amanda plante
Programming Assistant at Langdon Public Library
programming assistant langdon public library
master library information science student san jose state university program study focus public library youth service . believe literacy critical component positive social change mean achieving cultural awareness personal empowerment . time rapid technological growth , important work promote library democratic , sustainable community center connecting patron sensitivity unique need background .
Langdon Public Library
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-Uses graphic design software to create publicity for library events
-Assists with management of Langdon Library website and Facebook page
-Develops and leads weekly family storytime for children birth to pre-kindergarten
-Assists with picture book, juvenile, and young adult collection development
-Plans, promotes, and executes annual Summer Reading Program for children and adults
Newington, NH
Programming Assistant
Gale Library
-Prepares and processes materials for public circulation
-Assists with preparing for and executing children's programs 
-Contacts patrons about holds and interlibrary loan arrivals
-Shelves and organizes materials with respect for limited space
Newton, NH
Substitute Circulation Assistant
Wiggin Memorial Library
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Stratham, NH
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Children's Library Assistant
Seabrook Library
-Oversees circulation desk at peak activity periods and independently in the evening hours at a medium-size coastal public library
-Conducts Readers’ Advisory services for adult and young adult patrons
-Coaches patrons one-on-one in computer- and e-reader skills
-Collaborates with Youth Services Librarian to design programs and displays and to develop youth collections
-Recommends materials for purchase in Adult and Young Adult collections
-Uses TLC integrated library system to check out materials, process holds, and manage patron information
-Processes materials for circulation by covering, creating spine labels, according to library standards
-Updates MARC records in library catalog
Seabrook, NH
Adult Services Circulation Assistant
Heav'nly Donuts
-Completes guest transactions on the front counter and at the drive-thru at a store which experiences a high volume of patrons daily
-Assigns tasks to other crew members and works as part of a team to create a clean, warm, and inviting store atmosphere
-Prepares and stocks ingredients, pastries, and coffees
North Reading, MA
Crew Member
Center for the Humanities, University of New Hampshire
-Worked with the Omeka open-source web publishing platform to organize digital collections of artifacts created and collected by Indigenous artists, writers, and community members in New England
-Utilized HTML and CSS to format content of digital exhibits
-Checked image and document file types for optimal presentation and consistency
Durham, New Hampshire
Digital Project Assistant
Prevention Innovations
Through creative gaming mechanisms, I helped create content for video games for incoming freshmen to play with the goal of increasing student knowledge about being an active bystander.  I worked through the ​Prevention Innovations Research Center at UNH (formed in 2006) whose mission is to end sexual and relationship violence and stalking through the power of effective practitioner and researcher partnerships.
Durham, New Hampshire
Student Intern
Newmarket Public Library
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-Managed circulation desk operations
-Assisted patrons with computer-related queries
-Informed patrons by telephone and by e-mail of the arrival of requested media
-Utilized NHU-PAC state interlibrary loan system to acquire materials for patrons  
-Arranged book and media displays with care
Newmarket, NH
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Substitute Circulation Assistant
University of New Hampshire
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-Developed and executed presentations on race and gender theory for class discussion
-Facilitated writing workshops and one-on-one writing meetings with students
-Engaged students with critical prompting questions related to class readings
-Encouraged a fair and open-minded class community
-Conducted "climate checks" to monitor class morale and relayed this information to the instructor to discuss pedagogical techniques and challenges
-Read and dialogued with all course texts and implements pedagogical understandings from secondary texts into classroom experiences
-Produced observational notes at each class meeting to discuss with instructor weekly
-Conducted one office hour weekly
UNH English/Women's Studies Departments
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Teaching Practicum Student
UNH Dimond Library
-Located and circulated materials for patrons
-Prepared periodicals and newspapers for circulation and filed them 
-Staffed library as one of two students in charge of the library on limited operations during severe inclement weather
-Scanned and prepared requested materials for patrons
-Conducted patron counts on all levels of library
-Distributed periodical surveys to patrons on library usage
-Shelfread, shelved and organized materials in the stacks
-Circulated video cameras, audio recorders, microphones and tripods and ensured they are in working condition and that reservation requests are honored
-Assisted patrons with multimedia classroom technology requests, such as displaying DVDs and connecting media
Student Assistant
Popovers on the Square
-Served and cleared tables in-restaurant and on the patio during highly successful opening weekend
-Greeted and directed guests in restaurant lobby
-Conducted cash register transactions during prime breakfast, lunch, and dinner hours
-Ensured restaurant atmosphere was clean and pleasant to guests
-Prepared hot and iced coffee beverages
-Served and provided information to guests about pastry items
Epping, NH
Barista/Cashier
UNH English Department
-Managed telephone and main desk independently while office staff was at lunch
-Located and organizes confidential student files 
-Scanned and copied time-sensitive materials for university faculty and staff
-Directed visitors to building and campus offices
-Informed visitors of department policies and academic processes
Durham, NH
Student Office Assistant
University of New Hampshire
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-Assisted English faculty member with compensated research for her scholarly article.
