1. Genevieve (Jenny) Hewson
Travelers Rest, SC 29690
jhewson@greenvillelibrary.org
EXPERIENCE
November 2014 – Current
Greenville County Library System, Travelers Rest, SC
Library Assistant II – Sargent Branch
Upper Saddle River Public Library, Upper Saddle River, NJ 1998 - 2014
Adult Services - Reference Librarian (paraprofessional)
 Assisted patrons in resolving information needs through material identification and database
searching and demonstration of appropriate books, electronic equipment such as computers, and
online resources; ILL processing.
 Collection development, acquisition and cataloging of new materials, and weeding unused and
outdated materials.
 Trainer to library staff on both new and current library systems and procedures.
 Rotated in at the Circulation desk working with patrons in checking out or returning materials and
resolving issues with their account status.
Processing Technician
 Processing and linking of 60% of collection including periodicals, Children’s materials, YA materials,
and test prep and college collection
 Collection development and management of periodicals, travel collections, continuations collections,
test preparation and college collection.
Circulation
 Checking materials in and out; resolving fines, lost and overdue materials; cataloging searching and
placing material requests.
Programming
 Young Adult Summer Reading programs
 Kinetic City Children’s Science Programs
 Ancestry.com, RefUSA, Morningstar Online - Adult orientation programs
Adult Page
 Shelving and shelf reading
Purchasing Manager – Personal Care/Consumer Products Industry 1980 - 1996
 Companies worked for include; Alberto-Culver, Proctor & Gamble, Black & Decker and Redmond
Products
 Developed strategic purchasing plans, conducted competitive inquiries and negotiated supply
contracts for raw materials, packaging and contract manufacturing services with annual budgets in
excess of $53 million dollars.

2. EDUCATION
Rutgers University 2012-Present
 Currently enrolled in Master Of Library and Information Science program
 Expected completion date of December 2015
Northeastern Illinois University 1980
 Bachelor of Science with Honors - Chemistry
SKILLS, PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS, AWARDS
 Proficient in Microsoft Office Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
 Boolean searching in databases such as EBSCO, Infotrac, and ProQuest
 Proficient in operation of library catalog systems such as Polaris and SirsiDynix/Unicorn
 Proficient in ILL systems: JerseyCat Interlibrary Loan System.
 Proficient in usage of EBSCONET for periodical subscription management
 Member of ALA, NJLA, SCLA
 BCCLS (Bergen County Cooperative Library System) Scholarship recipient - April 2014