HELLO, I'M
Maddy Newquist
Reference Librarian.
Freelance Copy Editor.
Sentient Encyclopedia.
Maddy Newquist.
MS in Library & Information Science.
BA in English Lit.
Austin, Texas.
(she/her/hers)
About
HELLO, WORLD!
With a passion for all things book-related, environments with a community-first focus, and one--on--one project building, I have both the enthusiasm and professional background necessary to make a positive contribution to the LAM world, with a world--class education to match. As a multi--faceted multitasker with excellent management skills built from a range of industries, I envision an exciting future at the frontier of information literacy and community reference work.
Browse my site to learn more about me, read my portfolio of projects in the LIS field, and see what skills I can lend to your next project. I look forward to working with you soon!
Current Projects
as an Adult Services Librarian at APL
Feb. 2022--Present
Reading the Rainbow book club, co-host & moderator
Feb. 2023–Present
Board with Books monthly meetup, co-lead & board game librarian
May 2022–Present
APL Volumes podcast, host & producer
Dec. 2022–Present
Menstrual Equity team, systemwide co-lead
Sept–Jan., yearly
International LEGO Day planning committee, adult audience lead
Jan. 2022–Present
Personal Picks team
May–August, yearly
Mayor's Book Club selection committee
Development
what I'm learning
SDAD, Feb. 2023
Systemwide presentation on APL Volumes & APL Innovate Digital Makerspace
Jan. 2023–Present
Enrolled in ASL college course
Experience
WHERE I’VE WORKED
Jan. 2022--Present
Austin Central Library (APL), Adult Services Librarian I
Involvement
HOW I'VE CONNECTED
October 2020--December 2022
School Library Journal/Library Journal, Book Reviewer
Dec. 2019--March 2020, July--Aug. 2021
Center for Fiction, Reference Assistant
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June--Dec.2019: Library & Archive Intern
September 2020--December 2022
The League of Awesome Librarians, Writing Team Member
September 2019--December 2020
Pratt Institute Libraries, Public Services/Reference GA
June 2019--December 2020
August 2020--Present
Journal Club Hour, Founder & Moderator
Pratt Institute Libraries, Electronic Resource Management GA
Education
WHAT I’VE LEARNED
2019--2020
School of Information, Pratt Institute – New York, NY
Master of Science in Library and Information Science
Focus: Reference, Collection Development, and Info Organization
2011--2015
University of Chicago – Chicago, IL; Class of 2015
Bachelor of Arts with Honors in English Literature; minor in Classics
SKILLS
Sierra ILS
LibApps; LibGuides; LibAnswers
EBSCOhost Admin
ILL/Rapid ILL
OCLC Worldshare Metadata
Caiasoft
Follett Destiny
SQL
MARC21 & RDA
OpenRefine
HTML/CSS/JavaScript
Python/JSON
Photoshop
LANGUAGES
English
French
Modern Greek
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Latin
Ancient Greek
Middle Egyptian
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Currently Learning:
ASL
PROFESSIONAL
COMMITMENTS
ALA
PLA
ABOS
NYLA
League of Awesome Librarians
ALA Rainbow Round Table
ALA Games & Gaming RT
ALA Social Responsibilities RT
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Tri-State Librarians' Book Buzz, 2019
Lib. Collective Annual Gathering, 2020
Urban Librarians Conf., 2020
LJ Fall Day of Dialog, 2020
ABOS Virtual Conf., 2020
NYLA Annual Conf., 2020
ALA Midwinter, 2021
personal
interests
Traveling & Road Tripping
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Learning New Languages
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Board Games & RPGs
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Hiking & Kayaking
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Cooking & Baking
Please download my CV to see the full range of experience & skills I have to offer.