Stephanie Gerding
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Contact me for training or writing opportunities at sgerding @ mindspring.com.
Stephanie Gerding is a librarian, author, and trainer. She presents workshops around the country and online on grants, training, leadership and technology topics. She is also a writer, blogger, and trainer for TechSoup's Techsoup for Libraries. Stephanie lives in Phoenix, AZ with her husband and three-year-old daughter.
Stephanie is an author of three books, Grants for Libraries, which received a starred review in Library Journal, The Accidental Technology Trainer, published by Information Today, and her latest book, Winning Grants: A How-To-Do-It Manual for Librarians with Multimedia Tutorials and Grant Development Tools, published by Neal-Schuman. She was the Bringing in the Money columnist for the Public Library Association’s Public Libraries for two years. She has published over 30 articles and has been a newsletter editor for various library associations. She co-authors the Library Grants Blog, which lists grant announcements for libraries in one easy to access location.
Having done a variety of training during her library career for all types of libraries—school, public, academic, and special, Stephanie has presented at national conferences and conducted training across the United States, from Seattle to Florida, Maine to Hawaii, and many places in between. She has been involved in technology training throughout her library career and has trained librarians, systems administrators, homeless children, university students and faculty, teachers in rural South Africa, and senior citizens.
Formerly a trainer for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s U.S. Library Program, Stephanie worked with many public libraries, either traveling to their site or conducting week-long train-the-trainer programs in
Seattle. She has also managed statewide library training programs at New Mexico and Arizona State Libraries, including administration of four Technology Institutes, Library Institutes, and customized on-site training programs for public libraries. She has coordinated grant projects, reviewed grants, and written successful grant proposals. She managed a corporate library as a systems administrator; worked for SIRSI as a traveling trainer; performed as a library cataloger; and taught web-based distance education technology courses on information literacy and online learning for advanced degree university students.
Stephanie has a Bachelor of Arts degree in English, with a concentration in technical writing, and a Master of Science degree in Library and Information Science with a concentration in Corporate Information from the University of Tennessee.
She received a 2008 WebJunction Member Award at the American Library Association Conference.
Stephanie is an author of three books, Grants for Libraries, which received a starred review in Library Journal, The Accidental Technology Trainer, published by Information Today, and her latest book, Winning Grants: A How-To-Do-It Manual for Librarians with Multimedia Tutorials and Grant Development Tools, published by Neal-Schuman. She was the Bringing in the Money columnist for the Public Library Association’s Public Libraries for two years. She has published over 30 articles and has been a newsletter editor for various library associations. She co-authors the Library Grants Blog, which lists grant announcements for libraries in one easy to access location.
Having done a variety of training during her library career for all types of libraries—school, public, academic, and special, Stephanie has presented at national conferences and conducted training across the United States, from Seattle to Florida, Maine to Hawaii, and many places in between. She has been involved in technology training throughout her library career and has trained librarians, systems administrators, homeless children, university students and faculty, teachers in rural South Africa, and senior citizens.
Formerly a trainer for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s U.S. Library Program, Stephanie worked with many public libraries, either traveling to their site or conducting week-long train-the-trainer programs in
Stephanie has a Bachelor of Arts degree in English, with a concentration in technical writing, and a Master of Science degree in Library and Information Science with a concentration in Corporate Information from the University of Tennessee.
She received a 2008 WebJunction Member Award at the American Library Association Conference.
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