Julie Jurgens

1918 N DRAKE AVE APT 2W CHICAGO, IL 60647 TEL 312-286-5870 juliejurgens@gmail.com

Experience
IN-HOUSE PRESCHOOL COORDINATOR, GLENSIDE PUBLIC LIBRARY DISTRICT, GLENDALE HEIGHTS IL 2008-PRESENT

In this position I provide weekly storytimes for children birth-2nd grade and provide special storytimes as needed for visiting classes, etc. I plan and present literacy rich family programs on a monthly basis in conjunction with the Preschool outreach librarian. I visit and present storytimes to preschools and daycares as assigned by the Outreach librarian. I collect materials of interest to parents and teachers for a special Child Development collection, and music CDs, picture books, and book and CD kits for the circulating collection
CHILDRENS LIBRARIAN I, DOLE BRANCH, OAK PARK PUBLIC LIBRARY 2007-2008

In this position I provided weekly storytimes for children birth-5 and provided special storytimes as needed for visiting classes. I also planned and implemented after-school programs for children in 1st - 5th grade. I also checked out materials for patrons and provided reference and readers advisory services for all ages as needed.
YOUTH SERVICES ASSOCIATE, FOREST PARK PUBLIC LIBRARY, FOREST PARK, IL 2006-2007

As a Youth Services Associate I was responsible for providing reference assistance and readers advisory service to children, teens, and their parents/caregivers. In addition, I planned and presented a preschool storytime and a family storytime each week. I also planned and presented a bi-weekly after-school program for 5th-8th graders.
STORYTIME INTERN, OAK PARK PUBLIC LIBRARY, OAK PARK, IL 2006

In this position I spent ten weeks planning, writing, and performing developmentally appropriate storytime programs for high need 2 to 6 year olds. In this position I initiated and maintained professional relationships with the staff of the daycares and preschools we served for the duration of the internship. I performed 2-3 outreach storytimes per week, and also performed additional programs in the library as requested.
LEAD PRESCHOOL TEACHER, EVANSTON DAY NURSERY, EVANSTON, IL 2005-2006

As a lead teacher in this program, I wrote, submitted, and implemented developmentally appropriate lesson plans on a weekly basis for a class of fourteen 2-5 year old children. My duties involved enforcing safety rules, encouraging the children to develop positive social relationships, arranging the environment and preparing supplies for activities, and assuring that equipment and supplies were in good condition. I prepared conference reports for and conducted parent/ teacher conferences, supervised my assistant teacher and assigned duties as required, and contributed ideas and strategies in staff meetings, training sessions, conferences, and workshops.
CHILD DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANT, RI EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAMS, ROCK ISLAND, IL 2001-2004

My duties included observing individual children and bringing special problems to the attention of the Child Development Associate, assisting the Child Development Associate in curriculum planning, contributing ideas and strategies in staff meetings, training sessions, conferences, and workshops, participating with children in group games, and working with staff to develop the potential of individual children.

Education
Dominican University, River Forest, IL Masters Degree in Library and Information Science 2008 Blackhawk Community College, Moline, IL 12 Credit Hours in Early Childhood Development 2003 Cornell College, Mount Vernon, IA Bachelor of Special Studies in English 2001

References
Tom Bartenfelder, Youth Services Manager Glenside Public Library District, Glendale Heights, IL tbartenfelder@glensidepld.org (630) 260-1550 Lindsey Kraft, Director of Youth Services Lisle Public Library, Lisle, IL dorfmanl@lislelibrary.org (630) 971-1675 Janice Del Negro, Professor Dominican University, River Forest, IL jdelnegro@dom.edu (708) 524-6871

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