-Topic: Weight-based discrimination and capital punishment
-Utilized online periodicals and reference books to gather sources for approximately two weeks.
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Research Assistant
Plaistow Public Library
-Practiced excellent telephone courtesy, answering library-related, community-based and research-oriented queries
-Assisted with children's programs by preparing craft materials, interacting with youth and parents
-Utilized Microsoft Office to create signs advertising programs and policies
-Educated patrons on various aspects of computer/audio-book/media player use
-Covered and prepared new books to be circulated to the public
-Arranged special interest book and media displays 
-Shelved and organized materials to make easily accessible to the public
-Served food and supervised outside games at Summer Reading Program finale, August 2012
Plaistow, NH
Library Page
Master's degree
Library and Information Science
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San Jose State University
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Bachelor of Arts (BA)
English
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University of New Hampshire
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Scholastic Diploma
Traveled to Spain in April 2011.
3.7
Timberlane Regional High School
"This scholarship, established from the estate of Marion Edwina Mitchell Cutts, is awarded annually to one or more needy students of outstanding ability and good morals who are majoring in English."
University of New Hampshire
Alice Margarette Mitchell Scholarship
A competitive merit scholarship awarded to students in the honors program with an outstanding academic record.
University of New Hampshire Honors Program
Cogswell Scholar Award
"Only about 10 percent of the arts and sciences graduates of schools with PBK chapters are invited to join for a lifetime membership. The ideal Phi Beta Kappa member has demonstrated intellectual integrity, tolerance for other views, and a broad range of academic interests. Since the Society's founding in 1776, 17 U.S. Presidents, 38 U.S. Supreme Court Justices, and more than 130 Nobel Laureates have been inducted as members—as well as countless authors, diplomats, athletes, researchers, actors, and business leaders."
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Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society
Recognition and scholarship for students who have achieved a grade-point average between 3.85 and 4.0.
University of New Hampshire
Dean's List Highest Honors (Fall 2011-Fall 2014)
(Honors) Advanced Spanish Conversation & Composition I/II
SPAN 631/632
(Honors) Intermediate Spanish II
SPAN 504
Beginning Logic
PHIL 412
Ethnicity in America
ENGL 609
Introduction to Linguistics
LING 405
Introduction to Literary Analysis
ENGL 419
Leadership in the Real World
WS 505.03
Public Speaking
COMM 500
Why Black English Matters
ENGL 595W
Women's Studies Teaching Practicum
WS 797
Collaborating with the Southern New Hampshire Ukulele Group to teach an eight-week ukulele course to six students in grades 4-6. At the end of the program, we will perform on the big library stage for the public.
Just U-kulele and Me
Presented and facilitated discussion for two hours on the representations of women in video games to a class of approximately twenty students. I provided a lecture containing sociological theory and game-related multimedia and led a hands-on demonstration of groundbreaking social justice-themed video games.
Guest Lecturer for Cyborgs, Avatars, and Feminists: Gender in the Virtual World
I assisted with the planning and supervised two Summer Reading Program celebration parties. I provided refreshments, I brainstormed ideas for activities and games and played them with the attendees, and I helped the children find superhero-themed books to take home after the event.
