Manager School
Resume:
Pam B. Margolis
Schwenksville, Pennsylvania 19473
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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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