Paraprofessional to Professional: My Path From Library Clerk to Branch Manager
Channel: SJSU School of Information
Date: 2016-03-24

Podcast Links:
http://amazon.sjsu.edu/slisPod/colloquia/sp16/careerGanSP16.mp3
http://amazon.sjsu.edu/slisPod/colloquia/sp16/careerGanSP16.mp4

Abstract:
Are you thinking about working in the public library setting? Wondering if this career path is a good fit for you? Join Ryan Gan, MLIS alumnus, and learn how he navigated his career, the skills and experience needed to be successful in today’s public library, and what it's like to supervise a branch library.

Biography:
Ryan Gan is currently site supervising librarian/branch manager for Orange Public Library and received his MLIS degree from San José State University in 2006. Gan has worked as a library page, library clerk, library assistant, young adult librarian, and adjunct community college librarian before becoming a branch manager. Gan has been active in the American Library Association serving on the Young Adult Local Arrangement committee. He has also organized several library workshops for the Southern California Library Cooperative (SCLC) and served as chair of the SCLC Young Adult interest group.