2022-2023 SSLLI Graduates
Year 17
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Graduates and Projects
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Mentors
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Melissa Bale Project Research and design a series of programs infused with Kindergarten Readiness skills to better prepare children ages 4-5 and their caregivers for future school success. |
Lorie Tonti
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Karrie Ballis Project Create a bimonthly magazine for the St. Petersburg Library System (SPLS) to provide information about library programs, resources and services in print and digital forms. |
Allie Brazis |
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Kelsa Bartley Project Traveling Exhibition: 19th Century African American Female Physicians. The exhibit consists of six vertical printed banners highlighting the history of 27 women, designed and produced by the library. It will also include access to an accompanying virtual Resource Guide. The goal is to have the exhibition displayed in as many locations as possible at the University of Miami. |
Carrie Adams |
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Shedriek Battle Project Conduct a needs assessment to establish a baseline for the future development of a social services assistance program in public libraries serving low-income communities. The assessment will look at case studies and data from other library systems with similar programs and take into account staff feedback using surveys, interviews and additional research. |
Elise Aiello |
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David Breakfield Project
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David Benjamin |
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Daniel Butler Project Offer coaching and alternative methods in assisting patrons in recognizing possible career, educational, vocational, military and other plausible routes for personal development, career consideration and in establishing goals for themselves. |
Erin Collier-Plummer |
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Allison Cadle Project Bring treasured historic photographs into the community, sparking interactions with the collection through reproductions strategically placed outdoors throughout the county. |
Gerrianne Schaad |
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Elizavet Coronado Project Develop a Content Creation Corner where the people in our community can use editing software, digital cameras, computers and reliable internet to help start or grow their small business. This project allows access to technology not readily available to the members of our community where the majority of our population is asset limited. |
Renee Di Pilato |
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Kate Duong Project |
Matthew David |
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Zully Escobar Project Create financial literacy programs for our system's program bank for children ages 3-18. Develop a preschool five-part series to teach basic financial literacy concepts to children in this age range. Move into the other age ranges until we have programs for kids and teens up to 18 years. |
Kathleen Rothstein |
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AnnMarie Flora Project Develop a county-wide training course that teaches relevant library staff how to create library cards using our organization’s official, standardized methods. |
Stacey Jurewicz |
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Lauren Futch Project Create a sensory garden and program series at the Northeast Branch Library to connect our community with nature. This will give community members another reason to visit the library and become engaged, support their well-being and offer additional volunteer opportunities. |
Lisa Calvert |
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Alice Gary Project Create a social group to help people develop the necessary skills to budget and adjust their lifestyles so that they avoid putting themselves in debt. |
Megan Robinson |
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Rebecca Greer Project Create a Summer Reading Toolkit to be used by programming staff throughout the system. A committee will put together programs, resources and presenter information into one comprehensive guide. |
Natalie Houston |
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Erin Hollingsworth Project Develop and implement a circulating seed library at the Clearwater Countryside Branch to expand access to homegrown food, encourage plant biodiversity in local communities and to support Clearwater’s sustainability mission. |
Robert Speich |
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Brandon Houseman Project Expand, create and recreate services to seniors living in assisted living facilities and utilizing adult day cares. |
Tori Hersh |
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Meredith Kambic Project Create a monthly outreach program that brings library services such as card registrations, material borrowing and popular programming to local assisted living facilities. |
Jessica Zairo |
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Jennifer Kearney Project Develop internship for students interested in graduate work in libraries and archives, including training modules, evaluation tools and more. |
Chely Cantrell |
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Marquelle LaRue Project Create a volunteer program for teens that centers on SRP assistance for branches, assists teens in getting Bright Futures Scholarship hours and prepares them for professional internships and environments. My library is the pilot for this SRP 2023. It allows us to work more closely with our community, partner with schools and work towards additional branch participation in the future. |
Amy-Jane McWilliam |
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Amiee Marshall Project Implement the 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten program at the Citrus County Library System. |
Jennifer Ransone |
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Maria de Lurdy Martinez Serrano Project Establish and lead a special task force to develop resources and implement Día de los Niños/Día de los Libros (Children’s Day/Book Day) as an annual county-wide cultural and early literacy initiative. |
Alicia K. Long |
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Crystal Mathews Project Create a Fall Freshman Engage 100 class with a focus on library services, resources, research, censorship, our digital footprint and any other engaging library topics. |
Thomas Jonte |
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Jackie McGuire Project Build and sustain lasting and meaningful community partnerships with local, statewide and national organizations supporting veterans and current military service members, while promoting the visibility of resources to engage this group as library advocates and power users. Achieve this through the design and implementation of an annual Vet Fest branch wide festival. |
Jennifer Perry |
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Maria Rucinski Project Create a Teen Internship Program that develops job specific and interpersonal skills in high school students. The program will prepare students for success in professional life or college environments. |
Edenia Hernandez |
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Jesse Rushing Project Create a seed library at the Walton-DeFuniak Library to allow our community to enhance their food security and to provide better access to both homegrown food and the knowledge of how to use it. |
Robin Shader |
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Katherine Santino Project A year-long “Positivity Reboot.” Build staff morale, communication and cooperation via yearlong motivational tools/activities leading up to the inclusiveness of Team Day (Staff Development Day). |
Jennifer Eason |
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Janet Schalk Project Work with the college’s marketing team to create and implement a PHSC Libraries logo for library-related products and services. |
Chad Mairn |
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Meagan Shay Project Talking Book Library outreach through bookmarks sent to public libraries and a rotating, leased, large print collection marketed to all partners and interest groups. |
Andrew Beman-Cavallaro |
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Amy Tipler Project Create online learning modules which share the Division of Library and Information Services’ offerings, resources and support for Florida’s library staff. |
Pamela Monroe |
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Coleen Tobin Project Plan and execute a Homeschool Resource Fair at the Millhopper Branch Library. |
Brandy Black |
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Nikole Torres Project Implement monthly wellness take-home kits for teens. |
Lynette Schimpf |
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Regina Ussery Project Implement a sensory program for young children and their parents. Provide easily-replicable activities that can be done at home cost effectively, give information about sensory development and provide details about locally available resources. |
Vikki Brown |
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Tabitha Washington Project Create a seed garden and enrichment program. The GCPL will incorporate the seed garden into engaging activities for both youth and adults. The library will have a book fest with sunflower packets and books for kids. The library will also provide a garden on the go and bags for adults. This summer we will have a demo session on cooking with vegetables and fruit. |
Brandon Bowden |
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Courtney Whitaker Project Create experience kits that allow patrons to experience a diverse collection of recreational and educational hobbies such as bird watching, watercolor painting, learning the ukulele and memory care for seniors. |
Joyce West |
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Stephanie White Create a Safety and Emergency Procedure Committee for the Leon County Public Library System. The Committee will develop a detailed Emergency Manual for the system, as well as solicit input from staff on safety training they feel they need. |
Kate Tompkins |
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Amelia Zimmerman Project Establish a Diversity, Equity and Inclusion special interest group for my county's cooperative system and create a digital and physical resource for our LGBTQIA+ community. |
Megan Danak |
