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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: HUNTERDON Areas of Expertise

Teen Collection Development & Management
Teen Programming
Volunteers

About Me I have been working with teens in public libraries for over 8 years now. I've worked in libraries… Read More Types of Libraries I have worked in

Public

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TN-County: Sumner Areas of Expertise

Programs & Services for All Ages
Summer Reading
Homeschool
Early Literacy Programs & Spaces
Library Administration
Recruiting and Hiring
Budgeting

About Me I have been the director at Westmoreland Public Library of Sumner County since December 2021. With… Read More Types of Libraries I have worked in

Public

NJ-County: MIDDLESEX Areas of Expertise

Information Service | Reference
Collection development
Adult Program & Services
Outreach
Customer Service
Mentoring

About Me I am an Adult Services librarian at Piscataway Public Library. I started my library career as a… Read More Types of Libraries I have worked in

Academic
Public

NJ-County: MERCER Areas of Expertise

ILS management
Library technology
Instructional Technology
Information Service | Reference

About Me I am a librarian 3, currently working as the Systems Admin for the Mercer County Library System. My… Read More Types of Libraries I have worked in

Public

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NJ-County: ESSEX Areas of Expertise

Information Service | Reference
Information Literacy instruction
Virtual Reference
Online instruction
Open Educational Resources
Research

About Me Hi! My name is Justin Savage and I'm entering my fourth year as a Research and Reference Librarian… Read More Types of Libraries I have worked in

Academic
Public
Special

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NJ-County: HUDSON Areas of Expertise

Social media
Social Media Content Creation
Outreach
Marketing and Public Relations
Information Service | Reference
Customer Service
eBooks
Digital collections
Young Adult Collection Development & Management
Graphic Novel Collection Development
Children's Collections
LGBTQ Programming & Collections
Website
Local History
genealogy
Collection development
Award Selection Committee Participation
Adult Program & Services
YA Program & Services
urban libraries
Renovations
Staff Supervision & Evaluation
Staff Scheduling
Policy Creation
Trustee Meetings
Budgeting
Building Management
Change Management

About Me My name is Melody Scagnelli-Townley and I am the Library Director at Bayonne Public Library. Before… Read More Types of Libraries I have worked in

Academic
Public
School

NJ-County: ESSEX Areas of Expertise

Children's Programming
English Language Learning
Citizenship Exam Practice
Teen Volunteers
School Outreach

About Me My name is Karl and I have been the branch manager of the Van Buren Branch of the Newark Public… Read More Types of Libraries I have worked in

Public

NJ-County: HUNTERDON Areas of Expertise

School librarianship, including collection curation, information literacy instruction, and programming

About Me @rmslmc (Instagram) Read More Types of Libraries I have worked in

School

NJ-County: UNION Areas of Expertise

Youth Services

About Me Hi, I am currently working as a Children's librarian in the Linden Public School System. I manage… Read More Types of Libraries I have worked in

Public
School

NJ-County: ATLANTIC Areas of Expertise

High School
Book Club
Genrefication

About Me I have over 20 years experience working with students. I enjoy showing students how to find… Read More Types of Libraries I have worked in

School

NJ-County: PASSAIC Areas of Expertise

Administration
Unions / Collective Bargaining

About Me Worked in libraries over 40+ years. Original career was in IT and then became a degreed librarian… Read More Types of Libraries I have worked in

Public

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NJ-County: MIDDLESEX Areas of Expertise

Teen Programming
Teen Collection Development & Management
Empathy and Compassion
LGBTQ Programming & Collections
Animals

About Me Hi! I'm Melaina (they/them). I am a retired veterinary technician turned librarian! I brought my… Read More Types of Libraries I have worked in

Public
School

NJ-County: SOMERSET Areas of Expertise

Adult Program & Services
Outreach
Creative Arts: Visual
Seniors / Older Adults
leadership
Organizational Leadership
Staff Supervision & Evaluation
Project Management
Creative Aging
Change Management

About Me Jen Sulligan is the Adult Services Department Supervisor at Somerset County Library System of New… Read More Types of Libraries I have worked in

Public

NJ-County: HUNTERDON Areas of Expertise

Electronic Resources Management
Web Design
Website
Information Literacy instruction
Information Literacy
Information Service | Reference

About Me I am the electronic resources and web services librarian at Raritan Valley Community College in… Read More Types of Libraries I have worked in

Academic

NJ-County: MERCER Areas of Expertise

Customer Service
User Experience
leadership
Management (Personnel)
Staff Supervision & Evaluation
Circulation
Time Management & Staff Scheduling
Volunteers
Retail
Professional Development

About Me I have been an energetic leader of our library’s Lending Services department for almost 15 years. I… Read More Types of Libraries I have worked in

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