Ray Ceo
Library Professional
- Role
- Library Supervisor at Scottsdale Public Library - Civic Center
- Location
- Tempe, AZ, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Ray Ceo
Ray Ceo Jr. graduated from Arizona State University with a degree in English/Creative Writing. During his tenure in college he was a popular recurring columnist for the State Press and from there he launched the very start of his blog, titled iREADray. In just two years over people visited his blog. Mr. Ceo has also written the Echo Magazine, Unicorn Booty, and his work has appeared in the Arizona State Library Association\'s digital publications, the Glendale Daily Planet, Glendale Daily Star, East Valley Tribune, San Tan Sun News, the Arizona Republic and more. In addition to writing, Mr. Ceo has over 15 years of experience as a library employee. He started his library career when he was just 17 years old, and has worked as a Library Page, Aide and Assistant for Chandler Public Library. In addition, Mr. Ceo has served as a Library Assistant Lead with Glendale Public Library, a Library Assistant with the Maricopa County Library District, and a Library Assistant with Tempe Public Library. Currently, Mr. Ceo is currently a Library Supervisor for Scottsdale Public Library, overseeing the library system\'s volunteer program. In addition, Mr. Ceo serves on the Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging committee and oversees the library\'s donations and library book shops at all four Scottsdale locations.
Experience
Library Supervisor
Scottsdale Public Library - Civic Center
Nov 2021 — Present · Scottsdale, AZ, US
Oversee the Volunteer Services department for the library system-Provide functional direction to staff members, volunteers, and teams-Serve as a point of contact for staff and/or the public-Serve as the designated team leader for department-Provide mentorship to staff members and volunteers-Supervises over 100 volunteers and coordinate personnel-related activities to include, but not limited to: training, approving work schedules, recommending/approving personnel actions, coaching and counseling, establishing performance goals, etc-Plan work flow for specialized areas and for staff and volunteers assigned to work unit-Recruits and oversees the volunteers for the entire library system-Create procedures and continually seeks ways to improve quality, productivity and effectiveness-Interact positively with staff to enhance effectiveness of work unit and internal customers and to promote productivity of work team.
Education
Arizona State University
Bachelor of Arts (BA), English (Creative Writing)
2006 — 2017
BASHA HIGH SCHOOL – Chandler Unified School District
High School Diploma, Creative Writing
2002 — 2006
Valdosta State University
Master of Library & Information Science - MLIS
Skills
- Cataloging
- Metadata
- Microsoft Office
- Young Adult Literature
- Blogging
- Storytelling
- Creative Writing
- Customer Service
- Community Outreach
- Library Instruction
- Sirsi
- Event Planning
- Online Research
- Digital Libraries
- Library Research
- Volunteer Management
- Virtual Reference
- Collection Development
- Editing
- Reader's Advisory
- Library Programming
- Writing
- Library Science
- Interlibrary Loan
- Public Speaking
- Social Networking
- Electronic Resources
- Public Relations
- Oclc Connexion
- Digitization
- Copy Cataloging
- Integrated Library Systems
- Leadership
- Information Literacy
- Library Reference
- Circulation
- Library
- Library Management
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