Julia Ornelas Glowacz
Cypress,CA
Summary
Dedicated patron-focused library worker delivering helpful and effective service. Thrives in collaborative team environments and excels when working independently. Proven stick-to-itiveness to overcome challenges and tackle difficult tasks with determination. Resourceful in researching and possesses astute time management skills.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Library Assistant (Children's & Teen Services)
Orange Public Library
11.2023 - Current
- Regularly staffs the adult, information, & children's reference desks; closely monitors the area to ensure the safety and comfortability of all patrons
- Answers patron queries, shows or directs patrons to materials, and thoroughly explains the numerous services & resources the library offers (i.e
- CloudLibrary, The Palace Project, TumbleBookLibrary, Kanopy, etc…)
- Provides in-depth technology support for patrons utilizing the library's computers or their personal laptops
- Has aided patrons with learning basic skills, printing & copying difficulties, printing wirelessly, formatting queries, accessing the libraries e-resources, among others
- Creates the Children's library monthly book displays with themes assigned by the Senior Librarian
- Utilizes Canva to create the flyer part of the display and creates a list of over 300 items that can be pulled to suit the monthly topic (i.e
- Women's History Month, Spooky Stories, Community Heroes, etc…)
- At times, is designated as the Person in Charge/ Librarian in Charge of the Orange Public Library and its branches
- Trained in library clerk duties such as setting up all types of library cards, explaining the library's policies about charging for lost or damaged items, getting holds ready for pick-up, understands how to properly check out special collections items (laptops, telescopes, GoPros, etc…), and more
- Completes regular weeding tasks as assigned by the Senior Librarian
- Knowledgeable with softwares and technologies like SirsiDynix Symphony WorkFlows, SAM Activity Manager, Security Desk, and Aspen Discovery
Library Media Technician
Garden Grove Unified School District
02.2023 - Current
- The sole school librarian for an elementary school of over 450 students
- Utilizes the Alexandria library software to create patron profiles, complete checkouts, holds, cataloging, inventorying, and discarding library items
- Issues overdue notices and invoices for lost items
- Inputs, labels, and puts any needed book jackets on all new items that come to the library
- Arranges the library schedule in coordination with the teacher's schedules
- Responsible for a library budget to cover the cost of new books, replacement books, library decorations, and anything else the library may need
- Reads stories and aids the students in choosing their books
- Decorates and maintains the cleanliness of the school library
- Independently conducted a weeding project of all of the library's items (which numbered over 5,000)
- Undertook a massive shelving project of over 2,000 new library items that were sorted, organized, and shelved in their correct areas
Library Page
Orange Public Library
04.2023 - 11.2023
- Sorts, shelves, and files all library materials according to OPL's filing standards
- Sorts, distributes, and files all library materials at their correct location at the library
- Helps maintain the cleanliness and order of library materials in order for patrons to find items in their proper location
- When needed, assists in helping find lost or missing items for the clerks
- Processes patron returns from the outside bins through the use of a sorting machine
- When assigned, prepares and delivers materials and mail for OPL's branch locations (El Modena & Taft), as well as City Hall while using the library's vehicle
- Cleans and mends library items to go back into circulation
Library Specialist
Inspire Charter Services
08.2018 - 06.2020
- Part of a team that utilized Inspire's EOS system to order furniture and decor for the space itself, curriculum, books, games, and other items for families to check out (built many of the shelves along with decorating the space too)
- Used the newly created Lending Library System to tag and inventory thousands of items for check out and put them in a single system for statewide check out
- Fulfilled and processed library, curriculum, technology, and specialty orders/returns using Inspire's library and EOS systems, as well as sending items to their correct Inspire departments
- Primarily used Google Drive for numerous library related tasks such as cataloging all materials, creating flyers/handouts, arranging in-house meetings/events, and organizing other pertinent information
- Held mobile library events in correlation to Cabrillo Point Academy School Events, along with standalone library events too
- Selected to perform adjunct work with Inspire's Vendor Service team (communicating with vendors, intaking information, and setting up their vendor profile), along with traveling to Poway, CA and Rancho Cucamonga, CA to aid Inspire in setting up library sites
- Aided families in finding their curriculum and other library items
Administrative Assistant
Gee! Great Educational Experiences
08.2016 - 02.2018
- Opened the business, set up classrooms and the intake area to check the students in
- Checked the students into Gee! and ensured students were in their designated classes or lunchroom during the day
- Used Google Drive to create spreadsheets of rosters of all of the classes and the students attending them
- Also made spreadsheets to ensure the student's classes were paid for by their parents or if purchase orders from charter schools were received
- Substituted for classes if the instructor was absent, therefore, taught special interest classes like art & crafts, cooking, and others
Education
Masters of Library & Information Science -
Louisiana State University
03.2025
Bachelor of Arts - History
Southern New Hampshire University
12.2021
Associate of Arts - History
Cypress College
12.2019
Skills
- Circulation processes
- Research assistance
- Sorting and processing donations
- Cataloging of materials
- Inter-library loans
- Processes and procedures
- Library technology
- Collection management
- Library services
- Children's programs
- Reading programs
- Information retrieval
Timeline
Library Assistant (Children's & Teen Services)
Orange Public Library
11.2023 - Current
Library Page
Orange Public Library
04.2023 - 11.2023
Library Media Technician
Garden Grove Unified School District
02.2023 - Current
Library Specialist
Inspire Charter Services
08.2018 - 06.2020
Administrative Assistant
Gee! Great Educational Experiences
08.2016 - 02.2018
Bachelor of Arts - History
Southern New Hampshire University
Associate of Arts - History
Cypress College
Masters of Library & Information Science -
Louisiana State University
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