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This list shows a summary version of 'About Me' for each mentor. Please click the 'Read More' text link to read the full 'About Me'.
If you find a mentor who you think is a good match for you, please contact them using the 'CONTACT' link (Online Contact Form) for that mentor.
If you see '+SHOW MORE' sign under "Areas of Expertise" of a mentor, it means you can click it to expand the list for that mentor.
Click on 'Advanced options'. Here, you can search for mentors by 'County' in each state, 'Library Types', and their 'Areas of Expertise'.
- "Areas of Expertise": Click in the field box where it says 'Choose some options'.
  - You can simply scroll through and select an area of expertise. Or, if you type in a keyword, a list of areas of expertise related to that keyword will show up like a drop down list, and you can select from the list.
  - For multiple selections, press and hold down the Ctrl key, and then click each item that you want to select. Or, you can simply repeat the step above.

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Cathy Black, from Orena Humphreys Pubic Library, working with pre-school students to make an owl hand puppet during story time at the Whitwell Head Start center

TN-County: Marion Areas of Expertise

Organizational communication
Event Planning
Youth Services
Seniors / Older Adults
Presentations & Public Speaking
Marketing and Public Relations

About Me I am Cathy Black, Library Director at Orena Humphreys Public Library. Although I am new to the… Read More Types of Libraries I have worked in

Public

TN-County: Washington Areas of Expertise

Library Administration
Project Management
Management (Personnel)
Policy Creation
Trustee Meetings
Budgeting
Strategic Planning
Collection development
Consulting
Team-building
Friends Groups

About Me Hi, I'm Jennifer Breuer, Regional Director for the Holston River Regional Library, located in… Read More Types of Libraries I have worked in

Library Agencies
Public

TN-County: Sequatchie Areas of Expertise

Children’s Program & Services

About Me Im Robin Burgin, the Director of Sequatchie County Public Library in Dunlap Tn. I have been… Read More Types of Libraries I have worked in

Public

female, brown hair, glasses, wearing a black top

TN-County: Anderson Areas of Expertise

Manga/Graphic Novels
Collection development
Technology
Library Administration
Digital Literacy
Project Management
Outreach
Social Media Management
Social Media Content Creation
Website Management
Games and Game Systems
Canva
Building Management
Adult Program & Services

About Me Hello! My name is Kimberlee Byrge. I currently serve as the Library Director of the Betty Anne… Read More Types of Libraries I have worked in

Academic
Public
Special

TN-County: Sumner Areas of Expertise

Staff Supervision & Evaluation

About Me I have proudly served my hometown Library and community since 2016. I am currently working on… Read More Types of Libraries I have worked in

Public

TN-County: Obion Areas of Expertise

Community Partnerships

About Me I'm Carolina Conner from Rives, TN. I have been serving as the Director at Obion County Public… Read More Types of Libraries I have worked in

Public

TN-County: Sumner Areas of Expertise

Collection development

About Me Hey there! I'm Amy, the Library Director at the Millersville Public Library of Sumner County. I've… Read More Types of Libraries I have worked in

Academic
Public
School

TN-County: Polk Areas of Expertise

Collection development
Administration
Grant Management
Programs & Services for All Ages
Budgeting
cataloging

About Me I have been a Library Director since 2017. I manage two libraries in the rural county that I… Read More Types of Libraries I have worked in

Public

TN-County: Carroll Areas of Expertise

Customer Service
Task Management
Creativity & Innovation

About Me My name is Erin Crockett and I have been Library Director of the Carroll County Library for almost… Read More Types of Libraries I have worked in

Public

TN-County: Washington Areas of Expertise

graduate programs
motivation
Presentations & Public Speaking
Project Management
international students

About Me I've been a librarian since 2007 and have taught on and off since 1989. I demystify big projects… Read More Types of Libraries I have worked in

Academic
Library Agencies

TN-County: Perry Areas of Expertise

Library Administration
Collection Development
Customer Service
Circulation
Inter Library Loans
Information Service | Reference

About Me Hi, My name is Kathy Gammon and I'm the Branch Manager of Lobelville Public Library in Tennessee. I… Read More Types of Libraries I have worked in

Public

TN-County: Davidson Areas of Expertise

Teen Programming
Project Management
Management (Personnel)
Teen Volunteers
Outreach

About Me I currently manage Nashville Public Library's Teen Center. I supervise 4 employees who are… Read More Types of Libraries I have worked in

Public

TN-County: Jackson Areas of Expertise

Library Administration
Collection development
Customer Service

About Me I am Melissa Gregory. I have been Director at Charles Ralph Holland Memorial Library in Gainesboro… Read More Types of Libraries I have worked in

Public

TN-County: Montgomery Areas of Expertise

Consulting
Library Administration
Public libraries
Staff Training
Archives

About Me Hi! I'm Caitlyn. I'm the Assistant Director of Red River Regional Library, a position I have held… Read More Types of Libraries I have worked in

Academic
Library Agencies
Special

TN-County: Washington Areas of Expertise

Organizational Leadership
Organizational culture
Presentations & Public Speaking
Marketing and Public Relations
Grant writing
Information Service | Reference
Information Literacy
Customer Service
Collection development
Working with Local Officials

About Me Greetings! My name is Selena Harmon, and I currently serve as Assistant Director of the Holston… Read More Types of Libraries I have worked in

