Curriculum Vitae

Caroline Woodiel

caroline.woodiel@azirishlibrary.org

Education:

University of Colorado, Boulder – BA in History

• Early 20th Century America- Researched back 6 generations to gather information on the early 20th century immigrant experience including: life of subsequent generations, life in America, immigration process and quarantine, life prior to immigration, motives for emigrating from home country.
• Violence in 19th Century America- Scoured through 1st hand accounts, newspaper clippings, and scholarly data on the Sand Creek Massacre to prove that the massacre of Native Americans outside Colorado City was a direct result and continuation of the Civil War in Western territory.

University of Arizona, Tucson- MLIS

• Course work completed (36 credit hours): Foundations of Library and Information Services, Ethics for Library and Information Professionals, Research Methods for Library and Information Professionals, Organization of Information,  Introduction to Digital Collections, Marketing Library and Information Services, Managing Digital Information, Independent Study: The Integrity of information and data within Open Source Software, Introduction to Archives, Advanced Issues in Archival Enterprise: Film Preservation and Archiving, Government Information, User Interface and Website Design.
• Archive Specific Course Work (12 credit hours): Introduction to Digital Collections, Managing Digital Information, Introduction to Archives, and Advanced Issues in Archival Enterprise: Film Preservation and Archiving.
• Graduated with a 4.0 GPA

Former Professional licenses, awards & designations:

• Series 6 securities license 8-2008- exam passed on first attempt
• Series 63 securities license 8-2008- exam passed on first attempt
• Property & Casualty Insurance Producer’s license 4-2007- exam passed on first attempt
• Life & Health Insurance Producer’s license 4-2007- exam passed on first attempt
• State Farm bank certified for deposit products and loans
• Notary
• Draft writing authority for State Farm claims
• Lancôme Elite top sales award- 2006

Professional Organization Memberships:

• American Library Association
• Society of American Archivists

Library Work History:

OCTOBER 2022 – PRESENT – 40HRS/WEEK

Head Librarian & Archivist / McClelland Library, Phoenix, Arizona

• Member of ICLF Finance Committee, Library Bookkeeping, and Financial Reporting
• Project Manages, writes, and executes, grant activities for the Library 
• Direction of all library programs, services, and program support areas
• Management of Library and Information Professional Staff
• Management and Development of all Professional Library Policies and Procedures
• Direction and Management of Library Archive, Rare, and Special Collections
• Direction and Management of all Library Exhibits, in house and traveling 
• Develops and delivers training for library: staff, volunteers, board, and public
• Supports Library Executive Director fundraising and in meeting the mission and goals

• Management of Library Web Presence: webpages and online bibliographies via WordPress

AUGUST 2020 – OCTOBER 2022 – TRANSITION TO 30HRS/WEEK DUE TO PANDEMIC & FUNDING)

Librarian| Archivist / McClelland Library, Phoenix, Arizona

Library Manager – Librarian / McClelland Library, Phoenix, Arizona

• All duties listed under Librarian | Public Services & Collections plus the following
• Supervises all day-today services and functions of the McClelland Library
• Provides library technology planning, supervision of systems, and administration of the E-rate program
• Supervises, trains, and directs all library staff
• Assists Executive Director with direction and management of cultural programs
• Provides subject expertise and recommendations on library related classes in the Academy
• Responsible for and exercises authority over all areas of primary library responsibility including: planning, implementation, management, evaluation, and budget
• Collaborates with organization support functions, such as: PR & Marketing, Bookkeeping, Desktop and Administrative IT Systems, and the Volunteer Program.

