My name is Christopher Bienvenu. I have a bachelor’s degree in general studies from LSU Shreveport, a master’s in library and information science from LSU, a graduate certificate in Archival Studies from LSU, and I am pursuing a master's in higher education administration. I worked for three years at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette as a Library Specialist in Special Collection of Dupré Library, one year as a Processing Archivist at LSU Hill Memorial Library, and one year as a Programming Librarian for the Lafayette Public Library in Lafayette, LA. I am a member of the Louisiana Library Association and the American Library Association. In the LLA, I also hold a position on the membership committee.
Curiculum Vitae
Christopher Bienvenu
201 S. College Rd, Apt 217A
Lafayette, LA 70503
Cell: 318.426.0272
Library Experience
Adult Services Librarian, Librarian I
Lafayette Public Library, Lafayette, LA
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Create and host programs for the public ages 18 and up
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Work a Public Service Desk
August 2024-April 2025
Processing Archivist, Faculty
Hill Memorial Library, Louisiana State University
September 2023-August 2024
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Process collections in the archives including creating and maintaining finding aids and processing new collections.
Library Specialist II in Special Collections
Edith Garland Dupré Library, University of Louisiana Lafayette
August 2020-September 2023
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Process collections in the archives including creating and maintaining finding aids, processing new collections, and use of all collections.
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Manage and supervise student workers.
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Assist department head in the day-to-day running of Special Collections with an emphasis on the Archives.
Classroom Experience
Substitute Teacher
Pathways in Education, Shreveport, LA
August 2016-May 2017
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Taught French to all students in signed up for French classes.
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Assisted 50 students with all of their educational needs, including scheduling, tutoring, and testing.
Education
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Louisiana State University, A&M
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MLIS, concentration in Academic Libraries and Graduate Certificate in Archival Studies, August 2023
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MHEA, December 2025 Anticipated
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Louisiana State University, Shreveport
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Bachelor of General Studies: May 2015
Presentations
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ACRL-LA, “Traiteurs: Faith healers, Folk Medicine, and Medical Traditions” July 2022
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ACRL-LA, “Should Academic Libraries Digitize Vertical Files” July 2022
Publications
"Traiteurs: Faith Healers, Folk Medicine, and Medical Traditions." Codex: the Journal of the Louisiana Chapter of the ACRL 6, no. 4 (December, 2023): 5-19. https://journal.acrlla.org/index.php/codex/article/view/212.
Achievements
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Assisted UL Lafayette in getting the term traiteurs added to the LOC Subject Heading catalog.
Service Professional Organizations
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Member: LLA / LaSALL Section, 2021-Present
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Member: ACRL-LA, 2022-Present
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Member: ALA, 2022-Present
University of Louisiana Lafayette
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Strategic Planning Task Force – 2021-2022
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Faculty and Staff Association, Revamping Committee – 2021
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Library Specialist II Search Committee, Earnest Gaines Center – 2022
Skills
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Fluent in written and spoken French
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Familiar with Gimlet, Workflows, and ArchivesSpace
