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Adrienne De Luna, MLIS

EDUCATION

Indiana University Indianapolis
Master of Library and Information Science (MLIS), 2025
GPA: 3.98

EXECUTIVE PROFILE

Strategic and community-centered library leader with seven years of public library experience and eighteen years of prior private-sector management overseeing teams of 30 professionals. Demonstrated expertise in fiscal stewardship, grant acquisition, community partnerships, literacy advocacy, and sustainable program expansion within limited municipal budgets. Proven ability to increase visibility, external funding, and community trust while aligning services with professional standards and evolving public needs.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Youth Services Librarian

Whiting Public Library
September 2021 – January 2026

Served a municipality of approximately 5,000 residents. Provided strategic oversight of youth services operations, programming, outreach, and collections while maximizing limited funding through external partnerships and grants.

STRATEGIC BUDGET & RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

Managed a $5,000 annual youth programming budget and expanded service capacity significantly through community partnerships, in-kind donations, volunteer coordination, and external funding.
Secured grant funding and sponsorships to supplement municipal allocations without increasing operational strain.
Managed $30,000 Children’s Materials, $15,000 Young Adult Materials, and $7,000 RELIA budgets using data-informed purchasing strategies aligned with community demographics and literacy goals.
Demonstrated fiscal responsibility while expanding both physical collections and service offerings.

COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP & LARGE-SCALE INITIATIVES

Founded and led the annual Back to School Bash, a large-scale community initiative funded primarily through partnerships and donations, providing free haircuts, school supplies, and family programming. Strengthened community trust and positioned the library as a central civic partner.
Designed and executed a literacy-focused fundraiser in partnership with Oil City Stadium (Summer 2025), leveraging collaboration with a local minor league baseball venue to promote reading initiatives while raising $1,000 to reinvest in children’s programming.
Expanded the library’s role as a convening space through strategic outreach, marketing, and relationship-building with local businesses, schools, and volunteers.
Increased public visibility and engagement through management of library social media and communications strategy.

YOUTH SERVICES INFRASTRUCTURE & SYSTEM DESIGN

Established a Teen Advisory Board (25+ active members), creating structured youth leadership pathways and sustained volunteer engagement.
Reimagined the Children’s Department layout to improve accessibility, literacy progression, and user experience, including implementation of a research-informed Phonics collection and improved developmental shelving transitions.
Developed an interactive early learning play space supporting informal education and caregiver engagement.
Expanded circulating entertainment collections, including development of a Nintendo Switch collection exceeding 200 games and a fivefold expansion of board game holdings, increasing equitable access to high-cost recreational materials for families.

PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITION

Library initiatives received recognition or professional feature coverage from:

PROFESSIONAL INITIATIVE

Founder & Author

Youth Services Playbook

Founded a professional platform dedicated to mentoring youth services librarians, sharing sustainable programming models, funding strategies, literacy research applications, and community-centered leadership practices.

LEADERSHIP COMPETENCIES

Municipal Budget Stewardship
Grant Acquisition & External Funding Strategy
Strategic Community Partnerships
Literacy Advocacy & Research-Based Implementation
Policy & Intellectual Freedom Best Practices (aligned with American Library Association standards)
Staff & Volunteer Leadership
Public Relations & Civic Engagement
Long-Term Youth Services Planning

LEADERSHIP VISION

Committed to strengthening public libraries as essential civic institutions by:

Expanding sustainable funding streams
Deepening school-library partnerships
Enhancing teen leadership pipelines
Mentoring emerging librarians
Advocating for equitable access to literacy and lifelong learning