Melinda Whitaker

Melinda Whitaker is an experienced librarian currently serving as an Adult & Youth Services Librarian and Team Lead of Young Adult Collections at Provo City Library since April 2017. Key responsibilities include overseeing Teen and Family Programming, Collection Development for Graphic Novels and select Non-Fiction titles, Social Media promotion, Outreach Services, Reader's Advisory, Reference Services, and STEAM Programming. Prior to this role, Melinda held various positions at Jive Communications, Inc. from June 2014 to August 2016, including Project Manager and Service Account Manager, managing broadband orders and enterprise accounts. Earlier experience includes serving as a desk attendant at Brigham Young University and internships at Sanofi Pasteur in Quality Assurance. Melinda earned a Bachelor's Degree in Fine and Studio Arts from Brigham Young University and is currently pursuing a Master’s Degree in Library and Information Science at Emporia State University.