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HELLO, I'M

Maddy Newquist

Reference Librarian.

Freelance Copy Editor.

Sentient Encyclopedia.

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Maddy Newquist.

MS in Library & Information Science.

BA in English Lit.

Austin, Texas.

(she/her/hers)

APL, Volumes: maddy.newquist@austintexas.gov

Freelance, Alumni:

mcnewquist@gmail.com

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About

About

HELLO, WORLD!

With a passion for all things book-related, environments with a community-first focus, and one--on--one project building, I have both the enthusiasm and professional background necessary to make a positive contribution to the LAM world, with a world--class education to match. As a multi--faceted multitasker with excellent management skills built from a range of industries, I envision an exciting future at the frontier of information literacy and community reference work.

Browse my site to learn more about me, read my portfolio of projects in the LIS field, and see what skills I can lend to your next project. I look forward to working with you soon!

Education & Experience

Current Projects

as an Adult Services Librarian at APL

Feb. 2022--Present

Reading the Rainbow book club, co-host & moderator

Feb. 2023–Present

Board with Books monthly meetup, co-lead & board game librarian

May 2022–Present

APL Volumes podcast, host & producer

Dec. 2022–Present

Menstrual Equity team, systemwide co-lead

Sept–Jan., yearly

International LEGO Day planning committee, adult audience lead

Jan. 2022–Present

Personal Picks team

May–August, yearly

Mayor's Book Club selection committee

Development

what I'm learning

SDAD, Feb. 2023

Systemwide presentation on APL Volumes & APL Innovate Digital Makerspace

Jan. 2023–Present

Enrolled in ASL college course

Education & Experience

Experience

WHERE I’VE WORKED

Jan. 2022--Present

Austin Central Library (APL), Adult Services Librarian I

Involvement

HOW I'VE CONNECTED

October 2020--December 2022

School Library Journal/Library Journal, Book Reviewer

Dec. 2019--March 2020, July--Aug. 2021

Center for Fiction, Reference Assistant

  • June--Dec.2019: Library & Archive Intern

September 2020--December 2022

The League of Awesome Librarians, Writing Team Member

September 2019--December 2020

Pratt Institute Libraries, Public Services/Reference GA

June 2019--December 2020
August 2020--Present

Journal Club Hour, Founder & Moderator

Pratt Institute Libraries, Electronic Resource Management GA

Education

WHAT I’VE LEARNED

2019--2020

School of Information, Pratt Institute – New York, NY

Master of Science in Library and Information Science

Focus: Reference, Collection Development, and Info Organization

2011--2015

University of Chicago – Chicago, IL; Class of 2015

Bachelor of Arts with Honors in English Literature; minor in Classics

SKILLS

Sierra ILS

LibApps; LibGuides; LibAnswers

EBSCOhost Admin

ILL/Rapid ILL

OCLC Worldshare Metadata

Caiasoft

Follett Destiny

SQL

MARC21 & RDA

OpenRefine

HTML/CSS/JavaScript

Python/JSON

Photoshop

LANGUAGES

English

French

Modern Greek

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Latin

Ancient Greek

Middle Egyptian

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Currently Learning: 

ASL

PROFESSIONAL 

COMMITMENTS

ALA

PLA

ABOS

NYLA

League of Awesome Librarians

ALA Rainbow Round Table

ALA Games & Gaming RT

ALA Social Responsibilities RT

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Tri-State Librarians' Book Buzz, 2019

Lib. Collective Annual Gathering, 2020

Urban Librarians Conf., 2020

LJ Fall Day of Dialog, 2020

ABOS Virtual Conf., 2020

NYLA Annual Conf., 2020

ALA Midwinter, 2021

personal

interests

Traveling & Road Tripping

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Learning New Languages

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Board Games & RPGs

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Hiking & Kayaking

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Cooking & Baking

Skills & Sundry
Skills & Languages

Please download my CV to see the full range of experience & skills I have to offer.

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