Portfolio

I present programs and workshops on many library topics including: collection management, readers' advisory, library management and customer service. Please feel free to contact me for further information.

Contact:

kristi@booksyarnink.com

Resume:

Check out my LinkedIn profile: http://www.linkedin.com/in/kristichadwick/

Awards:

Community Builder - Library Journal Mover & Shaker, 2014.
Library Journal Reviewer of the Year, 2013.

Publications:

Columnist, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Library Journal, 2011 - present. 

Mystery Preview: "Pushing Boundaries". Library Journal, April 15, 2014.

"Count Your Chickens: Urban Farming & Homesteading." Library Journal, February 1, 2014.

"New Worlds To Explore: Genre Spotlight." Library Journal, August 15, 2013.

Mystery Preview: "Following Digital Clues". Library Journal, April 15, 2013.

"Hungry for SF: Genre Crossovers Retain Fans and Attract New Readers." Library Journal, August 1, 2012.

Mystery Preview: "Crime Travels." Library Journal, April 1, 2012.

“Digital Treasures: The Evolution of a Digital Repository in Massachusetts.” Digitization in the Real World, The Metropolitan New York Library Council (METRO), August 2010.


Selected Presentations (To Be Updated):

2014

• Reconnect with Readers' Advisory through LibraryReads - New England Library Association Annual Conference, co-presenter. (Coming Oct 2014)
• Conversation Starter: What I Really Want To Do Is Direct - American Library Association Annual Conference, panelist. 
• For The Love of LibraryReads: Using the Nation-wide "Staff Picks" - Massachusetts Library Association Annual Conference, co-presenter. 

2013

• All About ARCs: The Ins and Outs of Requesting, Using and Abusing Advanced Reading Copies - American Library Association Annual Conference, co-presenter.
• Do What You Love: Make Your Talents and Passions Work for You - American Library Association Annual Conference, co-presenter.
• Full-Frontal Shelving: Erotica in the Library - New York Library Association Public Libraries Section Spring Conference, co-presenter.

2012

• Getting Started With the Digital Commonwealth - Digital Commonwealth Annual Conference/Massachusetts Library Association Pre-Conference, co-presenter.

2011

• Getting Started With the Digital Commonwealth - Digital Commonwealth Annual Conference/Massachusetts Library Association Pre-Conference, presenter.

2009

• Conducting a Digital Barn Raising - Digital Commonwealth Annual Conference, co-presenter.

2008

• An Introduction to Library Digitization - Massachusetts Library Association Technical Services Section, co-presenter.  

Interviews:

"Best Books of 2012 (Part One)". Circulating Ideas Episode 20 (podcast audio), January 2013.

"Read Away Your Summer!" LitTech Show Episode 39 (podcast audio, notes), July 18, 2012.