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This list shows a summary version of 'About Me' for each mentor. Please click the 'Read More' text link to read the full 'About Me'.
If you find a mentor who you think is a good match for you, please contact them using the 'CONTACT' link (Online Contact Form) for that mentor.
If you see '+SHOW MORE' sign under "Areas of Expertise" of a mentor, it means you can click it to expand the list for that mentor.
Click on 'Advanced options'. Here, you can search for mentors by 'County' in each state, 'Library Types', and their 'Areas of Expertise'.
- "Areas of Expertise": Click in the field box where it says 'Choose some options'.
  - You can simply scroll through and select an area of expertise. Or, if you type in a keyword, a list of areas of expertise related to that keyword will show up like a drop down list, and you can select from the list.
  - For multiple selections, press and hold down the Ctrl key, and then click each item that you want to select. Or, you can simply repeat the step above.

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NJ-County: CAMDEN Areas of Expertise

Professional Development
Programming for All Ages
Middle School
High School
School Library Service
Grant writing

About Me I am the Programming & Outreach Manager at LibraryLinkNJ, the New Jersey Library Cooperative as… Read More Types of Libraries I have worked in

Public
School

NJ-County: PASSAIC Areas of Expertise

Budgeting
Collection development
Customer Service
Digital Literacy
Grant writing
Innovation
Knowledge Management
Library Administration
Marketing and Public Relations
Organizational culture
Organizational Leadership
Reader's Advisory
Social media
Staff Development
Systems Thinking
Technology
Training
User Training

About Me I've been a librarian for 25+ years, and have worked in a variety of libraries and jobs. Connecting… Read More Types of Libraries I have worked in

Academic
Public

TN-County: Rutherford Areas of Expertise

Community Partnerships
Community Engagement
Fundraising
Grant writing
Outreach
Training

About Me Hi, I'm Cindy. I came into the library field after 25+ years in non-profits. I'm passionate about… Read More Types of Libraries I have worked in

Public

TN-County: Montgomery Areas of Expertise

Public Library, Library Board, Policy Creation, Partnerships, Library Statistics

About Me Hi! My name is Cecilie, and I work as the Regional Director of the Red River Regional Library in… Read More Types of Libraries I have worked in

Library Agencies
Public

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NJ-County: WARREN Areas of Expertise

Staff Development
Outreach
Strategic Planning
Collection development
Programming for All Ages
Building Local Partnerships
County Library Systems

About Me I’ve worked in libraries for over 25 years, starting as a page at the East Brunswick Public Library… Read More Types of Libraries I have worked in

Library Agencies
Public

NJ-County: HUDSON Areas of Expertise

Mentoring
School Libraries
One person libraries

About Me I have been the school library media specialist at Hoboken High School since 2002. Prior to that, I… Read More Types of Libraries I have worked in

Academic
Public
School
Special

TN Library Link Mentor, Courtney Mercurio

TN-County: Coffee Areas of Expertise

Circulation
Building Management
Policy Creation
Customer Service

About Me I started working at Lannom Library in 2017 as a part-time circulation staff member. I was promoted… Read More Types of Libraries I have worked in

Public

Areas of Expertise

Collection development

About Me I've worked for public libraries since 1995 in Fayetteville, NC, Fort Wayne, IN, Dover and Delaware… Read More Types of Libraries I have worked in

Public

TN-County: Sumner Areas of Expertise

Library Administration

About Me I'm Alycia Neighbours, the Library Director at Hendersonville Public Library of Sumner County. With… Read More Types of Libraries I have worked in

Public

TN-County: Roane Areas of Expertise

Youth Services
Collection development
Collection arranging & processing
Library Administration
Human Resources
Circulation
Public Library
Children's Collections

About Me Hello, My name is Stacey and I have been the Director at Rockwood Public Library in Tennessee for 1… Read More Types of Libraries I have worked in

Public

NJ-County: MONMOUTH Areas of Expertise

Young Adult Program & Services
Young Adult Collection Development & Management
School Media Specialist
High School
School Library Service
School Libraries
Virtual Reference
academic libraries
Public Library

About Me Hello! I am currently a full-time High School Librarian and Media Specialist, with a part-time… Read More Types of Libraries I have worked in

Academic
Non-Library Company/Organization
Public
School

NJ-County: GLOUCESTER Areas of Expertise

Library Administration
Team-building
Human Resources
Staff Development
Staff Supervision & Evaluation
Outreach

About Me Hi! My name is Natalie Niziolek and I am currently the Director at Franklin Township Public Libray… Read More Types of Libraries I have worked in

Public

Erik Nordberg, Dean of the Paul Meek Library, University of Tennessee at Martin

TN-County: Weakley Areas of Expertise

academic libraries
Library Administration
Strategic Planning
Library Advocacy
Fundraising
Grant writing
Grant Management
Budgeting
Collaboration
Building Local Partnerships
Archives
Local History
Professional Development

About Me I am dean at UT Martin and have been employed in academic libraries and archives for more then 30… Read More Types of Libraries I have worked in

Academic
Special

TN-County: McMinn Areas of Expertise

databases
Data analysis
Social Media Management
Marketing and Public Relations
Customer Service

About Me Hello! My name is Briana and I am the Director of Etowah Carnegie Public Library. As Director, I… Read More Types of Libraries I have worked in

Public

NJ-County: MONMOUTH Areas of Expertise

Library Administration
Staff Development
Staff Supervision & Evaluation
Project Management
Human Resources

