Publications:

Portis, M., Detro, E.M., & Aronofsky, M. (2022). Voices from the field. In A. Hartsell-Gundy, K. Duckett, S. Morris (Eds.), Learning in action: Designing successful graduate student work experiences in academic libraries. Association of College & Research Libraries. 

Bowler, L., Aronofsky, M., Milliken, G., & Acker, A. (2020). Teen engagements with data in an after-school data literacy programme at the public library. In Proceedings of ISIC, the Information Behaviour Conference, Pretoria, South Africa, 28-1 October, 2020. Information Research, 25(4), paper isic2015. Retrieved from http://InformationR.net/ir/25-4/isic2020/isic2015.html (Archived by the Internet Archive at https://bit.ly/3a6DBwv)

Presentations:

ALSC 2025 President’s Program: The Current Landscape of AI and its Effects on Children. ALA Annual Conference (Philadelphia, PA). Monday, June 30, 2025. [Moderator].

Education in an AI World – Roundtable for Information Professionals and Educational Technologists. NEIT (NYSAIS Education, Information & Technology Committee). January 26, 2023. [Co-facilitator].

Tweens, Teens & Tech Use: Integrating Conversations About Digital Media Consumption Through the Library. Metropolitan New York Library Council (METRO). December 9, 2021. Recording available here.

Co-presented with Mia Bruner, Emma Karin Eriksson, and Mary Mann. Fumbling Towards Radical Information Liberation with Prison Library Support Network. New York Public Library, September 2021. A version of this presentation also occurred at the Metropolitan Library Council (METRO) in June 2021. Recording available here.

Co-presented with Maggie Portis & Ella Milliken Detro, “Weeding ‘Wright’ : Engaging Graduate Students in a Meaningful Collection Development Process,” Association of Architecture School Librarians, 43rd Annual Conference, March 2021.

Co-presented with Genevieve Milliken, “Youth Data Literacy: ‘Exploring Data Worlds’ Tween & Teen Engagement Factors,” New York City Open Data Week, March 2019.

Blog Posts:

How The Middle School Library Can Promote Healthy Tech Use, Association of Library Services to Children blog. December 9, 2023.

Media Mentorship & AI: Creating an ALSC Committee Podcast, Association of Library Services to Children blog. August 12, 2023.

Hybrid Programming: Evaluating Takeaways from the Pandemic and Moving Library Services Into the Future” Blog Post, Association of Library Services to Children blog. June 11, 2022.

“Meaningful Technology in a School Library Environment” Blog Post, Association of Library Services to Children blog . August 14, 2021.

“Technology In Practice: Adapting To A Remote Learning Environment” Blog Post, Association of Library Services to Children blog. August 8, 2020.

Professional Affiliations:

Association of Library Services to Children (ALSC): Organizational Effectiveness Committee Co-Chair. 2025-2026. (Committee Member 2024-2025.)

Association of Library Services to Children (ALSC): (Pura) Belpré Award Selection Committee – 2025. Administrative Assistant. 2024-2025.

Association of Library Services to Children (ALSC): Children + Technology Committee Co-Chair. 2020-2024.

NYSAIS Education, Information & Technology Committee (NEIT): Committee Member. 2022-Present.

Association for Independent School Librarians (AISL). 2018-Present.

Hudson Valley Library Association (HVLA). 2018-Present.

American Library Association (ALA). 2018-Present.

Professional Development & Certifications:

Licensed Notary Public. (2022-2026). Kings County, NY.

SEED (Seeking Educational Equity and Diversity) Facilitator Training. June 2023. More information here.

PBS Media Literacy Educator Certification by KQED (2021-2022). More information here.

Cornell Tech/STEMteachersNYC Computational Thinking in Elementary Classrooms (CTEC) Training (2021-2022). More information here.

Newsela Certified Educator Program (November 2021). More information here.

Minecraft Education Edition: Teacher Academy (March 2021). More information here.

KQED Media Academy for Educators: Podcasting & Audio Production for the Classroom (February 2021); Analyzing & Evaluating Media for the Classroom (November 2020). More information here.

Research & Projects:

Exploring Data Worlds: Exploring Data Worlds At The Public Library: an IMLS-funded project aimed at studying data literacy for teens, and specifically engagement levels during data literacy workshops at the public library. Research assistant, supervised by Dr. Leanne Bowler, Pratt Institute, 2019.