This document provides a summary of Daniela Skoković's education, experience, skills, and leadership activities. She has over 20 years of experience as a librarian, including her current role as Senior Librarian at the Children's department of the Pozega Public Library in Serbia. She holds a Bachelor's degree in Arabic language and literature and has received additional training in librarianship. Her experience also includes teaching English and working as an interpreter. She has strong leadership skills and has coordinated several international library projects focused on children's literature and reading promotion.

1. Daniela Skoković
24/01/1969, Medea, Algeria
Svetosavska 16, Požega, Serbia
(++381) 31 825 093
daniela.skokovic@gmail.com
EDUCATION
2013 National Library of Serbia
Belgrade, Serbia
Senior librarian
2005 National Library of Serbia , Professional Training Belgrade,
Serbia
Librarian
1987 – 1993 University of Belgrade, Faculty of Philology Belgrade, Serbia
Professor of Arabic language and literature

2. EXPERIENCE
2004-Present Pozega Public Library, Senior Librarian at Children′s department
Pozega,Serbia
- Plan and perform different programs for promoting reading and workshops including Summer and Winter
Reading Programs
- Provide reader′s advisory services
- Select and order books for Children′s department
- Teach children library search skills
- Create book displays, posters, flyers
- Plan and implement reading promotion projects finnanced by Ministry of Culture
1995 -1996 Primary School “Emilija Ostojic”, English Teacher Pozega, Serbia
1994 UNPROFOR, Croatia, Interpreter at Jordan Camp
COMPUTER SKILLS
Computer: MS Office package
LANGUAGES
English – Fluent written and spoken
German – Good written and spoken
Arabic – Basic level
Turkish – Basic level
Strong interpersonal, communication and presentation skills and the ability to work effectively both independently and
within a team
LEADERSHIP
2012 – 2015 President of the Serbian Section of IBBY
2005 – present Active member of the Serbian Library Association
2011 – 2015 Chair of the International Collaboration Commission of Serbian Library Association
2009 – present Project coordinator for IFLA Sister libraries in Serbia
2011 IFLA/FAIFE Workshop – train the trainer
Transparency and Freedom of Corruption (trainer Barbara Jones, ALA)

3. Applied successfully for BI International grant for participating at 100
th
Bibliothekartag in Berlin
2012 Participated in workshop - Media Literacy (trainer Barbara Jones, ALA)
2013 Author of IBBY Yamada project for Serbia – “Collaborative Summer Reading Program”
2013 Coordinator of IFLA/IBBY project “The World through Picture Books” for Serbia
Grant for attending Future Library Unconference in Athens (December 2013)
2014 Coordinator in the joint project with IBBY Sweden “Perception and Promotion of Female Characters in
Children's Literature in Serbia and Sweden”
2015 Participating as a referent together with colleague Susanne Brandt at Bibliothekartag 2015, Nuremberg.
Thema: Children rights in public libraries of Germany and Serbia
2015 International Research Fellow at the International Youth Library, Munich (July/August 2015) researching
about picture books and gender representation
2015 Chosen to participate in ongoing project INELI Balkans among 35 participants from 11 countries as a library
innovator in Balkans region
Awarded by the Serbian Library Association as “The best librarian in public libraries” in 2013.
ACTIVITIES
Reading, rambling, travelling