Children’s Librarian, Mandel Public Library, West Palm Beach, FL
Posted August 18, 2016
The Mandel Public Library in beautiful downtown West Palm Beach, Florida is hiring! The Mandel Public Library offers the creative, challenging, and collegial environment that brings out the best in staff. We encourage original thinking, initiative, and dreaming big.
Our Youth Services Department serves as a fabulous example. Employee “entrepreneurship” has created:
- Amazing summer reading programs that are more like a theme park adventure, with topics ranging from Dragonology to Explore Space! In 2011, the Library was the sole recipient of the ALSC/BWI Summer Reading Program grant.
- Science Projects 101 teaches children and their families to complete a science project from start to finish.
- Our Homework Centers (one for teens, one for younger children) are grant- supported programs with certified teachers helping children with academics four afternoons a week during the school year.
- Our Summer Academy fills the same role in the summer months and helps to prevent the “summer slide.”
- Let’s Read brings trained reading volunteers into local schools and books into the homes of children who might not otherwise have them.
The Library itself is a beautifully designed space with areas designed for teens as well as younger children. Our staff is involved in decision making as to goals, policies, and the future of the Library. Several of our staff have been here for more than a quarter of a century and are still enthusiastic about creating an even better Library. We are excited about what our next great idea might be. Others have used our library as a launching pad and have moved on to positions of leadership in the library world. The Mandel Public Library is also located in downtown West Palm Beach that offers gorgeous weather, limitless outdoors adventures, world-class culture, dining, entertainment and shopping!
Job Requirements
This position as Children’s Librarian provides reference and reader’s advisory for the youth services department, provides story hours, children’s programs, customer service to children and their caregivers. Promotes library services with local schools. Coordinates outreach programs. Works on projects as assigned to promote an interactive creative educational experience and performs related duties as assigned. This position includes working nights and weekends.
Master’s degree in Library Science (MLS) from an ALA accredited program of study with two (2) years related experience in a field such as teaching, recreation, social work or book sales, or related field.
Alternate requirements: Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university and the ability to complete the Master’s degree in Library Sciences (MLS) within six (6) months from the date of employment, and three (3) years related experience in a field such as teaching, recreation, social work, or book sales, or related field.
Salary: 43967.00
Deadline: Friday, Sept. 9th at 5PM
Apply online:
http://wpb.org/Departments/Hum