Laura DeMarco

Librarian and aspiring children’s book author. Masters of Library and Information Science, University of Maryland, College Park 2024.

Rockville, Maryland, United States

About

I love being a children's librarian! I love making connections with families and exploring my creativity in programming. It's truly a dream to watch these little minds grow. I am growing too! I am interested in learning more about child development, and I always strive to be a better ally to my patrons than I was the day before. Professionally, my specialties are written and verbal communication, research, organization, editing, and building cooperative work relationships.

Experience

  • Children's Services Librarian I at Montgomery County Public Libraries - Noyes Branch
    Apr 2025 - Present · 1 yr 4 mos

    Provide reader's advisory and general assistance to patrons; lead storytime; assist in general library data collection such as event attendance; perform general circulation duties regarding juvenile collection, focusing particularly on children between ages 0-7.

  • Box Office Assistant/House Manager at Round House Theatre
    Jun 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 2 mos

  • 30th Anniversary Summer Intern at Riversdale House Museum
    Jun 2023 - Jun 2024 · 1 yr 1 mo

    Working to restructure and grow the Riversdale mansion tour and expand the narrative to include stories of the enslaved workers.

  • Graduate Assistant at University of Maryland Libraries
    Aug 2022 - Jun 2024 · 1 yr 11 mos

  • Program Assistant at College of Information Studies (UMD iSchool), University of Maryland
    Oct 2022 - May 2023 · 8 mos

    Provide logistic, communicative, and administrative support to current grant project incorporating DEI and ABAR elements into Information Studies undergraduate capstone