Margarita Suarez
Summary
Certified Children's Librarian with a passion for all things related to Youth Librarianship. Dedicated to meeting the needs of families and children ages 0 - 5th grade. Focused on STEAM, Children's literacy and committed to promoting lifelong learning.
Focused Children's Librarian effective at prioritizing tasks, maintaining collections and locating hard-to-find materials. High-level organizational and communication skills. Knowledgeable Children's Librarian with extensive background working within the NJ BCCLS library systems. Fast learner and multi-tasker willing to work flexible schedule to meet location needs. Excellent knowledge of books, media, and research processes.
Engaged Librarian interacts with diverse body of library users by interpreting library resources and services. Well-versed in professional methods of library science. Demonstrates robust knowledge of basic computer functions and programs.
Librarian well-versed in all aspects of library systems and management. Extensive experience in library operations, collection analysis, policy development and intellectual freedom.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
Work History
Head of Youth Services/Children's Librarian
Ramsey Free Public Library
03.2015 - Current
• Supervises department's staff for children's and teen services, including Teen Librarian, Library Assistants and Pages.
• Develops and implements a variety of innovative, regularly scheduled programs and special events that capture the interest of young people from ages 0 to grade 5. To include: story hours, pre-literacy programs, summer reading programs, and special evening/weekend programs.
• Serves as a liaison between the Library and schools, caregivers, homeschoolers, and agencies
serving children and teens.
• Provides reference and reader's advisory services to children, teens and their parents.
• Manages the Youth Services department budget and expenditures.
• Compiles departmental reports and statistics on a monthly and yearly basis for the Director.
• Evaluates and assists in the selection of Children's materials for library acquisition, as it pertains to the Youth
• Regularly assists staff and patrons with tech support on issues related to MS Office, Android and Iphone devices, ebooks, electronic audiobooks, in addition to printing issues and other basic trouble shooting issues that arise
Services Department.
• Assist Director of library with fund raising events
• Assist Director, together with the other Department Heads, with the interviewing of new hires.
• Lend support to Director after hours when building maintenance issues arise
Children's Librarian
Ramsey Free Public Library
09.2008 - Current
• Extensive experience managing the daily operations of the Children's department, including but not limited to story time, monthly programming, readers advisory and reference.
• Supervise five Children's department support staff on a daily basis and assist in the training of volunteers.
• Perform external outreach to local schools to improve support of curriculum.
• Manage the Children's department budget and expenditures.
• Plan and develop the Children's collection, including books, audio and DVD selections and weeding when needed.
• Experience planning and developing Summer Reading program for children (newborn through fifth grade).
• Fostered new and existing community relationship with local business to establish regular funding support for Summer Reading.
• Function in the capacity of a translator for ESL staff and Spanish speaking community.
• Support overall library operations and other duties as appropriate.
Education
Master of Science - Library & Information Science
Syracuse University
Syracuse, NY05.2011
Bachelor of Arts - History
Saint Peter's University
Jersey City, NJ05.2005
Associate of Science - Science, Technology, And Society
Bergen Community College
Paramus, NJ05.2000
Skills
- Attention to Detail
- Team building
- Innovating
- Interlibrary Loans
- Scheduling
- Strong oral and written communication skills
- Multitasking
- Ms Office
- Canva
- LibCal
- Overdrive
- Hoopla
- Kanopy
- Leap/Polaris Library systems
- Fluent in Spanish
Accomplishments
- Created flyers for promotional Children's materials for library services and programs using Canva.
- Supervised team of 6 staff members.
- Integrated Vox books into Children's electronic library collection to enhance services.
- Developed and purchased Spanish Language & Ukrainian Language Children's book collection into library to enhance services.
- Created yearly large scale programs such as the Harvest Fest, Boo Bash & Glow in the Dark Egg hunt. Program attendance by community ranged from 400 - 700 attendees.
- Tech support on issues related to MS Office, Android and Iphone devices, in addition to printing issues and other basic trouble shooting issues that arise
- Created dynamic and innovative small and medium scale programs for babies through elementary school children, such as baby storytimes, Fun Fridays STEAM programs, Tween Zone hang outs and Science Fridays for grades 4&5.
- During 2020 Mini Golf Library fundraiser secured donations from 10 local restaurants to provide food for entire event and wine by performing outreach.
Reading, pickleball, movies, go out to dinner, traveling, family & friends
I enjoy reading Juvenile literature, Teen & Ya and Adult books,.
Playing pickleball for fun even though I play badly.
Going to the movies to watch an eclectic variety from independent films to Disney movies.
I love trying new foods and hanging out with my friends & family.
Having get together and bbq's to just enjoy food & fun conversations with friends & family.
I love to travel.
Languages
Spanish
Full Professional
Timeline
Head of Youth Services/Children's Librarian
Ramsey Free Public Library
03.2015 - Current
Children's Librarian
Ramsey Free Public Library
09.2008 - Current
Master of Science - Library & Information Science
Syracuse University
Bachelor of Arts - History
Saint Peter's University
Associate of Science - Science, Technology, And Society
Bergen Community College
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