Kevin Yezbick

Current

• Librarian I at Farmington Community Library

Past

• Paraprofessional at Farmington Community Library (Farmington Hills, MI)
• Freelance Web Editing at Georgia Mutual Assistance Association Consortium (GMAAC) (Decatur, GA) (Self-employed)
• Manager at St. Charles Deli (Atlanta, GA)

• Customer Service at Fairway Market (Skagway, AK)

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Education

• Wayne State University
• Georgia State University

Recommended

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Connections

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Industry

Libraries

Websites

• My Blog
• My Company

Kevin Yezbick’s Summary

Librarian that greets change with actionable ideas. Thrives in environments that foster open communication and those that invest in staff development. Enjoys the exchanges of collaboration and working solo with a GTD attitude. Appreciates technology as a tool and discovering multiple ways in which to harness new technologies to better serve the public.

Kevin Yezbick’s Specialties:

Information forager. Tech-savvy, Library 2.0 style. Eager to learn - Able to teach.

Kevin Yezbick’s Experience

• Librarian I

  Farmington Community Library

  (Non-Profit; 51-200 employees; Libraries industry)

  August 2007 — Present (1 year)

  • Providing Reference and Reader's Advisory for Patrons
  
  • Collection Development
  
  • Instructional Experience
  
  • Review, select, and update bookmarks for staff browsers
  
  • Suggest Updates to Consumer / Sports / Computing Best of the Web Pages
  
  • Promote the library through websites like Eventful.com / Upcoming / Community Calendars / Michigan HAL Calendar
  
  • Suggest and Implement Several Service Improvement Ideas
  
  • Developed Library Incident Database
  
  • Develop Camtasia Screencast Tutorials on Library Services and for Staff Training

• Paraprofessional

  Farmington Community Library (Farmington Hills, MI)

  (Educational Institution; 51-200 employees; Libraries industry)

  September 2005 — August 2007 (2 years)

• Freelance Web Editing

  Georgia Mutual Assistance Association Consortium (GMAAC) (Decatur, GA) (Self-employed)

  (Self-Employed; Myself Only; Internet industry)

  April 2004 — April 2004 (1 month)

  • Updated several web pages to reflect changes in the organization, including images, maps, staff information and technical disclaimers.

• Manager

  St. Charles Deli (Atlanta, GA)

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Restaurants industry)

  October 2000 — March 2004 (3 years 6 months)

  • Responsible for ordering, inventory, sales, cash management, advertising, promotions and personnel management
  
  • Investigated and resolved food/beverage quality and service complaints, ensuring customer satisfaction and repeat business
  
  • Supervised and motivated staff

• Customer Service

  Fairway Market (Skagway, AK)

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Supermarkets industry)

  July 1999 — August 1999 (2 months)

  • Recognized by management and peers for producing high quality work
  • Assisted tourists with detailed information

Kevin Yezbick’s Education

• Wayne State University

  MLIS, Library and Information Science, 2004 — 2006

• Georgia State University

  BA, English, Philosophy, 1995 — 2001

Additional Information

Kevin Yezbick’s Websites:

• My Blog
• My Company

Kevin Yezbick’s Interests:

technology, movies, music, games, sports, libraries, web design, rss, ajax, open source, literature, learning, philosophy, beauty,

Kevin Yezbick’s Groups:

ALA, LITA, PLA, LRRT, NMRT, SRRT, MLA, Spring Institute 2008, Michigan Library Consortium

•    Library Society of the World member

Kevin Yezbick’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• career opportunities
• consulting offers
• job inquiries
• getting back in touch