.2024 - Current
Librarian
Frederick Douglass Elementary School
05.2020 - 05.2024
Library Aide
Frederick County Middle School
08.2016 - 05.2020
Bachelor's degree - Library Science Media Specialist
Ashford University-University of Arizona Global
Associate's degree - Education and Training Management
Community College of the Air Force
Associate's degree - Criminal Justice
Community College of the Air Force
Master's degree - Library and Information Science
Wayne State University