Children’s Librarian, Rockport Public Library, Rockport, MA

Posted April 10, 2018

Children’s Librarian

35 hours/week to start including evenings and weekends with rotation

$22.32 per hour union position with benefits

Job Availability: Immediate

Duties and Responsibilities

Reports to Library Director on department administration, operations, and programs
Coordinates acquisitions, technical services, circulation, collection maintenance, and reference functions as well as program planning and implementation
Provides a full range of library services to children and young adults
Maintains records and statistics
Stays abreast of new procedures in library services
Oversees the upkeep and maintenance of the children’s and young adult areas
Supervises development and maintenance of children’s and young adult collections
Monitors funds budgeted for department acquisitions
Classifies new materials
Uses all modules of library’s automated system to catalog and process library materials
Supervises volunteers, pages, and other library staff workers in the junior and young adult departments
Prepares, coordinates, presents, promotes, publicizes, and supervises all children’s and/or young adult programming
Applies for programming grants
Works with school personnel on resources and activities for the Summer Reading Program
Coordinates and schedules monthly exhibits in the library’s two display cases

Requirements

MLS from an ALA-accredited library school or M.Ed. degree with two years’ experience
in public library service, or Bachelor’s degree in related field with two years’ experience
in children’s or young adult service with relevant course work in Reading Development, Reading Arts, Children’s and/or Adolescent Literature, Adolescent Psychology or Early Childhood Education.
Demonstrated ability to use computer with emphasis on use of library network, electronic resources, the Internet, and software such as word processing
Experience with library procedures, facilities, and routines, as they apply to children and/or young adults
Interest in promoting services to young people with literacy challenges
Knowledge of children’s and/or young adult materials
Strong service orientation reflecting courtesy, tact, discretion and judgment in direct interaction with children, teens, and adults
Multi-tasking skills with good attention to detail and accuracy
Ability to communicate clearly and effectively, verbally and in writing
Dependability and ability to work in a team environment or independently
Must successfully pass required CORI/SORI checks

Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer

Send letter and resume and three references to:

Cindy Grove, Library Director

Rockport Public Library

17 School Street, Rockport, MA 01966