Samantha Ann Mairson
Inwood, New York City 10034
860-796-2986
smairsondougherty@gmail.com
linkedin | samlibrarian.com
..:CURRENTLY:..
Children’s librarian, writer, caregiver, gardener, and social practice artist.
Van Cortlandt Library (NYPL) — Children’s Librarian [September 2024 – present]
..:WORKING:..
Second Nature Outdoors — Co-Director of Garden Camp, Business Manager, Lead Nature Guide, Assistant Nature Guide [2020-2021, 2023-2024]
Bronx Library Center (NYPL) — Children’s Librarian [2021]
Rye Free Reading Room — Children’s Librarian [2018-2021]
EveryLibrary — Webinar Coordinator, PAC Intern [2018]
Syracuse University iSchool — Program Assistant to Enrollment Management [2017-2018]
Syracuse University Libraries — Pan Am 103 Archives, Summer Intern [2017]
UConn Library — Front Desk Staff, User Experience Researcher, Web Developer, Founder of the UConn Homies Student Friends of the Library [2014-2017]
UConn Recreation — Marketing Specialist [2016-2017], UConn Outdoors Trip Leader and Adventure Center Staff [2015-2017]
Charter Oak Cultural Center — Tutor [2017]
American Antiquarian Society — Digital Humanities Intern [Summer 2016]
Hartford Public Library — YouMedia Intern [2016]
Appalachian Trail Hike from North Carolina to Connecticut [2014]
Black Mountain SOLE – Fellow [2013-2014]
WWOOF Joan’s Arc Animal Sanctuary — Animal Care and Library Maintenance [2013]
AmeriCorps — ♡ Backcountry Trails Program, (NCCC) National Civilian Community Corps [2012-2013]
..:WRITING:..
Picture Books for Young Train Lovers | The New York Public Library [2022]
Author at the Intellectual Freedom Blog [2020-2021]
Author at the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) Blog [2020-2021]
A Year in Library Memes (And Why We Need More) by Samantha Mairson – iSchool | Syracuse University [2017].
In the Library and Online: Social Media and Civic Discourse, Honors Thesis [2017]
..:CIVICS:..
Coordinator, Preschool on the Planet [2023-2024]
Coordinator, David Mairson Memorial Golf Tournament [2024 – Present]
Team for Kids, New York City Marathon [2022] and Berlin Marathon [2023]
..:EDUCATION:..
M.L.I.S. from the Syracuse University iSchool, 2018. Certificate of Advance Study in Information Security Management.
B.A. from the University of Connecticut, School of Fine Arts, Digital Media and Design, 2017 — Digital Humanities/Spanish
Tolland High School, 2011 —
..:PROFESSIONAL & MISC.:..
Member of the Committee on Education, American Library Association [2022-2023]
Founder of the Library Education Reform Discussion Group [2021 – 2023]
Former Member, American Library Association […]
Former Member, New York Library Association […]