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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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NJ-County: ESSEX Areas of Expertise

Customer Service
Circulation
Collection development
Management (Personnel)
Time Management & Staff Scheduling
Grant writing
Public Library
Library Advocacy
Library Confidentiality

About Me I'm Amanda Eigen and I'm Head of Library Services for Maplewood Memorial Library in Maplewood, NJ.… Read More Types of Libraries I have worked in

Public
School

NJ-County: CAMDEN Areas of Expertise

Organizational Leadership
Management (Personnel)
Emerging Technology
STEM in Libraries
Public libraries

About Me Tanya Finney Estrada is currently the Director of the Pennsauken Free Public Library in New Jersey… Read More Types of Libraries I have worked in

Academic
Public

NJ-County: MIDDLESEX Areas of Expertise

Youth Services
Management (Personnel)
Children’s Program & Services
Children's Collections
Outreach

About Me Member at Large NJLA Past President NJLA CSS Read More Types of Libraries I have worked in

Public

NJ-County: MIDDLESEX Areas of Expertise

Adult Program & Services
Information Service | Reference
Outreach
Technology
urban libraries
Collection development

About Me Prior to working at the Piscataway Public Library, I worked at the Newark Public Library for 16… Read More Types of Libraries I have worked in

Public

NJ-County: UNION Areas of Expertise

Computer Classes
Instructional Technology
Edtech
Presentations & Public Speaking
LGBTQ Programming & Collections
Diversity
Information Service | Reference
Virtual Reference
adult reference
Adult Program & Services
Information Literacy instruction
Strategic Planning
Web Design
instructional design
graphic design

About Me I am a media specialist at Governor Livingston High School's Instructional Media Center in Berkeley… Read More Types of Libraries I have worked in

Academic
Public
School

NJ-County: ATLANTIC Areas of Expertise

Children’s Program & Services
Outreach
School Outreach
databases

About Me Currently a YS librarian, but spent some time in info services and at a state historical society as… Read More Types of Libraries I have worked in

Academic
Public
Special

NJ-County: PASSAIC Areas of Expertise

Grant writing
Professional Development
Research
Partnerships
leadership
Technology integration
academic libraries
School Libraries

About Me I am the Education and Curriculum Materials Librarian at the David and Lorraine Cheng Library at… Read More Types of Libraries I have worked in

Academic
School

NJ-County: MIDDLESEX Areas of Expertise

Collection development
Young Adult Collection Development & Management
Collection arranging & processing
Teen Collection Development & Management
Budgeting
Google Apps for Education
Destiny
Display ideas

About Me I am in my 18th year of being a School Library Media Specialist, my degree is from Seton Hall. I… Read More Types of Libraries I have worked in

School

NJ-County: SOMERSET Areas of Expertise

Building Management
Project Management
Staff Supervision & Evaluation
Technology
Organizational Leadership
Training

About Me I've worked in various customer service sectors in leadership roles - restaurant, retail,… Read More Types of Libraries I have worked in

Public

NJ-County: BERGEN Areas of Expertise

Library Administration
Public Library
Organizational Leadership
Event Planning
Staff Development
Staff Supervision & Evaluation
Community Partnerships

About Me I have been the Director of the Hasbrouck Heights Public Library since the fall of 2006. I first… Read More Types of Libraries I have worked in

Public

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NJ-County: HUNTERDON Areas of Expertise

Library Administration
Circulation
Staff Supervision & Evaluation
YA Program & Services
Outreach

About Me Since 2013, I have served in supervisory roles and administration in public libraries. Currently, I… Read More Types of Libraries I have worked in

Public

NJ-County: MIDDLESEX Areas of Expertise

Emerging Technology
Seniors / Older Adults
Technology
Information Service | Reference
Project Management

About Me I am currently the Technology Librarian at the Cranbury Public Library, where I manage all… Read More Types of Libraries I have worked in

Public

NJ-County: MIDDLESEX Areas of Expertise

Collection Management
Space Management Databases
Project Management
Collection Shifts
Disaster Recovery

About Me My name is Robert Krack and I have worked for the Rutgers University Libraries for over 20 years.… Read More Types of Libraries I have worked in

Academic

NJ-County: MIDDLESEX Areas of Expertise

Youth Services
Collection development
YA Program & Services
Children’s Program & Services
Outreach
Volunteers
Information Service | Reference
Reader advisory
Building Management
Customer Service

About Me I am currently the Supervisor of Youth Services at Piscataway Public Library. Previously, I have… Read More Types of Libraries I have worked in

Public

Areas of Expertise

Outreach
Information Literacy instruction
Adult Program & Services

About Me Hello! I am Bonnie. I am currently the Assistant Director at The Springfield Free Public Library in… Read More Types of Libraries I have worked in

Academic
Public

"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 reference
Advocacy Programs for People with Special Needs
Animals
Archives
Arduino
Assessment
Award Selection Committee Participation
BCCLS
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
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
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
Job Interview
Knowledge Management
Labor Negotiations
leadership
lesson planning
LGBTQ Programming & Collections
LibGuides
Library Administration
Library Advocacy
Library Confidentiality
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
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, 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
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
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 Programming
Teen Volunteers
Teen Volunteers
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