CV

Professional Summary

I am an early-career library professional who is endlessly passionate about what I do. I approach all my pursuits with a creative eye and a commitment to social justice. See my CV here.

Work Experience

Winter 2024-Present

Research Services Librarian | Boston Public Library

Provides ready and in-depth reference and research work for the public on a variety of subjects. Assists patrons in using the library’s resources through personal consultation, instruction, programs, and online content. Selects, maintains, and evaluates library collections.

Winter 2023-Fall 2023

Research Associate | Digital Equity Research Center

Developed a theory of change for the digital equity non-profit Tech Goes Home. Conducted qualitative participatory action research that has informed other stakeholders in the digital equity field. Oversees focus groups, interviews, and workshops.

Fall 2022-Present

Intern and Volunteer | Suffolk County Correctional Facility Library

Assisted in day-to-day library work in a prison library with a focus on reference work. Spearheaded a book drive that resulted in donations of 500+ books relevant to the needs of the library. Worked on collection development purchases of books, CDs, and DVDs. Learned best practices for serving incarcerated patrons.

Summer 2022-Fall 2022

Graduate Research Assistant | African-American Undergraduate Library Use

Organizations

Speaking Engagements

Spring 2022 at Brown University

Nothing About Us Without Us: Disability Justice in Libraries, Speaker

Spring 2022 at Brown University

Disability Justice Salon, Moderator

Fall 2020 on Instagram

Instagram Live with AIDS Center of Queens County, Speaker

Spring 2018 at New York University

Printing Our Passion: Zines at Brown and Beyond, Speaker

Spring 2018 Recording

Drawing a Dialogue Podcast, Featured Guest

Spring 2017 at Brown University

Improving Classroom Environments for Students with Disabilities, Panelist

Fall 2016 at New York University

Women in Graffiti Panel with Alice Mizrachi and Petal One, Organizer and Moderator

Fall 2014 at Brown University

Interracial Dating Panel, Panelist

Fall 2014 at Brown University

Justice for Mike Brown and All Victims of Police Brutality, Speaker and Performer

Fall 2014 at Brown University

Freedom Summer 50th Anniversary Discussion, Speaker

Winter 2022-Summer 2022

Graduate Research Assistant | First-Gen Grad Students

Analyzed and coded data for a research project about the unique experiences of first-generation graduate students.

Fall 2020-Winter 2022

Graduate Research Assistant | Community Informatics Lab

Performed data analysis, participatory action research, and coding. broadband measurement in public/rural libraries. Co-wrote successful IMLS grant application. Researched broadband measurement in public libraries, tribal libraries, and digital equity.

Fall 2021

Outreach Intern | Teen Central @ the Boston Public Library

Assisted with day-to-day duties in teen space. Gave book talks to incarcerated teens from the greater Boston area. Created a re-entry guide for court-involved youth and a 500-title collection development plan for visits to local juvenile detention centers, including sequential titles, hi-lo books, and books in Spanish. Trained as a non-mandated reporter.

Fall 2021-Winter 2022

Fellow | Digital Equity Action Research (DEAR)

Served as the Boston fellow for a 6-city participatory action research fellowship centered on creating digital equity coalitions amongst young activists nationwide.

Winter/Spring 2021

Graduate Research Assistant | Diversity in LIS

Designed a DEI framework for Simmons University moving forward, including diverse recruitment, student support, mentorship, accessibility, etc. Co-designed a curriculum diversity audit.

Summer 2017-May 2019

Librarian | Sarah Doyle Center for Women and Gender

Served as cataloging, reference, programming, and research librarian at the feminist library and community center. Overhauled 4,000+ item library collection through comprehensive weeding and purchasing process. Implemented a new library catalog and checkout system. Planned events such as a Black Feminist Open House, Trans History Celebration, and Feminist Wikipedia Hack-A-Thon. Created extensive annotated bibliography of archives and oral histories related to gender, and aided patrons with research and reference inquiries.

Founder | Malana Krongelb Zine Collection

Founded, curated, and archived a nationally recognized social-justice-themed zine collection. Facilitated zine workshops for children, teens, and adults. Served as a consultant for Rhode Island School of Design's zine collection development, as a guest lecturer on decolonizing/Indigenizing and queering archives for several Brown University courses, and lectured at NYU on zine librarianship.

Fall 2017-May 2019

Student Archivist | Pembroke Center for Research and Teaching on Women

Advocated for the inclusion of more women of color and trans/non-binary people in the archives while assisting with day-to-day archival duties. Curated and procured local sex worker rights activists' papers, and testified to the Rhode Island legislature about sex work in the archives.

Education

Class of Fall 2022

Simmons University School of Library and Information Science

Awarded competitive Graduate Student Assistantship Scholarship
Granted membership in the Simmons Chapter of the Beta Phi Mu Honor Society
Focus on public librarianship

Class of 2019

Brown University

B.A. in Ethnic Studies, with a focus on African American History and the Arts
4.0 GPA in eligible classes (excluding mandatory pass/fail)

Researched African-American undergraduate students' use of academic libraries at both HBCUs and PWIs. Created a survey according to academic research best practices. Conducted analysis of participant interviews and academic institutions. Findings will be used to formulate best practices for academic librarians serving Black students.

Coretta Scott King Book Award Round Table (Book Award Juror)
ALA-APA Committee on the Salaries and Status of Library Workers (Committee Member)
Community Informatics Lab (Research Affiliate)
Abolitionist Library Association
American Library Association
Beta Phi Mu International Honor Society
Black Caucus of the American Library Association
Rainbow Round Table of the American Library Association