sarah jayne voels

319 558 7993 sjvoels@gmail.com

education
August 2011 - August 2012 (in progress) University of Pittsburgh, School of Information Science - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Masters of Library and Information Science Individualized Course of Study September 2006 - December 2009 Wartburg College - Waverly, Iowa Bachelor of Arts in English (Literature) Minor in Womens Studies

internship
August 2011 - present Community Library of Castle Shannon, Castle Shannon, PA Children and Youth Services Pitt Partner Intern Plan, implement, and supervise educational and entertaining programming for teenagers including a specific marketing campaign for Teen Literature Day Develop childrens programming for ages 18 months to preschool age Manage collection by weeding and partaking in acquisitions Maintain regular on-going activities and attractions for the library June - August 2008 Waverly Public Library, Waverly, IA Intern Designed promotional materials for library resources and wrote press releases Cataloged daily periodicals and processed interlibrary loan requests Researched reference questions and contacted patron with answer in timely manner Supervised teen night activities for 15-45 students including an overnight lock-in

work experience
November 2011 - present University of Pittsburgh Hillman Library, Pittsburgh, PA Part-Time Student Worker Organize and retrieve library materials and shelve them according to Library of Congress classification Assist users in finding materials throughout the library including special collections Support other departments in the library by providing additional staffing and help train new employees April 2010 - July 2011 Cedar Falls Public Library, Cedar Falls, IA Library Assistant Updated records and create new patron records within electronic circulation system Exchanged positive dialogue in order to best assist patrons and maintain high quality customer service Complied with intellectual freedom and confidentiality laws to ensure patron privacy and library respectability

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sarah jayne voels

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December 2009 - July 2011 Our Saviors Lutheran Church, Waterloo, IA Secretary Created bulletins for worship and funeral services in accordance to the ELCA church calendar Maintained official church records including attendance, offering, death, baptism, and marriage Arranged year-end financial statements for parishioners and Annual Report of church activities May 2007 - December 2009 Wartburg College - Vogel Library, Waverly, IA Technical Services Student Assistant Supported cataloging department in the transition to the Cedar Valley Library Consortium and updated library holdings as new resources became available at the college library Developed and wrote content for instructional online citation manual Executed additional requests made by Cataloging, Archives, Information Literacy, and Circulation departments as well as the Director of the Library

professional memberships
American Library Association Public Library Association

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