*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?