I have worked as a passionate public library employee for over five years, providing a dynamic range of library services to every possible age group in that time across both in-house and outreach settings. Alongside my career as a public library employee, I have been a lifelong independent musician. Guitar is my instrument of choice, although I love the piano, and I am also an audio engineer. Based on that musical background, I have integrated my passion for singing and songwriting into my work at the library. I've built and grown a unique music-based early literacy program titled 'Songs and Stories', which has become a highly popular program. Since building this program from its humble beginnings to a beloved community experience, I've begun to develop other ways to integrate music into library services. I want to encourage others to do the same, expanding patron access to music in many forms and facilitating more opportunities for community based connections.
