Marc Marchand, CPM, MLS

Experience

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  The Library at Cedar Creek Lake

  Apr 2004 - Jul 2006

  Library Director

  Responsible for the daily operations, marketing, service delivery, technology, human resources, budgeting, and facility management of a public library serving a population of 77,000. Increased library visits by 29%, created first Library Teen Board of Directors, and made significant advances in every statistical area including budget, new patrons, TexShare use, community room use, new programs, children and adult program attendance, circulation, GED and Adult Literacy student participation, Interlibrary loans, and Internet usage Show less

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  City of Arlington

  Jul 2006 - Sept 2013

  Responsible for library service delivery through several library service points in the community engagement and programming division. I represent the department on several interagency and interdepartmental projects and supervise a team that specialize in economic development and small business and non-profit funding, robotics and engineering programs at the library, and service delivery to at-risk youth and underserved populations. Responsible for daily operations for two branch libraries the first three years and three library branches for the last full year. Initiated pivotal sustainable programs including the Teen Zone after school program, the LibraryLiNK program that expanded service delivery in schools and rec centers, and the Arlington Reads adult and family literacy program.

  • Library Services Manager

    Sept 2010 - Sept 2013

  • Area Branch Manager

    Jul 2006 - Aug 2010
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  City of Burleson

  Oct 2013 - Jun 2020

  Parks, Library, Recreation Center, Senior Center, Russell Art Farm, Athletics, Special EventsResponsible for the administration, strategic planning, marketing, service delivery, budgeting, facility management, citywide employee development, analysis, reporting, and special projects of seven divisions with a multi-million dollar budget including both general fund and performance fund sources. I also serve on our emergency operations center team overseeing emergency shelters and share in the weather watch rotation. Show less Responsible for the daily operations, marketing, service delivery, technology, recruiting and retaining talent, budgeting, creating strategic partnerships, and facility management of a public library with a budget of approximately 1.2 million dollars. Library use has continued to increase in all categories of service.Implementation of RFID Technology• Completed the project ahead of schedule and under budget.• Self-check stations, collection tagging, automatic book sorter, security gates, etc.Creation of the Burleson Funding Information Center• Project to support non-profits and grants to individuals.• Includes workshops and individual training.• Workshops for small businesses and support for entrepreneurs and economic development.Established new community partnerships • Working with Workforce Solutions of Cleburne, we successfully utilized their mobile computer lab to bring computer training to various parts of the Burleson community.• Collaborated with the Chamber of Commerce to expand and enhance monthly learning programs.• Collaborated with Hill College to provide library services to local students and support curriculum.• Expanded our volunteer program with extraordinary success and took on volunteer coordination for the entire city.Creation of a yearlong reading program with an online participation tool.• Successfully created an online participation tool to allow the public to register, log reading time, and participate in prize drawings via the web or smartphone.• Broke all statistical records for participation in just the first two weeks of implementation.• All measurable services continue to increase in usage. Show less

  • Director of Recreation and Lifelong Learning (Parks, Recreation, and Library)

    Feb 2016 - Jun 2020

  • Library Director

    Oct 2013 - Jan 2016
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  City of Anna, Texas

  Jun 2020 - now

  Director of Neighborhood Services