Pam B. Margolis

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Schwenksville, Pennsylvania 19473

610-***-****

acfe3u@r.postjobfree.com

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

Master of Library & Information Science College of Computing

& Informatics

May 2009 School Library Media

Concentration

Drexel University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Post Baccalaureate Department of Education

Spring 2006 Teacher Preparation

Western Governors University

Salt Lake City, Utah

Bachelor of Science Writing (B.S.) Department of

English

Fall 1989 Slippery Rock University

Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania

CERTIFICATIONS

September 2008 - present Library Media Specialist (K-12)

Pennsylvania Department of Education

August 2006 - 2014 Elementary Education (K-6)

Pennsylvania Department of Education

OTHER PROFESSIONAL TEACHING ACTIVITIES AND EXPERIENCES

PUBLICATIONS

Margolis, P. (2014). How to Get Started Vlogging. Publisher: Author

MANUSCRIPTS IN PROGRESS

Margolis, P. (2013). Zelda Zombie Attends a Tea Party. Manuscript

submitted for publication.

Margolis, P. (in progress). Be Excellent: Setting Your Church Bookstore

Apart.

Margolis, P. (in progress). A Year of Magical Drinking: Chronicling a

Year's Worth of Literary Tea Parties.

2011- Lead Twos and Threes Teacher

Castle Academy Early Learning Center, Skippack

Pennsylvania

2008 - 2011 Infant Room Caregiver

Spring Valley YMCA, Royersford Pennsylvania

2006 - 2008 Youth Fitness Instructor

Spring Valley YMCA, Royersford Pennsylvania

2006 Tutor

Blue Bell, Pennsylvania

2006 Student Teacher, 1st grade

Wissahickon School District, Ambler Pennsylvania

2005 Substitute Teacher, 2nd grade

Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary School, Norristown

Pennsylvania

2004- 2005 Theme Reader

Wissahickon School District, Ambler Pennsylvania

2003 - 2004 Before and After School Program Director

East Suburban Family YMCA, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

2002 - 2003 Head Teacher

Brighton McClure Community Preschool, Pittsburgh,

Pennsylvania

EXPERTISE

New Media (blogging, vlogging, social media), children's literature, Young

Adult literature, multi ethnic literature, LGBT literature (YA), picture

books, middle grade literature, unmotivated readers

BOOK CLUB DISCUSSIONS - ONLINE

January 2014 - present, Facilitate Google + hangouts for the Pushing Lovely

group book club

BOOK CLUB DISCUSSIONS - CHILDREN

June 2013 - present, Facilitate children's book club, Towne Book Center,

Collegeville, Pennsylvania

BOOK CLUB DISCUSSIONS - ADULT

December 2012 - present, Facilitate two adult book clubs, Towne Book

Center, Collegeville, Pennsylvania, with periodic visits from authors.

SPECIAL EVENTS

January 2014 - April 2014 World Book Night Coordinator

Towne Book Center, Collegeville, Pennsylvania

February 2014 Storytime featuring, Pout-Pout Fish, Character

Visit

Towne Book Center, Collegeville, Pennsylvania

May 2013 Storytime for special needs adults

Towne Book Center, Collegeville, Pennsylvania

BOOK THEMED TEA PARTIES

February 2013 - present, Organize and host book themed tea parties for

children

WORKSHOPS

July 2014 Philly HomeHer14

Event Host and Organizer

Avero Bar Italiano, Wayne Pennsylvania

August 2013 The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones book party

Event Host and Organizer

Towne Book Center, Collegeville, Pennsylvania

August 2012 Philly HomeHer12, Tips to Overcome your Introversion

Event Host, Organizer, and Speaker

Towne Book Center, Collegeville, Pennsylvania

SERVICE ACTIVITIES

COMMUNITY

2014 Shot@Life Champion

UN Foundation

2014 Little Free Library, Steward

Greater Pottstown Area Senior Center

2011- 2014 World Book Night

Giver

2008 - 2010 Food Committee Co Chair

Perkiomen Valley Music Boosters

2007 - 2009 Vice President

Perkiomen Valley Music Boosters

2006 - 2007 Secretary

Perkiomen Valley Music Boosters

2004 - 2006 Assistant Brownie Troop Leader

Girl Scouts of Freedom Valley

2003 - 2004 Brownie Troop Cookie Manager

Girl Scouts of Southwestern PA

2002 - 2003 Daisy Troop Leader

Girl Scouts of Southwestern PA

2001 - 2002 Math Tutor

Holiday Park Elementary School

AWARDS

2013 - current Book Bloggie Winner: Most Creative Features

JKS Communications

2014 Travel Grant from United Nations Foundation to attend Shot@Life

Summit

Washington, DC

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Fall 2008 Spanish I

Montgomery County Community College

2012 - 2013 Book Expo America

Attendee, New York City

May 2014 Book Expo America

Speaker, New York City

CURRENT PROFESSIONAL AND ACADEMIC ASSOCIATION MEMBERSHIPS

American Library Association Member (ALA)

PROFESSIONAL REFERENCES

Available on request

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