MARY BALOG
Burton
Summary
Library management and supervisory experience; library reference and public service experience; experience developing and maintaining a budget; excellent customer service skills; ability to work well with the public; computer skills; ability to work under pressure and in difficult circumstances.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
Work History
Youth Service Supervisor/Assistant Manager
GEAUGUA COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY
04.2018 - Current
- Participate in the personnel process for Youth Services staff including hiring, supervision, and evaluation of staff performance and identification of training needs
- Lead and motivate staff in providing quality services for patrons
- Develop and maintain community partnerships
- Create and maintain budgets
- Demonstrate and model excellent customer service skills
- Lead team in achieving strategic plan initiatives
- Coordinate system-wide Summer Reading Program Kick Off Events
- Facilitated the opening of a new building
- Project leader for system-wide training, programs, and initiatives
- Implemented community outreach with Chagrin Falls Park
- Manage Children's and Teen collection development
- Collect, report, and analyze monthly statistics
- Explore problems and develop solutions
- Develop and youth services programs
- Answer patron inquiries at reference desk
- Support teachers and their curriculum
Youth Services Librarian
HUDSON LIBRARY & HISTORICAL SOCIETY
12.2001 - 04.2018
- Manage young adult programming and collections budget
- Develop youth services programs
- Provide children, young adult, and reference services
- Manage young adult collection
- Oversee closing and building security
- Train new staff members
- Assist in obtaining grants
- Develop and teach coding and computer classes
- Create policies for teen room
- Maintain website
- Organize and implement weekly tutoring program
- Organized new teen area of a new library
- Handle patron incidents when necessary
- Produce press releases, newsletters, flyers, reading lists and brochures
- Assist patrons with downloadable materials
- Provide data for monthly reports
- Manage teen volunteers as needed
- Communicate with local schools
Library Assistant III
GEAUGA COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEM
06.2001 - 12.2001
- Provided adult and children reference service
- Assisted in collection development
- Assisted children, teens, and adults in reader's advisory, catalog, databases and computer use
- Collected and organized information for local archive collection
- Created library displays
- Updated reference materials
- Filled and reconciled daily holds list
Graduate Library Assistant - Practicum Experience
KENT STATE UNIVERSITY - GEAUGA REGIONAL BRANCH
01.2000 - 05.2000
- Performed circulation duties
- Answered reference inquiries of students and faculty
- Provided bibliographic instruction
- Developed web-based instructional module
Education
Master of Library & Information Science -
Kent State University
01.2001
Bachelor of Business Administration - Marketing
01.1993
Skills
- Microsoft 365
- Adobe Photoshop Elements
- Clevnet
- SirsiDynix Symphony Workflows
- BiblioCommons
- Coding
- Canva
- Zoom
- HTML
- Web Design
Affiliations
- American Library Association
- Public Library Association
- Ohio Library Council
Timeline
Youth Service Supervisor/Assistant Manager
GEAUGUA COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY
04.2018 - Current
Youth Services Librarian
HUDSON LIBRARY & HISTORICAL SOCIETY
12.2001 - 04.2018
Library Assistant III
GEAUGA COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEM
06.2001 - 12.2001
Graduate Library Assistant - Practicum Experience
KENT STATE UNIVERSITY - GEAUGA REGIONAL BRANCH
01.2000 - 05.2000
Bachelor of Business Administration - Marketing
Master of Library & Information Science -
Kent State University
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