Cynthia M. Parkhill is an experienced library professional with a background in circulation management, cooperative lending, collection development, and patron services. She has held various roles in educational and library institutions, focusing on accessibility, project development, publicity, and training. Parkhill holds a Bachelor's degree in English and an Associate degree in Library and Information Technology, along with relevant certifications and skills in customer service, copyediting, and social media management.

1. Cynthia M. Parkhill
https://www.linkedin.com/in/cynthiaparkhill
http://cynthiaparkhill.blogspot.com/
541-708-3602
cynthiaparkhill@gmail.com
Experience summary:
● Circulation:​ Manages check-outs, check-ins, organizing book cart and returning
materials to shelves. Prepares new items for use in library including catalog records,
labeling and protective covers.
● Cooperative Lending:​ Located items requested by patrons within a three-county
shared library system. Updated items’ status in catalog and prepared them for
transportation.
● Collection Development: ​Recommends purchases based upon state reading lists,
American Library Association awards, patron interests and other criteria. Identifies
candidates for weeding based upon best-practice guidelines.
● Diversity: ​Co-authored accessibility guidelines to promote full inclusion of people with
disabilities in their church congregations.
● Patron Services: ​Conducts reader’s advisory interviews to recommend items to
patrons. Assists patrons to locate items in library.
● Project Development:​ Built small lending library from scratch (negotiated budget,
purchased books for collection and promoted library’s use).
● Publicity:​ Informs patrons and public about library services through Facebook,
blogging, email campaigns, print materials and displays.
● Training and Supervision:​ Taught volunteers to shelve books according to
classification system during move of library collection. Set competency and training
goals and evaluated employee progress as weekly newspaper’s managing editor. As
club president, monitored local Toastmasters club’s progress in achieving
“Distinguished Club Plan” goals. Conducted safety trainings and issued notifications
required by church policies as coordinator of “Religious Explorations.”
Special Recognition:
● Jackson County Library Services -- Awarded ”Buzz Bucks” for social posts promoting
library programs and “Friends” fundraising activities.
● Libraries for All Jackson County -- Website mention for independent campaign in
support of library district.

2. Cynthia M. Parkhill
https://www.linkedin.com/in/cynthiaparkhill
http://cynthiaparkhill.blogspot.com/
541-708-3602
cynthiaparkhill@gmail.com
Work Experience:
● Santa Rosa City Schools (2017 to present)
INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS TECHNICIAN and YARD DUTY AIDE — ​Prepare
textbooks for use and check them out to teachers/classrooms; verify availability of
requested materials. Supervise students during recess and lunch.
● Rogue Valley Unitarian Universalist Fellowship (2014 to present)
WEB EDITOR — ​Solicited and edited submissions during initial launch of site;
continually update through blog posts and editing (2015 to present).
ADMINISTRATIVE COORDINATOR, RELIGIOUS EXPLORATIONS — ​Administrative
paperwork and correspondence. Email and social media marketing (2014 to 2017).
● Ashland School District (2013 to 2017)
LIBRARY ASSISTANT — ​Checked items out to patrons. Checked-in and shelved
returns. Assisted customers to locate items. Designed exhibits. Recommended
additions for library collection. Prepared new items for use. Served as school-site liaison
to district health-promotions team.
● Body Support Systems (2015 to 2017)
SHIPPING/STOCKING ASSISTANT — ​Stocked items, packed items for shipment,
generated shipping labels. Created product and content pages on website. Wrote posts
for blog and social media. Created and proofread promotional materials.
● Jackson County Library Services (2013 to 2015)
VOLUNTEER — ​Assisted Ashland library teen department with “crafternoon” activities.
● Lakeport and Middletown branches, Lake County Library (2010 to 2013)
VOLUNTEER — ​Shelved returns, located “holds” requested by library customers.
Supervised/trained volunteers during move of library collection.
● Lake County Record-Bee (1997 to 2013)
EDITOR, PAGE DESIGNER — ​Assisted customers with news releases while meeting
web- and print-publication deadlines.
Education:
● Bachelor’s degree in English from Sonoma State University
● Associate degree in Library and Information Technology from Cuesta College
● Certification in Inbound Methodology from HubSpot Academy
Relevant Skills:
Copyediting. Customer service. Data entry. Editing. Email list management. Filing. MailChimp.
Merchandising. Proofreading. Shelving. Social media. Spreadsheets. Stocking. Writing.