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Hi, I'm Caris O'Malley, Teen Services Manager for the Maricopa County Library District.

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Caris O'Malley is a librarian based out of Phoenix, AZ. In 2012, he was identified by the American Library Association as an Emerging Leader. Caris O'Malley communicates his ideas to the world through his blog, hipsterlibrarian.com. He is also an editor for 8bitlibrary.com, a videogame review resource for librarians. He is the author of a novella, The Egg Said Nothing, which was published by Eraserhead Press in 2010.

Library Clerk II at Apache Junction Public Library

April 2000 - February 2011

- Circulation specialist - Materials repair - Grant writing

Teen Services Manager at Maricopa County Library District

February 2011

- Planned and implemented the NACo Award-winning "Notes from the Underground" teen concert series. - Planned and implemented the NACo Award-winning "Global Postcard Exchange" project. - Partnered with Phoenix Public Library on the [un]BOOK FEST, a young adult book festival focusing on creating unique experiences for teens.

Northern Arizona University

2012 – 2013

Master of Arts

Clarion University of Pennsylvania

2009 – 2010

Master of Science

Concentration: Library Science

Arizona State University

2006 – 2008

Bachelor of Science

Concentration: Family and Human Development

Central Arizona College

2002 – 2006

Associate of Arts

Concentration: Psychology

Librarianship, technology, writing, reading, running, cycling, literacy