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Drew

Hello there!

I am a current Master’s in Library Science student at UNC-Chapel Hill SILS, seeking to complete a concentration in Special & Rare Book Collections.

Technical Skills

  • Horizon Integrated Library Systems

  • Sierra Integrated Library Systems

  • Springshare LibApps Content Management System

  • Microsoft Office Suite

  • Final Cut Pro Video Editing Platform

  • iMovie Video Editing Platform

  • Adobe Creative Cloud Suite

  • Premiere Pro & Rush Video Editing Platform

  • Google Workspace Suite

  • Canva Graphic Design Platform

  • PicMonkey Graphic Design Platform

Work Interests

  • Cultural Centers and Museums

  • Public Library Systems

  • Academic Libraries

  • Archival Projects and Library Exhibitions

  • Art Preservation / Installation / Curation

  • Narrative Based Artwork and Storytelling

  • African, African-American, Afro-Diaspora Art and Art History

  • African, African-American, Afro-Diaspora Literature

  • Black LGBTQ+ History, Art, and Literature

  • Educational Programming and Community Engagement

Employment Experience

August 2024 - Current

UNC University Libraries

Sloane Art Graduate Library Assistant

  • Co-facilitated library instruction and zine workshops for over 10 Studio Art and Art History courses;

  • Processed patron orders, new library materials, and interlibrary loan requests;

  • Created and maintained consistent content for Sloane’s social media pages;

  • Trained and supervised undergraduate library assistants in shelving and circulation tasks.

June 2023 - August 2024

Wake County Public Libraries

Library Assistant

  • Led Pre-Kindergarten ABC Craft & Learn Story-time program on Sundays at 2:00pm;

  • Assists the Library Manager with library operations;

  • Created and distributed program promotional materials;

  • Facilitated patron feedback data collection and monitored AskWCPL library chat.

September 2022 - May 2023

Mary Lou Williams Center for Black Culture

2022-2023 Programming and Engagement Fellow

  • Archival Film “Mary Lou Williams: A Pearl of Jazz”;

  • 26 successful programs and initiatives;

  • Large Scale Programming and Partnerships (Black History Month, Black Student Alliance Invitational, etc).

August 2019 - May 2022

UNC University Libraries

Sloane Art Undergraduate Library Assistant

  • Processed patron orders, new library materials, and shelved returned books;

  • Created and maintained consistent content for Sloane’s social media pages;

  • Trained and supervised volunteers in shelving and circulation tasks.

August 2019 - May 2020

Sonya Haynes Stone Center for Black Culture and History

Sean Douglas Leadership Fellow

  • Archival Project “Hidden Gems Magazine” with co-Fellow Ajani Anderson;

  • Fall 2019 Fahamu Pecou Do or Die Exhibition at the Brown Art Gallery;

  • Staffed the Receptionist Desk and fulfilled Administrative duties.

June 2019 - August 2019

Breakthrough Collaborative

8th Grade Summer Literature Instructor

  • Created engaging lesson plans that taught “In The Time of the Butterflies” by Julia Alvarez;

  • Taught Poetry and Social Justice Electives;

  • Awarded “Littiest Teacher of the Week” by co-Teachers, Students, and Staff.

Education

May 2023 - May 2025

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Master of Science in Library Science

Special & Rare Book Collections

2024-2025 ALA Spectrum Scholar

August 2024 - December 2024

Durham Technical Community College

Business and Entrepreneurship: Manicuring License Program

Lucascide Certification / Infection Prevention Certification

August 2018 - August 2022

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Bachelor of Arts in Studio Art Practice***

Minor in African, African American, and Diaspora Studies

*** with credits from Duke University

Grants, Awards & Recognitions

  • Through the Spectrum Scholarship Program, the American Library Association affirms its commitment to diversity and inclusion by seeking the broadest participation of new generations of racially and ethnically diverse librarians to position ALA to provide leadership in the transformation of libraries and library services

  • A one-year fellowship that is awarded to the most promising future scholars, policymakers, and innovators of the Graduate School of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

  • The Incubator Awards provide financial and research support for students using historical and rare library materials at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill towards projects in the arts.

  • UNC’s Center for the Study of the American South awards grants to artists that propose design concepts for future public art projects that envision UNC’s future.

  • An all-inclusive undergraduate scholarship program that supports a community of leaders within Duke University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill that strive to make transformational contributions to society.