Nicole D.

Lawton 
 
nicoledlawton@gmail.com 

WORK EXPERIENCE 
 
Children’s Services Librarian 2018 - present 
Children’s Services Associate 2015 - 2018 
Naperville Public Library​, Naperville, IL 
● Demonstrate NPL's commitment to customer service by assisting library customers through reader's 
advisory, answering reference questions, and expediting their checking out of materials 
● Facilitate a variety of programming for library customers, including Tales for 2’s and 3’s, Family Storytime, 
and Book & Cookie Club 
● Integrate technological resources, including the Google Suite of collaborative platforms, into programming 
and departmental responsibilities 
● Collaborate with the iPad leads at the other two NPL locations to add new apps to the circulating iPads 
● Initiated a new collaboration with the Marketing Department to promote Book & Cookie Club by creating 
video “Book Trailers” 
● Served as a programming lead for Artsy Babies, Groovy Tots (current lead), and Sing a Story! 
● Served on the 2016-2018 Harry Potter Day committees, and was the children’s craft lead for 2017 and 2018 
● Served on the 2016 and 2018 Star Wars Day committees 
● Served on the Strategic Plan committee for diversity; collected data on the books used during Fall 2016 
Family Storytimes and suggested keywords to make NPL’s OPAC more user-friendly 
● Presented at the 2017 Illinois Youth Services Institute Conference in Springfield 
 
Lead Teacher 2014 - 2015 
KinderCare​, Elk Grove Village, IL 
● Teach students in the Infant, Toddler, Discovery Preschool, and Preschool rooms 
 
Preschool and Music Teacher 2012 - 2014 
St. Vincent Ferrer School​, River Forest, IL 
● Designed the curriculum for and taught Junior Kindergarten through 8th Grade Music 
● Planned, prepared, and directed several performances throughout the year 
● Designed and taught a Little Learners program for 1- to 3-year old students and their mothers 
 
First Grade Teacher 2011 - 2012 
Garfield Park Preparatory Academy​, Chicago, IL 
● Awarded a Chicago Foundation for Education grant to participate in a professional learning community 
developing interactive learning centers for math instruction 
 
Music Teacher 2010 - 2011 
Cicero West Elementary School,​ Cicero, IL 
● Taught the General Music curriculum to over 600 1st through 3rd Grade students 
● Collaborated with the school community to organize two holiday concerts 
 
Youth Services Assistant 2009 - 2010 
Roselle Public Library​, Roselle, IL 
● Facilitated programming for school-aged children, including Readers’ Theater and Back to School 
 
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 ● Researched and prepared bibliographies to assist in patrons’ searches for particular materials 
 
EDUCATION & PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS 
 
Masters in Library and Information Science Expected May 2019 
Dominican University, ​River Forest, IL 
● Specialization in Youth Services 
 
Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education May 2009 
Illinois State University​, Normal, IL  
● Major: Elementary Education, Minor: Music 
● Middle School Endorsements: Music, Language Arts and Social Studies  
 
Education Through Music 
Richards Institute of Education and Research​, Ventura, California 
● Ongoing independent study since 2010 
● Participated in workshops in Illinois and California 
● Leadership Team 
● Literacy Team: Presented two literacy workshops a day during the 2018 ETM Colloquium 
● Presented a workshop about ETM at the 2017 ISYI Conference in Springfield, as well as in January 2016 at 
an All-Children's Department meeting 
 
2004 Golden Apple Scholar & Teaching Assistant 
● Earned 400 pre-service hours (in addition to university requirements) 
 
Professional Memberships 
● Illinois Library Association (ILA) 
● American Library Association (ALA) 
● Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) 
 
REFERENCES 
 
Mrs. Emily Mroczek   
Children’s Services Librarian  Dr. Janice Del Negro 
Naper Boulevard Library  Associate Professor 
emroczek@naperville-lib.org  Dominican University 
(630) 637-2947  jdelnegro@dom.edu 
  (708) 524-6871 
Mrs. Deanna Donovan   
Children’s Services Associate  Dr. Sujin Huggins  
Nichols Library  Associate Professor 
ddonovan@naperville-lib.org  Dominican University 
(630) 637-6114  shuggins@dom.edu 
  (708) 524-6580 
 
 
 
 
 

 
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