Summer Reading Program Kids Parties (Superhero and Pokemon themed)
Black (Minds) Matter: Literary subversion of Black criminality in Anna J. Cooper’s “Sketches from a Teacher’s Notebook”
I presented at my former high school's annual health fair. At this event, I provided resources about the spread, diagnosis, controversy, and treatment of lyme disease. I engaged with community members and listened to powerful personal stories of their struggles with health. I also provided an opportunity for visitors to participate in the Take a Bite out of Lyme social media campaign during which supporters take a bite out of a lyme, take a photo of themselves afterward, and donate money to lyme disease research.
Lyme Disease Awareness Health Fair Presentation
S(i)ntax of the White Divine: Phillis Wheatley's "On the Death of the Rev. Mr. George Whitefield" as a refutation of Barbarous Africanism in the English language
I served on the team to collect gently used books around campus for various schools and nonprofit organizations in the Seacoast area. I created advertisements digitally for the collection to post on campus and I transported books from the collection locations and sorted collections for distribution.
Sigma Tau Delta Book Drive
I organized a team to create an English Department Tea event at which students and faculty from the department could interact over baked goods and beverages. We reached out to a local nonprofit coffee shop, the Durham Freedom Cafe, for fair trade refreshments. Several faculty members brought their classes to the venue and we were able to advertise other department initiatives for students.
Sigma Tau Delta English Department Tea
Senior Honors Thesis
Social Services
Golden Key International Honour Society
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Golden Key is an organization based on the pillars of academics, leadership, and service. Members are required to have a 3.7 GPA and perform community service each semester. As secretary, I was responsible for planning organization meetings and workshops, taking minutes, and reaching out to members. In 2013 I traveled to the Region 10 Summit in Amherst, MA to learn about the successes of other chapters.
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Chapter Secretary
Education
Sigma Tau Delta English Honors Society
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Through our organization, we aim to promote literacy awareness on campus and in our community. In the past, we have held community book drives and presented poetry nights at local small venues.
Member
Children
Golden Key International Honour Society
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Ran craft tables for the Seacoast Area Mothers of Multiples organization at their annual Easter party. Read Easter stories to 30+ children under 6 years of age. Assisted in decoration before and cleaning afterwards. Participated in organizing an Easter egg hunt outdoors for the children.
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SAMOM Easter Party volunteer
Children
Golden Key International Honour Society
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Served tea and lunch to mothers and daughters at the Mommy & Me annual tea in Newmarket, New Hampshire. Gave makeovers to the children. Helped decorate and remove decorations. This event benefited the Child Smiles scholarship fund of Newmarket, NH.
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Mommy & Me Spring Tea host
Civil Rights and Social Action
Planned Parenthood New York City, Inc.
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Attended a 3-day leadership program where six other student leaders and I developed an action plan for this year's undertaking in our Voices of Planned Parenthood group on campus. Our main goal is to increase political and social literacy on our campus. Our ultimate goal is to receive five-hundred pledges to vote in this November's election of Congressional leaders. To achieve this, we analyzed strategies to motivate the body of our organization and validate members' unique skills.
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University of New Hampshire VOX Delegate
Education
Golden Key International Honour Society
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Worked with president to plan social meetings for members and member workshops. Assisted with tabling at University Day event to recruit potential members. Participated in outreach to invite speakers and guest presenters for meetings and events. Planned and carried out New Members Recognition Night at which Golden Key inducted fifty academically successful students.
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Chapter Vice President
Civil Rights and Social Action
UNH Office of Multicultural Student Affairs
I attended a three-day leadership summit with fifty other students to learn about the intersections of social identities and systemic privileges and inequalities. I participated in small group and large group discussions and used interactive media to engage with theoretical concepts in the categories of race, gender, (dis)ability, religion, age, and socioeconomic class. Additionally, I networked with faculty, staff, and other students who possess a passion for social justice education.
Attendee of 2014 Martin Luther King Jr. Leadership Summit
Civil Rights and Social Action
UNH Women's Studies Department
Served on a panel of three students at the annual Women's Studies Convocation to present on digital activism in the media and to facilitate small-group activities and discussion among present students and faculty.
Panelist
Education
Golden Key International Honour Society
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I planned and executed an "Everyday Super Science Event" at the Newmarket Public Library during which UNH students ran tables with small science experiments for the education of local children. I held meetings with Golden Key members to brainstorm ideas for experiments and I managed the budget for event supplies. Approximately 50 local children were in attendance throughout the day.
