With extensive experience leading outreach and engagement projects, I have consistently delivered successful large-scale events, strategic collaborations, and grant-funded initiatives. As a project manager, I excel in overseeing high-performing teams, managing complex budgets, and ensuring strict compliance with federal grant requirements. My expertise includes aligning project execution with deadlines, organizational goals, and funding stipulations to deliver measurable outcomes.
I am pursing a Project Management Professional (PMP) and expect to receive it in Spring 2025.
Strategic Partnerships and Grants
2019 partnership between NNLM and ALA-Allied Professional Association
I initiated and led the partnership between the National Network of Libraries of Medicine (NNLM) and the American Library Association-Allied Professional Association (ALA-APA) to promote the Wellness in the Library Workplace course.
2019 partnership between NNLM and the Public Library Association (PLA)
I was critical in initiating and managing a integrating health-related questions into Project Outcome, a toolkit for public libraries. This collaboration significantly increased awareness of NNLM’s health programs.
2018 federal grant subaward with the Association of Rural and Small Libraries (ARSL)
I proposed and led the project. The grant supported 50 scholarships and additional spots for ARSL pre-conference workshops, improving public library staff’s ability to meet consumer health information needs and increasing awareness of NNLM resources.
2017 NNLM federal grant to Public Library Association (PLA)
Through my leadership, the project resulted in the developing of a health information initiative that established a cross-regional leadership group for health literacy. This project educated over 400 library staff through events and webinars, created newsletters for 9,000 members, and developed blogs and podcasts to extend the program’s reach.
Competitive Grant Awards
“Equipping Public Library Staff with Quality Consumer Health Resources” 2017
I co-wrote a winning grant application for the National Library of Medicine, resulting in the “Equipping Public Library Staff with Quality Consumer Health Resources” project. This initiative led to the development of educational offerings for public library staff nationwide, reaching nearly 600 librarians over three years. I collaborated with the University of Iowa’s Center for Evaluation and Assessment to create pre-and post-surveys, ensuring each cohort received targeted, data-driven instruction.
Project Management
Health Misinformation Symposium in April 2023
As the project manager for the NNLM Health Misinformation Symposium in April 2023, I designed an impactful virtual event that engaged over 1,750 registrants and 750 live attendees.
Library Staff Health and Well-being Symposium, March 2021
Project manager for the a three-day virtual symposium focused on library staff well-being, which drew over 6,000 registrants and 3,000 live attendees.
Public Library Association Conference Workshop, 2018
Project manager for an eight-hour, in-person pre-conference instructional meeting with over 100 attendees.
Bobbi L. Newman 