Darby Malvey

Experience

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  Rutgers University

  Jul 2009 - Jun 2011

  Graduate Hall Director

  Supervised undergraduate staff and oversaw day-to-day operations, budgetary concerns, crisis situations, and programming in a residence hall housing over 200 students.

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  New Brunswick Free Public Library

  Jun 2010 - Apr 2014

  Provided reference services, innovative programming, storytime, and outreach to children and their families in a busy and diverse urban library. Managed budgets for programming and collection development, and oversaw the collection development of a Children's Literature collection that included fiction, nonfiction, picture books, graphic novels, and Spanish language materials for children ages birth to 12. Worked closely as part of a team with the Children's Librarian and Young Adult Librarian to provide reference, programming, outreach and reader's advisory services to adult, teen, and child patrons. Assisted librarians in the Youth Services and Adult Services departments with reference, programming, and collection development responsibilities. Worked collaboratively as part of a team of interns to assist the Children's Librarian and Young Adult Librarian in planning and implementing an extensive Summer Reading Program; including creation and distribution of materials, program planning and coordination for patrons ages 6-18, and daily Reader's Advisory services for patrons ages 6-12.

  • Children's Librarian

    Jan 2012 - Apr 2014

  • Youth Services Librarian

    Jun 2011 - Jan 2012

  • Library Associate

    Sept 2010 - Jun 2011

  • Summer Reading Intern

    Jun 2010 - Aug 2010
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  Gloucester County Library System

  Apr 2014 - Nov 2014

  Youth Services Librarian

  Oversaw the day-to-day operations of the Youth Services Department at the Glassboro Branch of the Gloucester County Library System. Designed and monitored both programming and collection development budgets for all patrons ages 0-18, planned and implemented tween and teen programming, oversaw events and programs for children and babies. Created, distributed, and evaluated the effectiveness of a large number of print resources. Assisted in creating content for and maintaining social media outlets. Responsibilities included collection maintenance, Reference services, school and community outreach, and occasional circulation duties. Assisted in the advisement of non-professional staff regarding best practices for public service, information retrieval, and daily tasks. Served a diverse public, including negotiating conflict, addressing patron concerns and behavior issues, and assisting with special needs. Built and maintained partnerships with community organizations, school districts, businesses, and other institutions. Show less

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  Clayton Public Schools

  Jun 2015 - Aug 2020

  Librarian/Media Specialist, Middle School & High School
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  Haddonfield Schools

  Aug 2020 - Apr 2021

  Innovation Coach and Media Specialist
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  LibraryLinkNJ

  Apr 2021 - now

  • Programming & Outreach Manager

    Mar 2023 - now

  • Programming & Outreach Coordinator

    Jan 2022 - now

  • Programming and Outreach Specialist

    Apr 2021 - Jan 2022