MARCUS LOWRY
1185 Portland Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55104
(651) 494-2392 (c)
Professional Experience
Adjunct lecturer, University of Hawaii LIS program, 2014-Present
Teen Librarian, Ramsey County Library, Roseville, MN 2009-Present
Librarian, St. Paul Public Library, St. Paul, MN 2001-2009
Professional Committees
YALSA Great Graphic Novel for Teen, Member 2012-13, Chair 2014-2015
YALSA Intellectual Freedom 2010-2011
VOYA Magazine Top Shelf for Middle School Fiction 2010-2011
Education
MLIS Dominican University, Wake Forest, IL 2005
BA Humanities, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities 1991
Selected Conference and Webinar Presentations
Be the Change: Raise the Bar with Effective Collaborations. Webinar for School Library Journal 2013 http://www.slj.com/2013/04/webcasts/be-the-change-raise-the-bar-with-effective-collaborations/
Hot, Free, and Downloadable: Tech for Teens and Why You Care. Library Technology Conference 2013. Macalester College, MN
Teen Tech: Collaborate for Rock Star Programming. Minnesota STEM Network Annual Conference 2013. St. Paul, MN
Graphics the Musical! Minnesota Library Association 2013. St. Cloud, MN
http://www.minitex.umn.edu/Training/Details.aspx?SessionID=524
Self-Censorship in Collection Development. ALA Annual 2009, Chicago, IL
Areas of Interest
Services to at-risk youth, community collaborations, booktalking, graphic novels, outreach to new immigrants
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