Academic
Public
Special

"Storytimes, Music times, Literacy Buddies, Lego League, Pet therapy program
1:1
3D Printing
academic libraries
access services
Accessibility
Administration
Adobe Creative Suite
Adult Program & Services
Adult Program & Services
adult reference
Advocacy Programs for People with Special Needs
Animals
Archives
Arduino
Assessment
Award Selection Committee Participation
BCCLS
Book Challenges
Book Club
Branding
Budgeting
Building Local Partnerships
Building Management
Business
Business services
Canva
Career Online High School
cataloging
Change Management
Children's Collections
Children's Diversity Programs
Children's Programming
Children’s Program & Services
Chromebooks
Circulation
Circulation
Citizenship Exam Practice
Civil Service Issues
CMS Moderation
Coding literacy
Collaboration
Collection arranging & processing
Collection development
Collection Development
Collection Management
Collection Shifts
Community Engagement
Community Partnerships
Computer Classes
Computer Network Administration
Consortia issues
Consulting
copyright
County Library Systems
Creative Aging
Creative Arts: Visual
Creativity & Innovation
css
Customer Service
CyberPatriots Team
Cybersecurity
Data analysis
databases
Destiny
Digital collections
Digital Content Strategy
Digital Literacy
disaster planning
Disaster Recovery
Display ideas
Diversity
Drupal
E-reading
Early Literacy Programs & Spaces
eBooks
editing
Edtech
Education
Electronic Resources Management
Electronics
embedded librarians
Emerging Technology
Empathy and Compassion
Employee Engagement
English Language Learning
ESL
Event Planning
Facilitation
family literacy
FIRST Tech Challenge Team
Friends Groups
FTC
Fundraising
Games and Game Systems
Gaming
genealogy
Genrefication
Google Apps for Education
Google Services
graduate programs
Grant Management
Grant writing
graphic design
Graphic Novel Collection Development
High School
Homeschool
html
Human Resources
ILS
ILS management
Information Literacy
Information Literacy instruction
information policy
Information Service | Reference
Inkscape
Innovation
inquiry
Instruction
instructional design
Instructional Technology
Inter Library Loans
interlibrary loan
international students
Job Interview
Knowledge Management
Labor Negotiations
leadership
lesson planning
LGBTQ Programming & Collections
LibGuides
Library Administration
Library Advocacy
Library Confidentiality
Library of Things
Library Science
library services
Library technology
Local History
Makerspace
Management
Management (Personnel)
Manga/Graphic Novels
Marketing and Public Relations
Media in Libraries
Media Mentors
Mentoring
Microsoft Office Suite
Middle School
Middle-Grade Library Service
Mobile Computing
motivation
Multilingual Collections
New Jersey
Niche Academy
Non-MARC metadata
One person libraries
Online instruction
Online Learning
Open Educational Resources
Organizational communication
Organizational culture
Organizational Leadership
Original documents
Outreach
PARCC testing coordination
Participating in Library Groups
Partnerships
Photographs
PHP
Policy Creation
Popular Culture
Presentations & Public Speaking
Preservation
Professional Development
Programming for All Ages
Programs & Services for All Ages
Project Management
Psychology
Public libraries
Public Library
Public LIbrary Trustee
Public Library, Library Board, Policy Creation, Partnerships, Library Statistics
Public Policy
Publishing
Purchasing
Raspberry Pi
RDA
Reader advisory
Reader's Advisory
Recruiting and Hiring
Reentry Services
Renovations
Research
Research & Publishing
Resource description
Resource-sharing
Resume Writing
Retail
School librarianship, including collection curation, information literacy instruction, and programming
School Libraries
School Library Service
School Media Specialist
School Outreach
Self Directed Programming
Self-Published Author Submissions Review Committee Chair
Seniors / Older Adults
Services for People with Special Needs
SGOs
Social media
Social Media Content Creation
Social Media Management
Social Networking
Social Work/Gerontology
Space Management Databases
Special Libraries
Staff Development
Staff Scheduling
Staff Supervision & Evaluation
Staff Supervision & Evaluation
Staff Training
Staff Training & Scheduling
Statewide Services
STEAM Programming
STEM in Libraries
Storytime
Storytimes, Music times, Literacy Buddies, Lego League, Home School programs, pet therapy program, conducting oral histories, YA Program & Services , y
Strategic Planning
Summer Reading
Supporting Teen Mental Health and Serving at-Risk Youth
sustainability
Sustainable Shelves Program, Library System Coordinator
System Administration
System Administration
Systems Thinking
Task Management
Tax and Government Assistance Aid
Teaching
Team-building
Technical Services
technical services advocacy
Technology
Technology integration
Teen Collection Development & Management
Teen Engagement and Passive/Pop Up Programming
Teen Programming
Teen Services
Teen Volunteers
Teen Volunteers
Teen Zone Decoration/Environmental Design
Time Management & Staff Scheduling
Training
Trustee Meetings
Union Leadership
Unions / Collective Bargaining
urban libraries
urban schools
User Experience
User Training
Video Game Collection Development
Virtual Reference
Visual Literacy
Volunteers
Web Design
Website
Website Management
Weeding
wordpress
Working with a Foundation
Working with Local Officials
Wsite
YA literature
YA Program & Services
Young Adult Collection Development & Management
Young Adult Program & Services
Youth Services