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Sadina Shawver

@sadinashawver

Library operations and collections leader managing teams, programs, partnerships, and digital initiatives to improve community access.

United States

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What I'm looking for

I’m looking for a role where I can lead teams, manage budgets and timelines, and scale community programs through strong partnerships—while also using my digital media and library systems experience to improve access and workflows.

I’m an Operations Manager at Harris County Public Library, where I interview, hire, train, schedule, coach, and support a staff of up to 27. I consult with my team, peers, and directors to improve workflows and deliver responsive, progressive programming for local stakeholders.

I establish collection and information maintenance SOPs, maintain cybersecurity-trained compliance for government metadata storage, and monitor program performance for staff, community partners, and stakeholders. I design and track project budgets and timelines, manage training for programming and research workflows, and grow impact through mutually beneficial partnerships, fundraising collaboration, and new client relationships.

Earlier in my career, I built strong library fundamentals as a Children’s Librarian at Town of Arlington—developing literacy-focused collections, reference and Readers’ Advisory support, and online event programming. Before that, at MIT I worked in Tangible Acquisitions using library systems and metadata management, preservation processes, and a Zotero database, and I earned an M.S. in Archives Management.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Operations Manager

Current

Harris County Public Library

May 2019 - Present (7 years 2 months)

Manage library operations, including interviewing, hiring, training, scheduling, coaching, and supporting a staff of up to 27. Lead SOP development, training, program performance monitoring, budgeting/timelines, partnerships, and digital media and podcast production.

Current

Secretary

Current

Cypress Creek Christian Community Center

Jan 2024 - Present (2 years 6 months)

Serve as a board secretary with responsibilities for record keeping and regular board member contact. Support fundraising for playground expansion and expand community outreach and programming partnerships.

Board Secretariat Record keeping Board Member Outreach Fundraising Community Outreach Partnerships

Children’s Librarian

Town of Arlington

Jul 2017 - Apr 2019 (1 year 9 months)

Develop and maintain early literacy collections and provide literacy programs and services for children. Offer reference and Readers’ Advisory, support educators with materials, and coordinate cross-department programming and an online event calendar.

Early Literacy Reference Services Readers' Advisory Curriculum Support Early Childhood Development Digital Content Editing

Tangible Acquisitions

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Apr 2015 - Jun 2017 (2 years 2 months)

Operate tangible acquisitions workflows, including verifying orders and budgets and processing invoices/claims. Manage metadata using library systems and databases, prepare materials for circulation and preservation, and support student programming and a Zotero database.

Slack Aleph V.22 GOBI Barton Order Verification Budget Management Circulation Preparation Binding And Preservation Preparation Deaccession And Redistribution Zotero

Assistant Store Manager

Half Price Books

Jun 2010 - Dec 2014 (4 years 6 months)

Support store operations by interviewing, hiring, training, and scheduling incoming staff. Manage inventory for online sales, including receiving and processing inventory, fulfilling/shipping online purchase orders, and learning basic book repair and preservation.

Scheduling Inventory Management Shipping Operations Book Repair Restoration

Training Supervisor

Borders, Inc.

Nov 2005 - Aug 2008 (2 years 9 months)

Oversee staff training by interviewing, hiring, and training incoming employees and scheduling them for work. Manage inventory returns to publishers and help implement retail expansion and author/event launch activities.

Staff Training Scheduling Event Planning Launch Party Coordination