Job Announcement

Rochester Hills Public Library
Digital Services Librarian

Position:                    Youth and Adult Services Digital Services Librarian

Supervisor:                Youth Services Manager

Salary:                        $40,291

Schedule:                   37.5 hours per week, including up to two evenings a week and every other Saturday.

Benefits:                    Insurance (health, dental, short-term disability, and long-term disability); pension contribution; vacation, sick, optional deferred compensation and flexible medical reimbursement plan.

Dates:                         Deadline for applications: November 25, 2016
                                    Interview anticipated: Week of December 12, 2016
                                    Decision anticipated by: December 16, 2016
                                    Starting date: January 2, 2017

Application: Please attach fill out an employment application at http://www.rhpl.org/jobs and attach a cover letter, resume and responses to questions at the end of this posting.

Primary Job Duties:

·         Works with Youth Services, Adult Services, and Outreach Services departments to provide digital services, reference assistance, and reader’s advisory.

·         Performs collection development and maintenance for electronic and digital content, including subscription reference databases, digital services such as Zinio, Freegal, and Hoopla, and ebooks and e-audiobooks for all departments.

·         Provides comprehensive reference and reader's’ advisory service to individuals and groups of all ages, especially children and teens, both inside and outside the library.

·         Assists with collection development and maintenance for physical collections as assigned.

·         Plans and implements library-oriented programming, especially tech programs.

·         Provides technology instruction to patrons and staff, including e-reader and tablet use, and the use of electronic resources, including databases, ebooks, e-audiobooks, downloadable music, downloadable magazines, and streaming media, one-on-one and in a group setting.

·         Participates in relevant committees.

·         Stays up to date on new and emerging technologies that would be appropriate for library use.

·         Performs other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications:

·         Master’s degree in Library Science

·         Desire to meet the public and serve patrons of all ages

·         Robust range of Internet and technology skills and experience

·         Skill in planning and presenting appropriate programs for young children, teens, and adults

·         Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships at all levels

·         Familiarity with literature for all ages

·         Strong oral and written communication skills

·         High level of energy and self-motivation to create new services and programs

·         Willingness to maintain a flexible schedule, including evenings and weekends in order to implement programming

Desired Characteristics

·         Awareness of new developments and trends in public libraries

·         Knowledge of online information resources, computers, software programs (Windows, Microsoft Office products and email) and integrated library systems (Polaris)

·         This is not an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications; it is intended to describe the major responsibilities and requirements of this position.

Please respond to the following questions and include those responses with your resume and RHPL application.

       1.            Why do you want to work in a public library? What interests you about working with all ages, especially children?

       2.            What is your customer service philosophy?

       3.            If I were to duplicate a typical week of your reading choices, what would I be reading? (By choices, I mean just about everything short of cereal boxes.)

       4.            In a field of strong candidates, what makes you stand out?