Sara B. Spataro

Experience

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  Marshalls Inc.

  Nov 1997 - Mar 2008

  Customer Service Coordinator

  Solved customer related issues, merchandising, monies and many inventories. Assisted in managing nightly crews and weekend staff as well. Participated with cashier sales, floor recovery and processing items from the Stockroom.

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  Seiskaya Ballet School

  Sept 2003 - May 2014

  Ballet Instructor

  Instructed the Russian/Vaganova technique for Children, Teenagers and Adults at all levels of dance. Our classes are designed for the student to study and enjoy ballet. I participated in the Academy Program both as a student and ballet instructor. When called upon, I offered recommendations for placement for new and currently enrolled students. Also participated in adjudicating the Ballet Scholarship Competition for the Summer program. -Performing Arts-Rehearsal Assistant-Senior Instructor Show less

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  Long Island University

  Jan 2007 - Jan 2008

  Graduate Assistant

  Assisted with shelf reading, book processing, periodicals and verifying the databases for students and staff. When called upon offered research to students and faculty.

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  Patchogue-Medford Library

  Aug 2008 - Aug 2016

  Reference Librarian and Adult Literacy ESL Instructor

  Provide assistance with educational resources and services for the surrounding communities. Just completed the Talent Show for Children and Teens. I choreographed a dance for participants of all ages which was staged as the finale of the show. -Cataloging and edit records for the Fiction and Non-Fiction items. -YA Dance Program Instructor-Digital Ebook troubleshooting -Collection Development-Talent Show Choreographer

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  Northport Public Library

  Oct 2008 - Apr 2014

  Reference Librarian and Cataloger

  Assigned call numbers to the various items for the many diverse collections in the library. In addition edit the bibliographic records and MARC tags. When called upon, completed a bibliography for Reader's Advisory. -Public Service-Collection Development-Reader's Advisory -Reference inquiries-Original Cataloging

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  Reference and Adult Services Division

  Jan 2014 - Aug 2016

  Media Co-Chair

  I have had the pleasure of helping with facilitating meetings and professional presentations for Suffolk County libraries. Successfully completed presentations on Media Consumption and Libraries for the Long Island Libraries Resource Council and public libraries in Suffolk County. As President I will continue to collaborate with the Executive Board and represent our division at SCLA meetings. We have coordinated programs and presenations for the Long Island Library Conference at the Melville Marriot. -Professional Speaker-Responsible for reporting monthly activity to the Suffolk County Library Association.-As the Membership Chair, assisted with increasing members in the division by 20%.-Introduced Social Media and Web 2.0 for division outreach. Show less

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  Hampton Ballet Theatre School

  May 2014 - now

  Ballet Instructor

  Instruct ballet classes for every age and level of ability. Also performed in Les Sylphides and The Nutcracker. We have established a way to make learning ballet fun and educational for students of all ages. We also offer multiple dance genres for the dancer who would like to experiment and/or supplement their dance repertoire. Annual performances are at Guild Hall, The Montauk Playhouse and The Children's Museum of the East End.

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  Hampton Bays Public Library

  May 2017 - now

  Adult Reference and Technology Librarian

  Currently responsible for answering reference questions via in person, phone, email or chat mediums. I have also worked with advertising programs using the Library-Aware platform, offer one on one technology assistance as well as participate in drop in technology sessions during the week. Also responsible for co-supervising the Reference Pages and giving weekly assignments for shelf reading the Adult Collection. I am also called upon for collection development, placing orders and expanding the Fiction collection. In the past year, I have accrued a magnitude of experience teaching Technology lessons virtually using web conferencing software. By experiencing this instant and digital world, I acquired experience teaching classes that covered PayPal, Wordpress, Instagram, Dropbox, Canva and the Microsoft Office Suite just to name a few. Establishing a solid and pleasant relationship with clients that visit the library is a top priority of mine as a nonjudgmental environment is crucial for people to share their questions and ask for help. When not in the library, I enjoy attending virtual workshops at the Suffolk County Library System to further my knowledge so I can share it with those who need it. Show less