Diane Musella
Diane Musella
102 1st Avenue
Toms River, NJ 08757
(732) 668-9785
dmusella@theoceancountylibrary.org
EXPERIENCE
Ocean County Library, Toms River Branch — Interim Librarian 3, Youth Services Department
March 2023 - August 2023
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Creates, maintains Toms River Youth Services daily schedule, adjusting it as needed for programs and time-off.
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Work in collaboration with all Departments in the Toms River Branch.
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Works with other Toms River PICs to maintain a safe environment for our patrons and staff
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Creates, reviews and implements 30-60-90 day reviews
Ocean County Library, Toms River Branch — Information Services Librarian
JANUARY 2022 - PRESENT
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Create eye-catching displays in order to promote Ocean County Library materials and services.
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Work as part of the Toms River Reference Team. Coordinating with the Adult Services and Young Adult departments as needed.
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Coordinate with presenters to design Information based programs for the Ocean County Library community.
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Follow procedures to create, design, publicize and run programs adhering to Ocean County Library guidelines and standards.
Ocean County Library, Jackson Branch — Librarian
JULY 2021 - PRESENT
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Man Chat-Text in order to assist patrons virtually.
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Work with the Reference Department to create virtual programs.
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Create Orthodox Collection section for the Jackson branch using Polaris to pull materials according to the publisher, adding them to Collections HQ & creating a system for the items that were check11ed out.
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Make connections with Community Partners in order to facilitate virtual Outreach programs.
Ocean County Library, Stafford Branch — Library Associate (Out of Title)
APRIL 2021 - JULY 2021
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Create book displays while keeping in mind important calendar events
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Work with a team to produce “take and make” kits and summer reading prizes
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Work with the branch manager on weeding the collection.
Ocean County Library, Toms River Branch — Principal Library Assistant
AUGUST 2018 - JULY 2021
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Supervise up to 15 people at a time
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Create 30-60-85 Day reviews documentation, coaching and Personnel actions when relevant.
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Perform all areas of the Toms River Circulation department managing the workflow and adjusting as needed to change as the day progressed.
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Train employees in a small one-on-one one setting as well as classroom type settings.
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Coordinated all aspects of Toms River BID Outreach events.
Ocean County Library, Toms River & Lakewood Branches — Senior Library Assistant
FEBRUARY 2012 - AUGUST 2018
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Interviewing monitors, training and assisting in placing T-120s systemwide.
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Maintain meeting room records and files for the Toms River branch.
Acelero Monmouth County Head Start, Howell, Neptune & Freehold Locations–Preschool Teacher
November 2005 - October 2009
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Teacher for children ages 3 to 5 years
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Incorporated age appropriate books and activities that enhanced each students’ uniqueness
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Taught in a bilingual setting maximum 30 students
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All aspects of classroom management
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Worked with Creative Curriculum and had a room dedicated to student lead experiences
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Gathered observations to make informed decisions on classroom statistics and maintenance
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Created free field trips with local businesses
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Planned and attended home visits for each student
EDUCATION
Associates of Science, Education Practitioner Middlesex County College 2006
Bachelor of Art, English Literature University of Phoenix 2020
Master of Library Science Clarion University 2021
COMMITTEE WORK
Co-Chair for CIRC & E Committee 2015 to 2019
C0-Chair for Staff Development Day Committee 2013 to 2023
OCL 100th Anniversary Committee Current Member
Ocean Pride Current Member
NJLA
NJLA Emerging Leaders 2023
NJLA Conference Committee
SKILLS
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Microsoft 365
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Kronos
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Advanced Polaris skills
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Knowledge of policy and procedure
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CollectionHQ
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Zoom
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Microsoft Teams
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OneDrive
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Canva
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Publisher
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OCL Chat/Text
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Cash Reconciliation
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Deposits & Kiosks
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Simply Reports
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Trumba
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OCL Digital Services
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Beanstack
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iOS & Android
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Google Drive
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RFID
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Maintain a professional manner, upholding the highest standards in order to best serve the Ocean County Library Community