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Children’s Librarian, Edith M. Fox Branch Library, Arlington, MA

Posted June 1, 2017

We’re in search of a new Fox Branch Librarian / Children’s Librarian who has great communication skills, passion for customer service excellence and a zest for self-directed projects. 

This position is based at the Fox Branch Library five days per week, Tuesday to Saturday with some variation for summer hours. As a member of the library’s leadership team, the Fox Branch Librarian works under the general supervision of the Director of Libraries. He/she/they directs and supervises the activities of assigned staff including one part-time children’s librarian, one full-time library assistant and one part-time library assistant, pages and some volunteers. The Branch Librarian performs a wide variety of professional librarian work involved in the direction, operation and supervision of the branch library; in planning and scheduling branch library activities and programs; in assisting in the development and implementation of branch library procedures. The Branch Librarian is responsible for collection development, services for children and most library programs.

Arlington’s libraries are a system of two: the Robbins Library in the center of town, and the Fox Branch Library in East Arlington. “The Fox,” as it’s known, is a vibrant one-room library with a unique magnet children’s resale shop inside, The Little Fox Shop, run exclusively by Friends of Fox Library volunteers.
The Fox is located in the heart of East Arlington and enjoys strong neighborhood and community support; while the collection size has stayed roughly the same, circulation has doubled over the past decade due to all the young families moving into town. In addition, Fox fans are eager for library facility improvements, lending a lot of energy to this year’s Reimagining Our Libraries project.

Qualifications
MLS  degree from an ALA accredited and recognized school with specific course work or concentration in children’s programming and literature; plus two or more years of directly related experience working with children OR any equivalent combination of education and experience which demonstrates possession of the required knowledge, skills and abilities to perform the duties of this position.

Required to work some evenings and every Saturday with some exceptions.

Salary: $53,396 – $66,594

Closing Date: June 12, 2017

Please submit cover letter and resume to: [email protected]

Town of Arlington
Human Resources Department
730 Mass Ave. Annex
Arlington, MA 02476

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