Hours: 30 hours per week

Pay and Compensation: $19-21/hour depending on experience and qualifications. Sick leave is earned on a monthly basis and becomes available after 30 days of employment. Vacation time becomes available after one year of employment and begins at one week of time.

Job Duties Include:

• Providing services in keeping with the American Library Association’s “Library Bill of Rights” statement.
• Planning and conducting programs for Babies and toddlers (ages 1-4 years) and preschool (ages 4-5); Children in grades 1-5 and Tweens in grades 6-8; Teens in grades 9-12.
• Helping children with reference questions, using computers, and suggesting titles.
  
• Educating children and teens in using library services.
• Preparing displays, hand-outs, bulletin boards, and other content as needed.
• Staying aware of current trends in librarianship to skillfully,
  • Provide Collection Development including selecting books, audiobooks, and CDs for the Young Adult and Children’s collections. Recommending YA and Children's movie purchases to the Director.
  • Weed damaged/outdated materials which the library should no longer store.
• Enforcing library policies. Assisting at the Circulation Desk and in the building as necessary. Participating in the monthly staff meeting;
• Able to work some evenings/weekends in support of programming;
• Other duties as assigned by the Director.

• Succeeding at year-round planning and preparation.
• Adopting existing programming and creating new programs which serve the community.
• Conducting weekly programs for children and teens.
• Creating the annual seven week Summer Reading Program, which may include scheduling performers, generating activities, and hosting an End of Summer Reading Party.
• Promoting programs in the community. Coordinating with local schools to provide outreach programs in the school system.
  
  

• Minimum of an Associate’s degree in a relevant field such as Public Education or Library and Information Science. Preferred Masters in Library and Information Science with specialty in Youth Services or School Media.
• Substantial, demonstrated work experience serving children and/or young adults.
• General Qualifications:
  • Must have computer, reading, and math skills to support duties specific to the job.
  • Must be able to interact with the general public.
  • Must enjoy and be skilled at working with children and teens.
  • Must be creative and able to work independently or in a group