Part-Time Youth Services Librarian
City of New Berlin
Part-time
On-site
New Berlin 53151, Wisconsin, United States
$24.72 - $33.36 USD hourly
General Overview of the Position
Under general administrative direction, perform complex and technical professional library work. This position is expected to work a minimum of 29 hours weekly.
Examples of Essential Duties
- Catalog and classify library materials.
- Recommend materials for purchase.
- Prepare booklists, bibliographies, and pathfinders.
- Supervise inventories and weed library collection.
- Assists in planning, producing, and promoting programs and services.
- Perform reader's advisory and other patron assistance services.
- Answer reference questions and provide bibliographic instruction.
- Perform in-depth reference research.
- Have good working knowledge of OverDrive and similar services to assist patrons with digital content on a variety of computers and mobile devices.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university and a minimum of 24 credits of a Master of Library and Information Science from an American Library Association accredited library school. Candidate must have experience working with children.
Preferred candidates will have professional library work experience.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Understanding of basic library principles, procedures, technology, goals and philosophy of service.
- Library coursework in the selection, organization of materials and reference and information services.
- Ability to use knowledge and training to serve the needs of the library productively.
- Ability to meet, communicate and deal with people effectively.
- Ability to plan and implement library services.
- Ability to comprehend and follow instructions, verbally and in written form.
- Ability to work independently with limited supervision.
- Must have broad experience or knowledge of social media and content creation.
- Good oral, written and computer skills; must be able to assist patrons with computer- related questions.
- Ability to understand library policies and procedures and apply them to library operations.
- Must have familiarity with Microsoft Office products.
- Willingness to maintain skills in the above mentioned areas through active participation in appropriate library skills learning experiences.