Mentors

Marcus Lumpkin

Librarian

The only times you won't see Marcus Lumpkin riding his bike to work at YOUmedia are on the days he's in the middle of a good book. That's when he takes the L, so he can eek out a bit more precious reading time.

Marcus joined the YOUmedia mentor staff after working at the Chicago Public Library’s South Chicago Branch. And he biked to work there, too. At the South Chicago Branch, Marcus created children’s story times, developed afterschool programs, and served local organizations by extending the Library’s services and resources to neighborhood schools and organizations. In the past, Marcus taught preschool and substituted in Chicago Public Schools.

Marcus studied at Wayne State University in Detroit and completed his English literature degree at the University of Illinois at Chicago.

In YOUmedia, he puts that background in literature to work by leading teens in the library's Teen Volume book discussion. Marcus reads furiously to keep up with the teens at YOUmedia and their varied interests. Marcus identifies most with gamers, fiction readers, and cyclists.

Cycling is a great way to start a conversation with Marcus, but he will probably end up talking to you about what he’s reading. He has a passion for learning, literature, and the library.