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Event Facilitator
Children
Plaistow Public Library
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As a youth services volunteer I prepare craft materials for childrens' programs and assist in the creation of seasonal book displays. I also help to organize materials and to ensure the childrens' and teens' areas are tidy.
Youth Services Volunteer
Politics
Running Start: Bringing Young Women to Politics
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Attended a day-long workshop through the American Association of University Women and Running Start about encouraging and empowering women to run for political offices. I listened to guest panelists, participated in networking exercises, introduced myself to local women government representatives, learned about and practiced writing stump speeches for campaigning for public office, and learned about opportunities to get involved in campus government.
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Elect Her Training
Civil Rights and Social Action
Seacoast LGBT History Project
Led a team of University of New Hamsphire students to catalog, index, scan, and digitally archive artifacts donated by LGBT community members in New Hampshire. This project is preparation for the 2019 exhibit at the Portsmouth Athenaeum to commemorate the Stonewall Riots.
Volunteer Archivist
Education
University of New Hampshire College of Liberal Arts
Served on a three-student panel to discuss representations of mental illness in graphic narratives as well as University of New Hampshire students' responses to stress in the academic environment.
Graphic Medicine and Humanities Symposium Panelist
Social Services
NEW HAMPSHIRE LIBRARY ASSOCIATION
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Co-President of NHLA Information Technology Section
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Moulton, AL
Austin Blankenship
Soil Conservationist  at USDA
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Florence, AL
Tammy Winner
Professor of English, Coordinator of MA in Writing Program at Univ. of North Alabama and Director of Writing Internships
https://www.linkedin.com/in/evelyn-alvarado-6960731a4
Los Angeles, CA
Evelyn Alvarado
Student at San Jose State University
https://www.linkedin.com/in/katherine-yen-0929488b
Santa Clara, CA
Katherine Yen
Director, Digital Marketing at Centrify Corporation
https://www.linkedin.com/in/allison-burris-54618683
Daly City, CA
Allison Burris
Poet, MLIS
https://www.linkedin.com/in/sean-plummer-b0181a71
Greater Boston
Sean Plummer
Registered Nurse
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Severna Park, MD
Lauren Turner
Clinical Assistant at Michigan Medicine
https://www.linkedin.com/in/kristi-peluso-ms-rd-clc-4a8b7890
Rensselaer, NY
Kristi Peluso MS, RD, CLC
Nutritionist at Schenectady County WIC
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Rockingham County, NH
Thomas Masison
Optometric Technician at York Family Eyecare in York, Maine
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Boston, MA
Isabella Anderson
Social Worker, Sophia Snow Place
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Corvallis, OR
Anna Bruning
Adult Programs Coordinator at Missoula Parks and Recreation
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Biddeford, ME
Frederique Sirois
DO '22 Candidate at University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine
https://www.linkedin.com/in/erin-kelley-37457694
Greater Boston
Erin Kelley
Special Education Teacher at Wellesley Public Schools
https://www.linkedin.com/in/nina-quinn-7b0624133
North Dartmouth, MA
Nina Quinn
Promoting independence for children and adults with autism and developing skills for home and workplace productivity
https://www.linkedin.com/in/erica-gallo-86034b90
Dover, NH
Erica Gallo
Senior Marketing Associate at Stenhouse Publishers
https://www.linkedin.com/in/emersondoiron
Dover, NH
Emerson Doiron
Executive Director
https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikaylacollins
Greater Boston
Mikayla Collins
Volunteer Generation Fund (VGF) Program Officer at Volunteer NH
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessica-l-marshall-65356a9
Greater Chicago Area
Jessica L. Marshall
Fearless Literary Advocate for all People|Fervent Library Champion Fighting for Change|Fierce Special Information Services Agent|Full-Fledged Book and Literature Reader
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New York, NY
Amanda Plante
Senior Director of Consumer Communications at Stitch Fix
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Knoxville, TN
Amanda Spangler
Professional Horticulturist
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Bermuda
Amanda Plante
Chief Radiation Therapist at Bermuda Cancer and Health Centre
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Ledyard Center, CT
Amanda Plante
Sr. Associate Centralized Global Animal Ordering
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Fairhaven, MA
Amanda Plante
Psychiatric nurse and PMHNP student at Regis College