Target position
Bilingual Children Librarian

Experience
Multnomah County Library

TEMP Bilingual Children Librarian, 2009 - present
Bilingual Library Assistant, 2006 - present
Library Page, 2001 - 200

Relevant skills
Fluent in speaking and writing Vietnamese and Cantonese Chinese and proficient in speaking Mandarin Chinese.

Skillful and experienced with a variety of software applications and Web 2.0 tools: Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook), Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, Dreamweaver, Flash, Fireworks, and Bridge), Web 2.0 tools
(YouTube, Flickr, Facebook, SnapPages, Ning, StumbleUpon,Wikis, Blogs, and Del.icio.us).

Professional Activities
Participated in the 2009 ALA Conference Diversity and Outreach Fair Poster Session.
Participated in the OLA Conference Poster Sessions, 2008 and 2009.
Attended the Emporia Diversity Initiative Leadership conferences, 2007 and 2008.
Presented at Multnomah County Library's All Staff Day regarding Vietnamese Culture and the Local Vietnamese Community.
Presented at the Multnomah County Library Advisory Board meeting regarding target language services.

Highlight
Providing general reference services to the public and the target language audience.
Assisted in organizing the 2007 and took the lead in the 2008 Mid-Autumn festivals.
Assisted in organizing the 2008 and took the lead in the 2009 Lunar New Year celebrations.
Bi-weekly storytime outreach at the Lents Elementary school
One-time storytime outreach at the Lents Summer Market and Cherry Park Elementary school.
Weekly bilingual Vietnamese storytime at the Holgate Library.
Instructor for the Chinese Computer Basic Class weekly at the Holgate Library.
Proofread and translate library information into Vietnamese and Chinese.
Host Teen Lounge at the Holgate Library weekly.
Attended Do It Yourself design courses. Eligible to mentor staff in designing library flyers.
Participated in Cantonese radio interview regarding the target language services and collections.

Community Activity
Portland Community College, volunteered as teacher assistant for English as Non-Native Language students.
Emerald Elementary School, volunteered in educating elementary students about musical instruments and festivals in Asia.
Drummer in a band with a local church.

Library Organizations Membership
American Library Association
Public Library Association
Association for Library Service to Children

Education
Emporia State University
Master of Library and Information Science, 2007 - 2009

Portland State University
Bachelor of Arts, Graphic Design 2002 - 2006

“When Toan Lam-Sullivan of the Holgate Branch Library walked into a room full of quietly working small children, there was a sudden explosion of noise as they ran to follow him like the Pied Piper. The children — all bilingual Vietnamese-speaking three to five year-olds — who, with their parents, are part of the immigrant and Refugee Community Organization’s (IRCO) free Asian and Pacific Islander (API) Parent Child Development Services Program. The school-readiness program is conducted three or four times a week at Lent Elementary School and Holgate Library. Lam-Sullivan attends the classes regularly to read stories and
lead activities.”

Retrieved from The Asian Reporter, May 26, 2009

“Instructor Toan Lam-Sullivan helps Shirley Ngai during a Chinese language computer class at the Holgate library. The digital divide tends to fall along race and income lines. People of color and those with lower income are less likely to have computers at home. ”

Retrieved from The Oregonian, Thursday, May 21, 2009