I am a Youth and Teen Collections Librarian in Evansville, IN.
I have a Master of Education and a Master of Library Science with a Youth Services Specialization.
I am a Collections/Acquisitions Librarian for the Evansville Vanderburgh Public Library. I collect and interpret data to allocate appropriate Youth and Teen material selections for the system's eight locations.
Previously, I was a Reading and Language Arts Middle School instructor and a Youth Services Librarian.
I enjoy being an Adult Volunteer with Youth Resources of Southwestern Indiana, winning Adult Volunteer of the Year in 2023. https://youth-resources.org/
I would love the opportunity to work with your organization and share my passion, experience, and expertise. I am happy to address any concerns or answer any questions that you may have regarding my past and current experience.
Role Description:
Collection Management
Develop and Maintain the Youth and Teen Collection
Administer budget of
$200,000
--Print and Audio Visual
Collect and interpret data for appropriate allocation to 8 locations
Purchase youth and teen eAudio and eBook materials via Overdrive
Engage with professional and trade publication for selection and tracking industry trends
Youth Services Collection Portal
- Created for EVPL Staff Members
- Directly connects staff to resources and collection development
- Resources in one location
- Connecting all eight locations to sharable information
- G-Suite documents easily located
- Resources clearly labeled
- Google form for requests
- Google Sheet to document all requests
- All staff members have access
- Allows opportunity for staff to view requests and add their location to the requested item
Mock Caldecott Resources Folder
- Annual event for EVPL staff and guests
- Star reviews of eligible titles are recorded
- Quarterly lists are provided to EVPL staff
- November
- Book Sets begin rotating between 8 EVPL locations
- Staff review eligible titles
- January Event
- Staff and Guests gather to evaluate and debate their predicted selection for Caldecott Medal
Collection Improvement Projects
Project Management Documents
Easy Reader Leveling Update
Professional Development
Courses Completed
2019
- Facilitator Training for Supercharged Storytimes
2022
- ALA Managing Children's Collections from Acquisition to Weeding
2023
- Library Journal & School Library Journal
- How to Build an Antiracist Library Culture
- Antiracism 101
- 2.21.23 - 3.7.23
- Digging Deeper in Antiracist Library Cultures
- Antiracism 201
- 5.10. 23 - 5.24.23
- ALA Fundamentals of Metadata
- 5.1.23 - 6.9.23
- ALA Fundamentals of Cataloging
- 7.10.23 - 8.18.23
Conferences Attended
- 2020 ILF Youth Services Conference
- 2022 PLA
- 2023 ALA
- 2023 Digipalooza
EDI and Leadership
7.1.23 - 6.30.25
Early Childhood Programs and Services Committee Member
7.1.23 - 6.30.25
PLA's Annual Conference 2024 Program Subcommittee Member
5.1.23-4.30.24
Book Identification Group Member
EDI Team
Language Handbook Subcommittee
Committee Work
Leader:
Easy Reader Collection Update
Mock Caldecott
Juvenile Series Collection
Member:
School Readiness
Program History
Youth Services Librarian
2015- Feb. 2022
Program Statistics
Overview
- Created 70+ unique programs
- 11/2015-2/2022
- 135+ programs
- Additional recurring weekly and monthly programs
- 2020-2021 Virtual Content
- 62 Chapter Book Storytime Videos
- 23 Science and Storytime Videos
- 5 STEAM Weekly Challenges
Program History Document
- Scheduled on Programming Calendar
- Passive Programs
Unique Programs Document
- Programs I designed and implemented
Contact Me
I am happy to provide links to relevant documents to provide insight into my work history and accomplishments.
812-480-8356
jessbeal.com
jessicabeal412@gmail.com