DECEMBER 2014 – AUGUST 2018

Librarian – Public Services & Collections / McClelland Library, Phoenix, Arizona

• Sets organizational standards for archival collections and processing
• Sets archival processing priorities for organization
• Develops processing plan and process archival collections
• Trained library science trainee on U.S. archival preservation, arrangement, and processing
• Learned about Irish archival preservation, arrangement, and processing from library science trainee
• Met with State Conservator to establish conservation plan for all library and archive materials
• Researched and set up Archive Space for organization’s archival holdings
• Main organization contact for Archive Space renewal, changes, and updates
• Answers Reference Questions and trains others on reference
• Manages Collection Development and Acquisition of materials
•  Supervises Library Staff and volunteers: Including interviewing, hiring, and reviewing performance
• Manages all holdings in Polaris and is the Polaris point person for the city as an affiliate organization of Phoenix Public Library
• Manages Rare Books and Special Collections and handles preservation/conservation of materials
• Writes, executes, facilitates, and plans grant activities for the organization
• Manages and develop existing and new library programing based on goals and available grant funding
• Identifies, coordinates, and brings in new exhibitions for the library exhibit space
• Researched, wrote, planed, and obtained image rights for original professional historical exhibit
• Coordinated and redesigned the Book of Kells exhibition with professional historian and graphic artist
• Manages Library Web Presence: All Library webpages and online bibliographies
• Manages and facilitates all ERATE filings for library
• Manages Google for Nonprofits account (email, calendar, cloud storage, and web analytics)
• Serves as interim IT coordinator for all systems and equipment for organization
• Assisted web designer in conceptual design and helped develop information structure of azirish.org
• Develops and delivers volunteer training for the library and technology systems training for volunteers and staff
• Manages social media presence for library
• Library PR for events and programs including writing Press Releases and featured articles
• Develops organization wide policies and attends board meetings to present the status of various activities on behalf of the library
• Coordinates visit and establishes valuable contacts for foreign diplomats, such as Consul General of Ireland
• Public Speaking: gave tours, trainings, introduced lecturers, and spoke about/on behalf of organization at events
• Facilitated Library certification as a museum by the Arizona Historical Society

JUNE 2013 – DECEMBER 2014

Public Services Coordinator / McClelland Library, Phoenix, Arizona

• Established archival processing priorities and surveyed materials for possible collections
• Answered Reference Questions and assisted the public
• Collection Assignment of materials
• Accepted donations on behalf of the organization
• Supervised and scheduled library volunteers
• Assisted in updating the library-focused part of the tour for docent volunteers
• Developed and delivered volunteer training for the library in person and through PowerPoint recordings
• Established and maintained library Libguides
• Assisted with planning special events and library programming
• Provided all library circulation services
• Applied for, managed, and established Google for Nonprofits account (email system)
• Created and managed social media presence for library
• Helped develop cash handling system for the library

Grant Writing:

I have written and the Library has been awarded the following grants:

• 2019/2020 Arizona Historical Society mini-grant
• 2020/2021 Arizona Historical Society mini-grant
• 2021/2022 Arizona Historical Society mini-grant
• 2022/2023 Arizona Historical Society mini-grant
• 2023/2024 Arizona Historical Society mini-grant
• 2020/2021 IMLS CARES Act Grant
• 2022 ALA Grant: American Rescue Plan: Humanities Grants for Libraries
• 2014 Google for Non-Profits Grant of Google Suite Products
• 2018/2019 Emigrant Support Programme Grant – Ireland’s DFA
• 2019/2020 Emigrant Support Programme Grant – Ireland’s DFA
• 2020/2021 Emigrant Support Programme Grant – Ireland’s DFA

Volunteer Work:

03/2013-06/2013: The McClelland Irish Library

• Help establish and maintain organization’s Facebook page
• Apply for and help establish Google for nonprofits for organization
• Give tours
• Answer simple reference questions
• Help record donations from patrons
• Assist with opening and closing procedures
• Request donations from patrons that tour facility and exhibits
• Establish Libguides account, determine pricing for organization, and work with thirty day trial to learn about implementation on future organization site.

12/2007- 8/2012: Arizona Border Collie Rescue

• Fostered over a dozen dogs in our home, rehabilitating injuries and behavioral problems while adjusting dogs to a normal life with their new home
• Event coordinator from 2008-mid 2011. I scaled back my time commitment once my daughter was born
• Authored the Rescue’s newsletter to 300+ volunteers and previous adopters from 2010- mid 2011
• Spoke to the public at events about border collies, their particular needs, and the goals and purpose of the rescue that spans the entire state of Arizona and takes in approximately 200 dogs a year
• Attended Arizona wide volunteer functions of behalf of the rescue to ascertain what is needed to participate in individual events
• Created new ideas and fundraisers to try and increase the money available to help more border collies

Internship:

08/2006-10/2006: Coloradan’s for Fairness Campaign: Intern Business Outreach Coordinator

• Went door to door meeting with business owners and gathering their public support for the referendum
• Explained a complicated and heated issue in a simple and non-threatening way in order to gather public business support
• Obtained more signatures than any other district office in Colorado
• Sat in at public events and explained our side of the issue to the community as well as took public criticism from those who felt passionately against what we were working towards without becoming angry or combative
• Able to hold a discussion with someone who vehemently disagreed with me in a respectful manner