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FAGAN, SAMANTHA LYNNE

2427 Commack Court, New Port Richey, FL, 34655 | 727-510-7359 | samma.fagan@gmail.com

 

EDUCATION

University of South Florida, Tampa; Spring 2010

Bachelor of Arts Awarded May 7, 2010

Magna Cum Laude

Honors College

Areas of Concentration: Creative Writing

Honors Thesis: Wrong Side of the Tracks: A Graphic Novel

 

Library EXPERIENCE

Palm Harbor Library; January 2012 - Present

Library Assistant IV/Young Adult Specialist                                            

Man Reference/Adult Services desk; provide assistance for research questions; customer service for all ages; provide a point of contact for young adult members; create and run interactive programming for tweens and teens; video game collection development; manga and comic book collection development; young adult collection development; tabletop RPG collection development

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RELATED EXPERIENCE

Employment

METROCON/Team Dynamite; January 2008 – Present

Panel Coordinator

Provide a point of contact for volunteers running programming at METROCON, a local anime convention (last event: 10k+ paying attendees). Public relations, scheduling manager, and provide assistance for how to run a program.

Waldenbooks; August 2008 – September 2011

Bookseller/IR and YA Organizer

 Customer service for the bookstore; organization of store in books for ages 0-18.

The Con[vention] Artists; January 2008 – Present

Founder/Panel Organizer                                                                       

Conceptualize, write, direct, and act for interactive programming for various conventions throughout Florida.

METROCON/Team Dynamite; August 2011 – August 2016  

Interactive Theater Assistant Director, Acting Coach                                                     

Conceptualize, write, direct, and act for an interactive stage show. Provide training for interactive theater.

presentations and projects

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Professional Development

“Interplay at the Library”; May 2015

Written as a presentation for the 2015 FLA Conference; an overview of using interactive theater techniques for quality, immersive programming on a shoestring budget in library programs.                                          

ACEcon Cooperative;  January 2014 – Fall 2015

Explorations in cooperating with an academic library (SPC: Tarpon Springs) and a public library (Palm Harbor Library) to present a free anime convention for users of both libraries and citizens of the area.

Journal of Library Innovation, Volume 6, Issue 2

Harry Potter and the Girl with the Interactive Library; Ongoing
Collection of programming notes, ideas, and activities for Harry Potter programs at the library. Much of this research is used to run similar programs (such as interactive programs for Percy Jackson or the Hunger Games).

 

LANGUAGES

English – Native language

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MEMBERSHIPS

Florida Library Association (FLA)
American Library Association (ALA)
         -New Members Round Table
         -Games and Gaming Roundtable
Young Adult Library Services Associated (YALSA)

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