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Jan Chapman
3526 Longwood Drive
Medina, OH 44256
(330) 858-4009
E-mail: janchief99@gmail.com
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
 Over 16 years experience as young adult/teen librarian, serving school-age
children and teens. Currently employed at Cuyahoga County Public Library
 16 years experience mentoring highly successful teen library groups
 Leadership roles in CCPL and professional organizations which include:
o Active Member of Reconnect with Reading Committee
o Named a Library Lion, July 2010 http://tinyurl.com/6u8d4mb
o Currently serving on YALS Editorial Committee (2013-2015)
o Member YALSA Mentoring Taskforce 2014
o Member YALSA 2011 Michael Printz Award Committee
o Member YALSA 2008 Outstanding Books For the College Bound
Committee
o Member ALA YALSA Legislative Committee 2007
o 2006 Coordinator of Ohio Library Council Young Adult Services
Division
o 2006 CCPL Summer Reading Committee
 Published in VOYA and other library science publications
 Maintain excellent partnership with school and community
 Public speaking experience as a booktalker in schools and presenter for OLC
conferences

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
PSL-I TEEN 8/20/2007 – Present
Strongsville Branch Library, Cuyahoga County Public Library
Duties include:
 Head of Teen Department reporting to the Branch Manager.
 Co-Supervisor of Page Department. Responsibilities include daily supervision of 7 pages.
Also responsible for all page schedules and timecards.
 Providing reference and readers’ advisory to public, with emphasis on services to teens,
which includes active participation in both What to Read Live on-line readers’ advisory
services.
 Maintaining Teen collection for branch.
 Coordinating outreach service with local school system and community, including book
discussion groups, summer reading club and other programming.
 Developing and maintaining programming for teens, which includes two teen volunteer
groups: Just 4 U Student Friends and High School Volunteers.
 Partnering with Adult and Children’s Departments to develop collaborative
intergenerational programming.
 Planning and participating in system-wide CCPL initiatives, including Reconnect With
Reading, Health and Wellness Committee, Genre Fair, Choose to Read, Generation Next
and Gaming in the Library. I have also served as a mentor for two practicum students
and am currently mentoring a fellow teen librarian.
PSL-I TEEN 10/04/2004 – 08/20/2007
Olmsted Falls Branch Library, Cuyahoga County Public Library
Duties include:
 Providing reference and readers’ advisory to public, with emphasis on services to teens.
 Developing and maintaining teen collection for branch.
 Developing and maintaining music collection (adult and teen) for branch.
 Supervisor of Page Department. Responsibilities include scheduling, hiring, and supervising
pages.
 Coordinating outreach service with local school system and community, including booktalks,
summer reading club, and other programs.
 Developing and maintaining programming for teens, which includes two active teen groups:
Olmsted Falls Teen Advisory Board and Olmsted Falls Teen High School Discussion Group.
 Partnering with Adult and Children’s Department to develop intergenerational programming,
including programming for “tweens.”
 Planning and participating in system wide CCPL initiatives, including World War I series, Pass
the Book reading program, and Tim O’Brien author visit.

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YOUTH LIBRARIAN 07/1999 - 10/2004
Norton Branch Library, Akron-Summit County Public Library
Duties included:
 Supervising staff as needed in absence of branch manager.
 Providing reference and readers’ advisory to public, with emphasis on services to teens.
 Developing and implementing collection development and programming for teens.
 Coordinating outreach service with local school system and community, including booktalks,
summer reading club, and other programs.
 Developing and maintaining active Teen Advisory Board.
 Partnering with children’s librarian to plan joint youth programs and collection development.
LIBRARY ASSISTANT III 1994-1996
Billerica Public Library, Billerica, MA
 Duties included: Routine circulation and tech services tasks.
VOCATIONAL DISABILITY EXAMINER 1980-1983
Social Security Disability, Boston, MA
 Duties included: interviewing applicants for both initial and reconsideration levels, reading
and researching client records, and writing detailed reports explaining decision to applicant.
SENIOR INTAKE WORKER 1976-1979
Consolidated Industries, Syracuse, NY
A sheltered workshop for the disabled.
 Duties included: interviewing potential clients, coordinating and directing new client meetings,
reviewing and interpreting client records, and writing intake reports.
EDUCATION:
MLS, Kent State University, 1999.
BA English Literature, SUNY at Plattsburgh, Plattsburgh NY, 1976
 Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities, 1976
 Member Beta Phi Mu, International Library and Information Studies Honor Society
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS:
Current member of:
 American Library Association and YALSA division

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PUBLICATIONS:
 Regular book reviewer for VOYA magazine for past 13 years.
 Online reviewer for Alan Review.
 “YALSA and Best Buy Partnership Brings Digital Literacy to Teens,” Young Adult Library Services,
Vol. 12, No. 3, Spring 2014.
 “All Hail the Printz!” VOYA, August 2012.
 “Undead and Loving It: Supernatural Romance from Beyond the Grave,” VOYA, October 2009.
 “Native American Religious Traditions,” VOYA, February, 2007.
 “Native American Religious Traditions Update,” VOYA, October 2010
 “The Care and Feeding of a Teen Advisory Board,” VOYA, February, 2003, also reprinted in Library
Teen Advisory Groups, Diane Tuccillo, Scarecrow Press, 2004.
 “Teen Art Show” program included in 101+More Teen Programs That Work, Rosemary Honnold,
Neal-Schuman Publishers, Inc, 2005.
 “College Information on the Web” program included in The Youth Cybrarian’s Guide to Developing
Instructional, Curriculum-Related, Summer Reading, and Recreational Programs, Lisa Champelli, Neal-
Schuman Publishers, Inc, 2002.
 “International Dessert Night” program cited in CAMLS Online YA Programming Guide, Young
Adult Services Division.
 OLC Young Adult Services Division electronic newsletter articles.
 Poetry published in Penwood Review, Kalliope, and Aurora Review. 2008 Akron Art
Museum Poetry Contest winner.
OTHER PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES:
 2013-2015 YALS Editorial Board
 2011 YALSA Michael Printz Award Committee member
 2008 YALSA Outstanding Books for the College Bound member
 2007 YALSA Legislative Committee.
 2006 Coordinator OLC YASD Action Council (2004-2007 term). In that role, I oversaw the
creation of the James Cook Book Award.
 Presented College Search program at OLC conference: Imagination + Internet =Success: Winning
Formulas for Ohio’s Libraries, October 5, 2000.
 Presented If You Feed Them, They Will Come: Nurturing Teen Advisory Boards at OLC North
Chapter Conference, April 7, 2004.
 Co-presenter of Teen Rights in the Library program at OLC 2005 Annual Conference.