Multiple Openings, Blaisdell Memorial Library, Nottingham, NH

Posted June 26, 2018

Title #1: Children’s Librarian (Part-time) – Blaisdell Memorial Library, Nottingham, NH 

Supervisor: Library Director

Summary: The Blaisdell Memorial Library in Nottingham, NH seeks a creative, energetic professional with a passion for providing excellent library service to children and families. The Children’s Librarian will instill a love of reading, libraries, and learning by providing a welcoming atmosphere, delivering quality programs, and maintaining an outstanding collection through traditional and innovative methods. The successful candidate will have a positive outlook, strong customer service skills, flexibility, a good sense of humor, and be a team player. As a small library our staff wear many hats and work closely together to best serve our patrons.

 

The Blaisdell Memorial Library is in interior Rockingham County, 15 miles from the University of New Hampshire, with easy access to major highways, exceptional natural resources, and a wide range of recreational opportunities. The library serves a supportive community of approximately 5,000, has 2,800 library patrons, an annual circulation of 40,000 from its collection of over 18,800 items, and hosts a variety of programs for children, teens, and adults.

 

Essential Functions and Responsibilities: 

• Plan, develop, schedule, and implement a variety of creative, enriching, and educational library programs for school aged children throughout the school year and during the summer. Programs occur weekly and monthly during after-school and/or evening and weekend time slots.

• Manage the advertising of children’s programs including the development of promotional materials and flyers, as well as social media (Facebook & Instagram) and the library website.
• Keep statistical records for children’s programs and attendance.
• Perform regular collection development duties for the children’s room, including reading professional publications and book reviews, selecting relevant titles, and weeding.
• Is responsible for keeping the children’s area neat and orderly including the regular development of relevant and engaging book displays and bulletin boards.
• Collaborate with other children’s department staff on scheduling, programs, procedures and other departmental needs. As well as coordinating with the Assistant Director monthly department meetings.
• Seek out grant opportunities to supplement and diversify the children’s collection and programs.
• Attend conferences and participate in professional development opportunities as initiated by self or suggested by the director.
• Duties also include shelving and shelf reading, readers’ advisory, assisting with implementing the children’s summer reading program, creating library displays, circulation and other duties as assigned.

 

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Knowledge of childhood development and experience working with children of all ages.
• Knowledge of children’s literature. Ability to cultivate good public relations, to work with parents and young patrons, to create and implement age-appropriate programs using a variety of media, and to nurture interest in reading, arts, culture and music.
• Ability to interact and communicate courteously and effectively with the public and with other staff in a courteous and tactful manner, both verbally and in writing.
• Exceptional interpersonal communication, problem solving, customer relations and teamwork skills.
• High energy and an enthusiasm for public library services.
• Ability to handle a great many details, some simultaneously, with accuracy.
• Flexibility, adaptability, and the ability to work independently.
• Ability to use Internet searching methods, apps, devices, and information resources.
• Must be able to type and have good computer skills, including proficiency of email, Word, Google Drive, Publisher, Excel, and social media.
• Due to the nature of the job’s tasks candidate must be able to push or pull carts, do a moderate amount of bending, squatting, lifting (up to 40 lbs.) stretching and standing for an extended period.

 

Minimum Qualifications: 1 to 3 years of library experience; experience working with young children, preferably in programming; knowledge of library practices and services, children’s literature and developmental levels and needs; combination of appropriate education and experience may be acceptable

 

Salary: $17 – $19 per hour, depending upon experience

 

Schedule: 21 hours/week + 3.5 hours/month

Tuesday                       10:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Wednesday                 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Thursday                     10:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Saturday (1/month)     9:30 AM – 1:00 PM

 

Application Details: The position is open until filled and interviews will begin the week of July 10th. Please email cover letter and resume to Cara Marsh, director, at [email protected].

 

Title #2: Head of Circulation (Part-time) – Blaisdell Memorial Library, Nottingham NH

Supervisor: Library Director 

Summary: The Blaisdell Memorial Library in Nottingham, NH seeks an energetic and customer service-oriented professional to become our Head of Circulation Librarian. This position reports directly to the Library Director and is responsible for the daily proper function of the circulation desk, collection maintenance, and patron services. The successful candidate will have a positive attitude and outlook, strong customer service skills, flexibility, a passion for libraries, and be a team player. As a small library our staff wear many hats and work closely together to best serve our patrons. 

 

The Blaisdell Memorial Library is in interior Rockingham County, 15 miles from the University of New Hampshire, with easy access to major highways, exceptional natural resources, and a wide range of recreational opportunities. The library serves a supportive community of approximately 5,000, has 2,800 library patrons, an annual circulation of 40,000 from its collection of over 18,800 items, hosts variety of programs for children, teens, and adults.

 

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the daily operation of the Library’s Online Integrated Library System (Apollo-Biblionix) and the circulation desk.
• Maintains expertise in the use of the Library’s ILS and catalog.
• Advises the Library Director when repairs and maintenance are needed.
• Responsible for applicable clerical procedures and for the training of circulation staff.
• Provides patrons with general information on library services; assists and instructs patrons in using library services, equipment, and facilities.
• Oversees and manages all holds and interlibrary loans processes, procedures, and requests.
• Responsible for fulfilling library and patron book group interlibrary loans, including Reads-To-Go: NH KitKeepers.
• Uses interlibrary loan or other appropriate referrals to aid and direct patrons.
• Understands and performs all jobs related to library technical services; including but not limited to: cataloging and classifying library materials; maintaining an accurate, up-to-date database of library holdings; and physically processing items being added to and withdrawn from the collection.
• Maintains consistency in the cataloging, classification, and physical processing of library materials.
• Repairs or returns damaged materials, as appropriate.
• Assists with collection development of print and media, including reading book review publications and maintaining ‘automatically yours’ authors for the collection. Advises the director on patron requests and additional titles the library should purchase.
• Attend professional development and conferences, either self-initiated or director suggested.
• Assumes authority in the absence of the Library Director in accordance with established Library policies.
• Additional duties include shelving, shelf reading, readers’ advisory, creating displays, and other duties as assigned.

 

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: 

• Be able to work in accordance with the Library Director and maintain a clear line of communication.
• Understands the latest professional cataloging and classification rules, plus library processing conventions.
• Ability to work independently, take initiative, and organize work for efficient use of time.
• Possesses strong computer skills including proficiency with email, Google Drive, Publisher, Word, Overdrive, and is willing to participate in applicable training when necessary.
• Ability to interact courteously and effectively with the public and staff.
• Ability to understand and interpret library policies, procedures and rules.
• Ability to represent the library at professional and community meetings.
• Due to the nature of the job’s tasks, candidate must be able to push and pull carts, do a moderate amount of bending, squatting, lifting (up to 40 pounds), stretching, and standing for an extended period of time.

 

 

Minimum Qualifications: Minimum of three (3) years library experience, including automation, technical services, cataloging, and collection development experience.

 

Salary: $16 – $19 per hour, depending upon experience.

 

Schedule: 24 hours/week + 3.5 hours/month

Tuesday           9:30 AM – 2:00 PM

                                    Wednesday      9:30 AM – 5:00 PM

                                    Thursday         9:30 AM – 2:00 PM

                                    Friday              9:30 AM – 5:00 PM

                                    Saturday          9:30 AM – 1:00 PM

                                    (1/month)

 

Application Details: The position is open until filled and interviews will begin the week of July 10th. Please email cover letter and resume to Cara Marsh, director, at [email protected].