Angela Semifero

Current

• Deputy Director / Head of Public Services at Marshall District Library

Past

• Children's Services Librarian at East Lansing Public Library
• Assistant Director at Northfield Township Area Library

Education

• Wayne State University
• Michigan State University

Recommended

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Connections

81 connections

Industry

Libraries

Websites

• Someday Librarian - Resume

Angela Semifero’s Summary

Public librarian with a special interest in youth services and administration in rural and small libraries.

Angela Semifero’s Specialties:

Literature and services for children, tweens, and teens, social networking, MEL, rural and small libraries.

Angela Semifero’s Experience

• Deputy Director / Head of Public Services

  Marshall District Library

  (Government Agency; Libraries industry)

  September 2006 — Present (3 years 4 months)

  # Directly supervise eight staff members
  # Lead migration process for a new Integrated Library System
  # Lead migration to MeLCat Interlibrary Loan System
  # Coordinate library computer operations
  # Coordinate maintenance for library building and grounds
  # Schedule, prepare, and conduct computer training
  # Train library staff in information services, youth services, and technology
  # Represent library with community organizations
  # Develop programs for adults and young adults including a grant-funded technology arts initiative
  # Coordinate programming and publicity for children’s and adult programming
  # Coordinate outreach activities
  # Produce monthly hour long cable access television show
  # Develop sections of the library collection
  # Maintain library website and staff intranet
  # Manage Staff Development Day Committee
  # Serve public at circulation, information and youth desks
  # Write grant applications, press releases, and policy and procedure documentation
  
  
  
  http://www.marshalldistrictlibrary.org

• Children's Services Librarian

  East Lansing Public Library

  (Government Agency; 11-50 employees; Libraries industry)

  April 2004 — September 2006 (2 years 6 months)

  Provided reference and reader’s advisory services to the public. Developed programs for children, young adults, and adults. Developed sections of the library collection. Taught computer classes. Scheduled children’s programming. Issued press releases. Created and revised booklists, pathfinders, fliers, and other library materials. Compiled statistics and reports for library board. Visited schools and other organizations as a library representative.
  
  http://www.elpl.org

• Assistant Director

  Northfield Township Area Library

  (Libraries industry)

  September 2001 — April 2004 (2 years 8 months)

  Led program planning and development. Served public directly as primary researcher and reference librarian. Developed all sections of library collection. Catalogued new acquisitions. Represented staff on Policy Board Committee. Represented library with network partners and community organizations. Coordinated staff schedules. Trained all new staff. Wrote grant applications. Scripted and performed in summer reading club videos. Wrote library newsletter. Proposed, developed, and promoted music collection. Edited juvenile chapter book for summer reading program. Assisted in the development and organization of local juvenile detention facility library.
  
  http://www.northfieldtownshiplibrary.com

Angela Semifero’s Education

• Wayne State University

  MLIS , Library and Information Science , 2001 — 2004

  Coursework in children's literature, young adult literature, reference, management, government resources, and genealogy.

  Activities and Societies:

  MLA, ALA, Phi Beta Mu

• Michigan State University

  BA , English , 1998 — 2002

  Coursework in children's literature, Renaissance literature, social, personality and developmental psychology, and history. Independent Study in children's literature. Teaching internship, Claremont, California.

Additional Information

Angela Semifero’s Websites:

• Someday Librarian - Resume

Angela Semifero’s Interests:

Services for children, tweens, and teens, collection development, booktalking, social networking websites, MySpace, Internet safety, Second Life, conference and workshop planning, rural and small libraries, teens and technology, Gen X/Y services, Media in libraries, popular culture collections, gaming.

Angela Semifero’s Groups:

ALA, YALSA, ALSC, ALA: SRRT, Michigan Association of Computer Users in Learning, Michigan Library Association (MLA), Michigan Reading Association (MRA), Beta Phi Mu

•    American Library Association
•    Michigan eLibrary (MeL.org)

Angela Semifero’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• consulting offers
• expertise requests
• reference requests
• getting back in touch