Anita Morales
Librarian I at Oceanside Public Library
San Diego Metropolitan Area United States
Summary
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Top SchoolAnita Morales is a librarian and user experience designer with nine years of experience building community-centered programs and digital tools across public libraries and civic tech. Currently a Librarian I in Oceanside, she grew attendance for a summer meals program by 70% through strategic partnerships, earned-media campaigns, and hands-on youth mentorship. As Co-Lead UX Designer at Hack for LA she guides a small design team building an expungement letter generator and creating the project’s first design system, blending service design with accessibility. Her background includes research roles at the UK Data Service and University of Manchester and a UCLA MLIS, giving her a rare mix of evidence-based research skills and grassroots program delivery. She also founded a neighborhood STEM kit initiative during the pandemic, scaling to over 1,000 kits while uplifting local businesses—an example of her knack for turning user needs into pragmatic community solutions.
9 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Masters Library and Information Science, Masters Library and Information Science at UCLA School of Education and Information StudiesBachelor of Arts - BA American Studies, Bachelor of Arts - BA American Studies at California State University, Fullerton
Spanish, EnglishProgramming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
A-mora/Crime-workshop
Jan 2020 - Feb 2020
Contributions:67 commits, 2 PRs, 54 pushes in 29 days
A-mora/summer_school_mlm_slides
Nov 2020 - Jun 2024
Contributions:12 pushes, 1 branch in 3 years 6 months
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