Patricia Lawley

patricia.c.lawley@gmail.com
708-703-1122
2524 Kensington
Westchester, IL 60154

EDUCATION
Dominican University

Expected Graduation January 2016

Graduate School of Library and Information Science

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

College of Applied Health Sciences
Bachelor of Community Health, with Honors
Concentrations in Health Education and Promotion, Health Administration

Graduation May 2011

Cumulative GPA: 3.47/4.00

WORK EXPERIENCE
Hinsdale Public Library

Hinsdale, IL
May 2014- Present

Youth Services Librarian

Provide patrons with quality service, readers advisory and tech support
Act as a school liaison to ensure the students have the resources they need and represent the Library at community outreach
functions
Develop and present engaging and exciting programming for children and families
Order and curate materials for the childrens graphic novel, nonfiction, CD, textbooks, and school reading lists collections
Oak Park Public Library
Oak Park, IL
Outreach Storytime Summer Intern
July 2014- September 2014
Planned and performed regular storytimes for the Library and 11 different childcare centers throughout Oak Park, reaching
out to over 400 children in all
Acted as an extension of the Library to encourage literacy at childcare centers through a specialized summer reading program
Suite Partners
Chicago, IL
Office Manager
August 2012- May 2014
Maintain office supplies, appearances and correspondences
Manage employees company credit card receipts to support bookkeeping records
Participate in miscellaneous client projects and events as needed to ensure both client and company needs are exceeded
Communities in Schools of Chicago
Chicago, IL
Gilead Project Intern
February 2012-June 2012
Coordinated comprehensive educational programs for over 2,000 students in Chicago public schools
Evaluated programs effectiveness in content and impact
Processed payment honorariums for presenters of the programs curriculum
Carle Sports Medicine
Urbana, IL
Employee Wellness Coordination Intern
January 2011-April 2011
Assisted in the implementation and promotion of Charge, the employee wellness program, for over 2000 Carle workers
Oversaw the tasks of reserving rooms, scheduling appointments and standardizing participants statistics
Procured employee discounts at various fitness centers for Carle employees across central Illinois
University of Illinois Education and Social Science Library
Urbana, IL
Student Worker
June 2010- May 2011
Sorted in-coming and out-coming books to mainstream organization
Aided patrons in retrieving books from library stacks, storage and shelving hold

ACTIVITIES
Library & Information Science Student Association (LISSA), Dominican Chapter
Secretary (January 2014- December 2014)

Record and share detailed minutes of chapters meetings

Lead LISSAs 2014 Association Night by contacting association representatives and securing room reservations
Coordinated a library tour at the University of Chicagos Mansueto Library