
Mary Kamela
Student Support and Engagement Librarian
Pronouns: she/her
520C Lockwood Memorial Library, North Campus
Buffalo, NY 14260
- Ph: 716-645-8587
- Fax: 716-645-3859
Department Liaison
University Honors College, English Language InstituteResponsibilities
ELI105 - One credit course in research and information literacy
ENG105 - Scaffolded research and information literacy instruction
Education and Training
Master of Science (School Librarianship) - University at Buffalo
Bachelor of Arts (German, Global Studies) - Schreyer Honors College, Penn State University
Publications
Non-Refereed
Kamela, M. (2022). Cookbooks roundup. School Library Journal, 78(12), 95-97.
Kamela, M. (2022). Taking my own advice: Moving from school to academic libraries as an early-career librarian. Journal of New Librarianship, 7(2), 47–51. https://doi-org.gate.lib.buffalo.edu/10.33011/newlibs/12/7
Research Guides
Professional Memberships
American Library Association (ALA), 2020-present
- Division Memberships:
- Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL), 2022-present
- American Association of School Librarians (AASL), 2020-2021
SUNY Librarians Association, 2022-present
Western New York Library Resources Council (WNYLRC), 2022-present
New York Library Association (NYLA), 2020-present
- Section Memberships:
- Section of School Libraries (SSL): 2020-2021
- Academic and Special Libraries (ASLS): 2022-present
School Librarians’ Association of Western New York (SLAWNY), 2020-2021
Presentations
Kamela, M. (2023, January 12). Engaging every student: Pear Deck interactive slide presentations [Conference presentation]. SUNYLA Information Literacy Committee Instruction Showcase (virtual).
Kamela, M., & Carpenter, B. (2022, October 28). We don’t talk about TikTok [Conference presentation]. Kansas Library Association Annual Conference (virtual).
Kamela, M., & Carpenter, B. (2022, October 23). We don’t talk about TikTok [Conference presentation]. New England Library Association Annual Conference (virtual).
Kamela, M. (2022, October 7). Educational technology in libraries [Roundtable discussion]. WNYLRC Intersect Unconference, Buffalo, New York.
Kamela, M., & Aszkler, E. (2021, November 5). Civic online reasoning in the library [Conference presentation]. NYLA Annual Conference, Syracuse, New York.