Victoria Lazarski
Roselle,IL
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Youth Service Programming Librarian
St. Charles Public Library
Saint Charles, Illinois
09.2025 - Current
- Lead the planning and coordination of seasonal Youth Services programming including setting staff program targets, balancing workloads, and ensuring equitable age/grade coverage
- Facilitate department planning processes and support staff through brainstorming, scheduling, and implementation using Communico, Outlook, and SharePoint workflows
- Train and mentor librarians and assistants on program development, presentation, and evaluation, supporting staff growth and consistent service quality
- Coordinate cross-departmental efforts with Marketing & Communications, Administration, and community partners to promote programs and expand outreach initiatives
- Manage program logistics and reporting, including room scheduling, performer coordination, budget tracking, and compiling monthly statistics and board reports
Children's Services Librarian
Eisenhower Public Library
Harwood Heights, Illinois
10.2016 - Current
- Leverage my strong working knowledge of books, music, movies, and popular culture to conduct reference interviews with patrons.
- Create and present a variety of programs that fuels the child's imagination and broadens their knowledge on a variety of topics.
- Liaison to the Friends of the Library.
- Provide school outreach by partnering with schools with Battle of the Books and help conduct tours for teachers and students.
- Assist with collection development by ordering, cataloging, and weeding items.
Customer Service Associate
2nd & Charles
Naperville, Illinois
04.2014 - 10.2016
- Negotiated favorable contracts and determined lowest possible cost, factoring in quality and reliability, by analyzing data.
- Educated customers on special pricing opportunities and company offerings.
- Prioritized tasks and activities and worked within strict timeframes and deadlines.
- Analyzed sales trends to maximize sales potential.
- Organized inventory for multiple locations and diversified product selections.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - History
DePaul University
11.2011
Master of Library And Information Science - Archival Studies
Drexel University Online
Ph03.2016
Skills
- Skilled researcher
- Computer skills (ex: Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Google Documents, Email, Troubleshooting)
- Customer service
- Library databases and programming
- Collection Development
- Literary knowledge
- Cataloging materials
- Time management
Hobbies
Reading, History, Traveling, Movies, Music
Timeline
Youth Service Programming Librarian
St. Charles Public Library
09.2025 - Current
Children's Services Librarian
Eisenhower Public Library
10.2016 - Current
Customer Service Associate
2nd & Charles
04.2014 - 10.2016
Bachelor of Arts - History
DePaul University
Master of Library And Information Science - Archival Studies
Drexel University Online