N ILAJA WAL KER
P H I L A D E L P H I A, PA 1 9 1 5 0
* * * - * * 7 - 5 1 6 3 • **********@***.***
OBJECTIVE
• To obtain an administrative position with a business in the Philadelphia, PA area
SUMMARY
• Librarian Assistant at the Athenaeum of Philadelphia, May 2009 to August 2009
• Librarian Assistant at the Academy of Natural Sciences, January 2005 to December 2007
• Office Assistant at Blair Christian Academy Day School, May 2004 to August 2004
• Proficient in MS word, the Internet, Windows XP. Some experience with Adobe Photoshop.
EDUCATION
• High School Diploma, Philadelphia High School For Girls, June 2003
• Attended Eastern University in 2003 for a semester as a psychology major
• Associates Degree, Music Non-Performance Option, Community College of Philadelphia, May 2008
• Currently Attending Temple University to pursue a Bachelors of Science in Music, May 2012
EXPERIENCE
Librarian Assistant, Athenaeum of Philadelphia
• Performed basic library duties such as shelving, data entry, bar-coding, library circulation desk (checking-
in and checking out books)
• Receptionist front desk work which included answering phones, taking messages, greeting and signing in
visitors and also some data entry
Librarian Assistant, Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia
• Head over Interlibrary Loan where I copied articles from books requested by other libraries through a
program called CLIO, for a minimum/maximum fee. Articles were scanned and sent to the
libraries through another program called Ariel.
• Scanned image/plates from rare books owned by the academy’s library. I saved them as jpegs in Adobe
Photoshop and posted them on the Academy’s website.
• Performed basic library duties such as shelving, filing, card cataloguing, and greeting visitors when needed.
Office Assistant, Blair Christian Academy
• Performed basic office duties such as typing memos, organizing student files, front-desk work which
included answering phones and assisting visitors
E XTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
• Phi Theta Kappa National Honor Society 2006-2011
• Divine Praise professional Gospel singing group. Released an album in 2002 and a second album in the
summer of 2010.
• Youth Ministry at Bethel Deliverance International church: dance, choir, praise and worship team.
REFERENCES
Sandra L. Tatman, Ph.D.
Executive Director
The Athenæum of Philadelphia
219 South 6th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19106
Lorena Boylan
Library Director
Ewell Sale Stewart Library
The Academy of Natural Sciences
1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway
Philadelphia PA 19103
Library: 215-***-****
Karen R. Jenkins
Blair Christian Academy
220 W Upsal St
Philadelphia, PA 19119