Below are some of the library-related positions I’ve held, as well as information about my work both published and presented publicly. Please feel free to reach out if you have questions. Thank you!
Reference Assistant
Cooperative Children’s Book Center (CCBC), UW-Madison
August 2018 – present
Responsibilities:
– Assist with bibliography and book recommendations.
– Open and close library.
– Greet patrons at front desk.
– Assist with database transition process.
– Collect and organize data for literary awards.
– Reshelve books.
Reference Assistant
iSchool Laboratory Library, UW-Madison
April 2019 – present
Responsibilities:
– Provide circulation service for patrons.
– Greet patrons at front desk.
– Assist with digitizing course reserves.
– Open and close library.
– Maintain standard of cleanliness and organization.
– Reshelve books.
Library Assistant – Makerspace
McMillan Memorial Library, Wisconsin Rapids
June 2019 – August 2019
Responsibilities:
– Assisted patrons with project inspiration, implementation, and production of projects.
– Kept up to date with current tools and resources.
– Strived to make space more and more welcoming.
– Created “Easy Project Cards” to introduce new patrons to the space.
Student Library Assistant
Mulva Library, St. Norbert College
April 2010 – May 2013
– Opened library.
– Greeted patrons at front desk.
– Assisted with book acquisition, recommendations, and research.
– Reshelved books.
Published:
Oral History Review
Summer/Fall 2019
Katie Killian, Slow Burn, The Oral History Review, Volume 46, Issue 2, Summer/Fall 2019, Pages 426–427, https://doi.org/10.1093/ohr/ohz018
Conference Presentations:
WLA, Wisconsin Dells
October 2019
Making Accessible Makerspaces, Poster Presentation
Material Culture Conference, UW-Madison
March 2019
“Livre de Prières: A Book Woven in History”
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