About Me I have been the Director of the Matawan Aberdeen Public Library since the fall of 2010, and… Read More Types of Libraries I have worked in

Public

"Storytimes, Music times, Literacy Buddies, Lego League, Pet therapy program
1:1
3D Printing
academic libraries
access services
Accessibility
Administration
Adobe Creative Suite
Adult Program & Services
Adult Program & Services
adult reference
Advocacy Programs for People with Special Needs
Animals
Archives
Arduino
Assessment
Award Selection Committee Participation
BCCLS
Book Club
Branding
Budgeting
Building Local Partnerships
Building Management
Business
Business services
Canva
Career Online High School
cataloging
Change Management
Children's Collections
Children's Diversity Programs
Children's Programming
Children’s Program & Services
Chromebooks
Circulation
Circulation
Citizenship Exam Practice
Civil Service Issues
CMS Moderation
Coding literacy
Collaboration
Collection arranging & processing
Collection Development
Collection development
Collection Management
Collection Shifts
Community Engagement
Community Partnerships
Computer Classes
Computer Network Administration
Consortia issues
Consulting
copyright
County Library Systems
Creative Aging
Creative Arts: Visual
Creativity & Innovation
css
Customer Service
CyberPatriots Team
Cybersecurity
Data analysis
databases
Destiny
Digital collections
Digital Content Strategy
Digital Literacy
disaster planning
Disaster Recovery
Display ideas
Diversity
Drupal
E-reading
Early Literacy Programs & Spaces
eBooks
editing
Edtech
Education
Electronic Resources Management
Electronics
embedded librarians
Emerging Technology
Empathy and Compassion
Employee Engagement
English Language Learning
ESL
Event Planning
Facilitation
family literacy
FIRST Tech Challenge Team
Friends Groups
FTC
Fundraising
Games and Game Systems
Gaming
genealogy
Genrefication
Google Apps for Education
Google Services
graduate programs
Grant Management
Grant writing
graphic design
Graphic Novel Collection Development
High School
Homeschool
html
Human Resources
ILS
ILS management
Information Literacy
Information Literacy instruction
information policy
Information Service | Reference
Inkscape
Innovation
inquiry
Instruction
instructional design
Instructional Technology
Inter Library Loans
interlibrary loan
international students
Job Interview
Knowledge Management
Labor Negotiations
leadership
lesson planning
LGBTQ Programming & Collections
LibGuides
Library Administration
Library Advocacy
Library Confidentiality
Library of Things
Library Science
library services
Library technology
Local History
Makerspace
Management
Management (Personnel)
Manga/Graphic Novels
Marketing and Public Relations
Media in Libraries
Media Mentors
Mentoring
Microsoft Office Suite
Middle School
Middle-Grade Library Service
Mobile Computing
motivation
Multilingual Collections
New Jersey
Niche Academy
Non-MARC metadata
One person libraries
Online instruction
Online Learning
Open Educational Resources
Organizational communication
Organizational culture
Organizational Leadership
Original documents
Outreach
PARCC testing coordination
Participating in Library Groups
Partnerships
Photographs
PHP
Policy Creation
Popular Culture
Presentations & Public Speaking
Preservation
Professional Development
Programming for All Ages
Programs & Services for All Ages
Project Management
Psychology
Public libraries
Public Library
Public Library, Library Board, Policy Creation, Partnerships, Library Statistics
Public Policy
Publishing
Purchasing
Raspberry Pi
RDA
Reader advisory
Reader's Advisory
Recruiting and Hiring
Reentry Services
Renovations
Research
Research & Publishing
Resource description
Resource-sharing
Resume Writing
Retail
School librarianship, including collection curation, information literacy instruction, and programming
School Libraries
School Library Service
School Media Specialist
School Outreach
Self Directed Programming
Self-Published Author Submissions Review Committee Chair
Seniors / Older Adults
Services for People with Special Needs
SGOs
Social media
Social Media Content Creation
Social Media Management
Social Networking
Social Work/Gerontology
Space Management Databases
Special Libraries
Staff Development
Staff Scheduling
Staff Supervision & Evaluation
Staff Supervision & Evaluation
Staff Training
Staff Training & Scheduling
Statewide Services
STEAM Programming
STEM in Libraries
Storytime
Storytimes, Music times, Literacy Buddies, Lego League, Home School programs, pet therapy program, conducting oral histories, YA Program & Services , y
Strategic Planning
Summer Reading
Supporting Teen Mental Health and Serving at-Risk Youth
sustainability
Sustainable Shelves Program, Library System Coordinator
System Administration
System Administration
Systems Thinking
Task Management
Tax and Government Assistance Aid
Teaching
Team-building
Technical Services
technical services advocacy
Technology
Technology integration
Teen Collection Development & Management
Teen Engagement and Passive/Pop Up Programming
Teen Programming
Teen Services
Teen Volunteers
Teen Volunteers
Teen Zone Decoration/Environmental Design
Time Management & Staff Scheduling
Training
Trustee Meetings
Union Leadership
Unions / Collective Bargaining
urban libraries
urban schools
User Experience
User Training
Video Game Collection Development
Virtual Reference
Visual Literacy
Volunteers
Web Design
Website
Website Management
Weeding
wordpress
Working with a Foundation
Working with Local Officials
Wsite
YA literature
YA Program & Services
Young Adult Collection Development & Management
Young Adult Program & Services
Youth Services