I am currently the Branch Manager of the East Palo Alto Library in California. This position is allowing me to develop what I have learned from my previous positions in libraries and apply them in a new community, library, and library system. I serve on the organization’s emerging technologies committee and am responsible for aspects of the systemwide DVD collection development.
Previously, I worked as a library coordinator (branch manager) of a 40,000 square foot joint use facility in Lincoln California. This library serves a population of approximately 36,000 people, has a budget of 1.2 million dollars, and a team of 11 professional and paraprofessional employees. At LPL I created the Volunteer Program that boasted over 250 volunteers and I created the library’s website and managed its online profile.
While in the MLIS program at San Jose State I held the position of Co-Chair and Web-Coordinator for American Library Association (Student Chapter) where our organization won an Associated Students Award for our online outreach program efforts through Youtube and other social networking sites. I have continued this involvement in the professional organization through involvement in ALA Emerging Leaders, a position in the ALA Ethics Committee, and various continuing education opportunities.
Beyond librarianship I have held many positions in organizations that enhance and broaden my skill sets. I was an elementary school librarian in Santa Cruz California where I worked with a diverse and largely Spanish speaking community. As a researcher/writer in Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong I had the opportunity to work in a diverse and challenging environment. As a Martial Arts instructor I was able to help people work as a team to achieve many of their personal goals. And finally, as a manager of Abercrombie and Fitch I was able to gain experience managing people in a fast paced and changing environment.
Hi there
I watched your video about making an OPAC widget and I managed to make one for our library, so thank you so much for that!
I was wondering if you have had success getting these widgetbox widgets to work on Facebook, and if so, how did you do it? I tried pasting all of the code into an FMBL box on Facebook and it just is not working out.
Thanks for any tips you might be able to send my way,
Kristilee
I know I did it about a year and a half ago but I don’t remember how. I don’t really have a solution as I don’t have access to a Library’s Facebook Fan page at the moment at my new job. But, It looks like when you use the facebook button from within widgetbox it simply advertises the widget on your facebook page and doesn’t actually provide you with a widget for people who view your library’s page. But this might be ok because I have the feeling that the widgets are for your patron’s to put in places that are meaningful to them, not necessarily for the library to put in places (although in some cases it does make it easier) I would try using the rough code as well.
Dear Mr. Sweeney,
As an active team member at Libramation, we are very pleased to read your RFID experience at the Mountain View Public Library. We worked very hard and closely with management and staff to achieve the best RFID system on the market. As a result, the MVPL have been achieving for over one year a consistent 97% circulation via the 5 RFID Self-Check stations from Libramation. Patrons find the process extremely easy and super fast. I hope to hear from you, and hope to share additional experiences.
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hey, my name is wong, and currently im doing my final year project in my university, my title is fingerprint verification library management system, i read through your post about ” Death to the Library Card! “…can i ask u some questions personally for my project? please drop me a mail if u r interested, urgently need ur help, and thanks…wongqj89@gmail.com
Hey Mr. Sweeney,
I am Megan– a student intern at FindTheBest. I really like your blog and would like to feature you on our Blog Comparison for free. If you are interested, please email me at mfunk(at)findthebest(dot)com and I can send you the details.
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Dear Mr. Sweeney,
I represent an organization called the Metrolina Library Association in Charlotte, NC. Every year we hold a very popular and well-attended Information Literacy Conference in June. We would be very interested in contacting you about possible being our keynote speaker for next year. If you are interested please email me!
Thank you!