Lily R. Morgan
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GALLUP StrengthsFinder Signature Themes: Responsibility ; Futuristic ; Strategic ; Activator ; Ideation
Education
MLS Emporia State University, Emporia, KS, ALA-accredited, 3.99 May 2010
15 Undergraduate hours of Spanish
BA University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, 3.88 (Graduation with Distinction) May 2002
Major: English, Creative Writing Emphasis (English Departmental Honors, 4.0)
Professional Experience
Reference Librarian (part-time)
Concordia University Libraries, Portland, OR July 2016 - present
● Provide and document face-to-face, chat, text, email, and phone reference services to students,
faculty, and staff using LibAnswers and QuestionPoint platforms. Follow-up on complex queries
with additional recommended search strategies and resources
● Assist full-time librarians with wide-ranging projects, such as: editing and updating LibGuides,
collection development, running usage reports, designing handouts and infographics, doing a
cost/benefit analysis of Amazon used book sales accounts, and creating training materials
Librarian, Evening and Weekend Supervisor (part-time)
Art Institute of Portland, Portland, OR July 2016 - present
● Train and supervise student workers and provide them with library-related projects
● Teach information literacy skills and conduct library orientations for a variety of classes/students
● Serials collection development and acquisitions
● Intra-library loan
● Complete special projects including: creating a training manual, redesigning and editing LibGuides,
collection development, weeding, presentations to faculty, creating displays, and catalog cleanup
Director of Library Services
Independence Community College, Independence, KS July 2010 - July 2015
● Managed all library services including the following innovations:
○ Created new library collections of DVDs, young adult books, and graphic novels
○ Initiated purchase of circulating eReaders (obtained grant funds)
○ Increased circulation loan periods and library hours of operation
○ Joined union catalog with local library system to increase ease and speed of access to
interlibrary loan materials
○ Obtained new carpeting and tile for entire library as well as remodeling funds to create
library “private” room
○ Purchased new furnishings and decorations to create attractive and welcoming spaces for
browsing, computing, study, and relaxation. Initiated free coffee, cocoa, and tea bar
● Maintained and improved library collections:
○ Extensively weeded and updated collections. Conducted book sales
○ Increased holdings of popular ction (obtained grant funds)
Lily R. Morgan
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GALLUP StrengthsFinder Signature Themes: Responsibility ; Futuristic ; Strategic ; Activator ; Ideation
Director of Library Services (cont.)
● Maintained and improved library collections (cont.):
○ Incorporated (nearly all) reference and oversized books into general collection to increase
awareness of and use of said books
○ Negotiated subscriptions for research databases in response to changing needs of students
and faculty
○ Cataloged all new library materials in both AACR2 and RDA formats
● Provided instruction and learning support:
○ Taught information literacy skills to 450+ students annually and provided reference services
○ Created and maintained LibGuides research, subject and citation guides
○ Contracted-out educational / promotional library comic book (with grant funds)
● Organized, promoted, and supervised library programs:
○ Open Mic Nights (approximately monthly)
○ Student, faculty, and guest author readings and book signings
○ Other activities, such as student contests, annual library Easter egg hunts for students and
local children, and story-time for college day care center
● Curated William Inge Collection archive within the library:
○ Created original catalog records for new acquisitions
○ Assisted scholars with research and provided visitors with tours and information
○ Initiated agreement with KU Libraries for digital repository of past and present Inge Festival
Conference papers and initiated digital preservation project
● Filled
leadership roles on campus and on regional library committees:
○ Secretary, Two-Year Library Directors Council, 2014-2015
○ Vice-President, College and Universities Section (CULS) of Kansas Library Association, 2015
○ Chair, Academic Quality Improvement Program (AQIP) accreditation committee,
Independence Community College, 2013-2015
○ Member, Executive Board of Southeast Kansas Library System, 2012-2015, Vice President
2014-2015
○ President, Friends of the Independence Public Library, 2012, Vice president, 2011
Library Graduate Assistant
Emporia High School, Emporia, KS August 2008 - May 2010
● Assisted with library orientations and instruction
● Provided readers’ advisory and reference services. Created genre recommendation lists
● Designed both permanent and monthly/special event signage. Made book trailers
● Assisted with collection development of YA fiction and graphic novels
● Processed and copy-cataloged new materials
● Consolidated Spanish language ction to improve browsing and reviewed and corrected Spanish
catalog records
Lily R. Morgan
lilythelibrarian.weebly.com
GALLUP StrengthsFinder Signature Themes: Responsibility ; Futuristic ; Strategic ; Activator ; Ideation
Practicum Graduate Student, Instructional Services
University of Kansas Libraries, Lawrence, KS August 2009 - December 2009
● Assisted with library instruction, both one-shots and a for-credit class:
○ Co-taught LA&S 292 (KU one-credit class, eight three-hour sessions), teaching information
literacy skills and searching library catalog and databases
○ Co-taught library orientations for English 101 classes
○ Assisted with lesson planning, creation of handouts, and set-up and maintained Blackboard
course for LA&S 292
○ Used LibGuides to create subject guides
Other Professional Experience
Temporary Administrative Assistant
Oregon Public Broadcasting, Portland, OR August 2015 - June
2016
● Completed membership customer service and administrative tasks such as responding to member
questions and complaints, mass mailings, creating training materials, supervising volunteers,
processing bank batches of donation checks, cleanup of member database
Lead Receptionist
Foundation House at Bothell, Bothell, WA November 2005 - May 2007
● Assisted residents, their families, and visitors in person and on the phone with questions and concerns
● Created and distributed newsletters, managed the company calendar and performed other office duties
● Filled-in for wait staff, completed security checks, and called for emergency services when needed
Memberships, Presentations and Awards
Memberships:
● Member, Oregon Library Association (OLA), 2016-present
● Member ACRL Oregon, 2016-present
● Member, Kansas Library Association (KLA), 2009-2015
● Member, KLA College and University Libraries Section (CULS) 2010-2015
Presentations:
● “I fought the law: advocacy for academic libraries,” CULS/CU Conference, Lincoln, NE, May 2015
● “From solo to collaborative librarianship: connecting libraries, creating opportunities,”
KLA Conference: Wichita, KS, October 2013
● Co-presenter with J. Hildebrand for OCLC/Library Journal Best Small Library webinar on WebJunction,
September 2012
Awards:
● AQIP Committee Extraordinary Leadership Award, Independence Community College, May 2015
● AQIP Accreditation Committee Hospitality Award, Independence Community College, 2011
