The job I am interested in is Youth Services Librarian I at the Madelyn Helling Library in Nevada County, CA. The job announcement is located at: https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/mynevadacounty/jobs/1409473/librarian-i/apply/jobdetails

 

As the Senior Library Technician at Hub Zemke Library I etablished and maintained cooperative working relationships with those contacted in the course of work, established and maintained priorities and objectives for myself and others, and developed and implemented library services consistent with community library's goals and objectives as well as patron's needs.

My cover letter is:

Dawn Marie Brindley  

15640 Ant Hill Rd

Penn Valley, California, 95946

530-913-7501

 

Dear Hiring Manager,

As a Youth Services Librarian I, I can provide excellent administrative support and communication skills.  I believe my skills would be a positive asset for the Nevada County Library system. My background and abilities in youth services, school library management, and program coordinator for youth programs lead me to be qualified both educationally and experientially.

I am skilled in performing professional library work in the Nevada County Library System; I currently manage, direct and implement major service areas at a community library.  I perform a variety of administrative and operational functions in support of a community Library Department.

I am prior military and Library management is my highest aptitude for employment.  I am proficient in writing, organizing, computer use, filing, record keeping, policy, and procedure maintenance.  I have attention to detail and a desire to ensure quality work and customer relations.  I have the discipline to succeed in all that I do and strive to meet goals with attention to detail.

The accompanying resume will provide you with additional details of my accomplishments and skills.  I would welcome the opportunity to meet with you and learn how I can make a positive contribution to Nevada County Library system.  I am convinced that a face to face meeting to discuss my qualifications would be mutually beneficial.  Should you have any questions in the meantime, please feel free to contact me at the phone numbers above.  Transcripts are included and references are available upon request.

 

Thank you for your time and consideration.

Sincerely,

Dawn Brindley

Traditional vs. Learning Commons in Libraries

There are many ideas that our library would like to try, however, some of the users are not having it!  They want personal touch or at least communication face-to-face with a human.  They do not want the technology driven library with self-sign-in’s and self-check-outs. Some do not want the impersonal-ness in the library of the future.  Then you have those who thrive on the impersonal, and wish for the library to be a quiet space, non-distracting, and yet still comfortable.  How do we balance it out?  How can we please everyone?

We have many patrons who do not “feel” the need to explore our databases online and who shy away from the technology tools, whether they be eReaders, Playaways, or Computers in general to do their research.  Then we have the patrons who can do it themselves and want too, or at least try. 

As a library we want to shift to the Learning Commons Model and have so many users, of all ages, who prefer one way versus the other.  We try to slowly integrate the changes and yet give instruction to those who are uncomfortable or feel the “old” way was better.  I think either way the shift must be deliberate, keeping all informed, and updated on the shift with the users in mind.  The positive attitude of the staff will be key to the shift.  With a willing-ness to assist all users.

Life-Changing Seminar

I'm back!!   The past year has been a ride for me, with coordinating Women's Ministry events, completing my Bachelor of Arts in Library Science and Media through Ashford University and working almost full-time at my dream job.


I recently attended a Spiritual Warfare conference that Living Ministries International hosted with speaker Cecil Peasley.   I felt like I was in a revival, except the focus was on my walk with God and my diligence with my walk with God and how the "culture" around me affects my attitude and my decisions daily.


Remember the theme of this blog is "Living Love Outloud".  So with that being said here are the highlights of the conference that was presented in 5 sessions over the course of 4 days. 


In life we are responsible
In death we are accountable


Satan wants NO Christianity in our world and will do whatever he can to detour us in our lives


Corinthians 4:16-18     New International Version (NIV)
¹⁶ Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. ¹⁷ For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. ¹⁸ So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen, since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.


In the analogy if we are the boat, Jesus is our anchor and the Holy Spirit is connecting us.


In one day we are deposit from God 1440 minutes to spend.  Are we using or losing the time?  Are we wasting the time God gives us?
FAITH is our most valuable asset.


GREATER IS HE THAT IS IN ME THAN HE THAT IS IN THE WORLD!!




Psalm 139   New International Version (NIV)

Psalm 139

For the director of music. Of David. A psalm.

¹ You have searched me, Lord,
    and you know me.
² You know when I sit and when I rise;
    you perceive my thoughts from afar.
³ You discern my going out and my lying down;
    you are familiar with all my ways.
⁴ Before a word is on my tongue
    you, Lord, know it completely.
⁵ You hem me in behind and before,
    and you lay your hand upon me.
⁶ Such knowledge is too wonderful for me,
    too lofty for me to attain.

⁷ Where can I go from your Spirit?
    Where can I flee from your presence?
⁸ If I go up to the heavens, you are there;
    if I make my bed in the depths, you are there.
⁹ If I rise on the wings of the dawn,
    if I settle on the far side of the sea,
¹⁰ even there your hand will guide me,
    your right hand will hold me fast.
¹¹ If I say, “Surely the darkness will hide me
    and the light become night around me,”
¹² even the darkness will not be dark to you;
    the night will shine like the day,
    for darkness is as light to you.

¹³ For you created my inmost being;
    you knit me together in my mother’s womb.
¹⁴ I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made;
    your works are wonderful,
    I know that full well.
¹⁵ My frame was not hidden from you
    when I was made in the secret place,
    when I was woven together in the depths of the earth.
¹⁶ Your eyes saw my unformed body;
    all the days ordained for me were written in your book
    before one of them came to be.
¹⁷ How precious to me are your thoughts,^[a] God!
    How vast is the sum of them!
¹⁸ Were I to count them,
    they would outnumber the grains of sand—
    when I awake, I am still with you.

¹⁹ If only you, God, would slay the wicked!
    Away from me, you who are bloodthirsty!
²⁰ They speak of you with evil intent;
    your adversaries misuse your name.
²¹ Do I not hate those who hate you, Lord,
    and abhor those who are in rebellion against you?
²² I have nothing but hatred for them;
    I count them my enemies.
²³ Search me, God, and know my heart;
    test me and know my anxious thoughts.
²⁴ See if there is any offensive way in me,
    and lead me in the way everlasting.

~Radical Disease calls for Radical Surgery~

God is alive and active .... Is He in my life?


What must I do? 
                 Everyday submit to God.  RENEW...