Children's Librarian

Children's Librarian, Stevens Memorial Library (North Andover)

General purpose:
This position performs a variety of patron services, with special focus on services for children and their parents, caregivers, and teachers. Work is distinguished by the ability to maintain a broad knowledge of children’s literature and to help educate caregivers and teachers about reading processes to support children’s literacy development.

• Work directly with children, parents, caregivers, and teachers.
• Create and conduct story times, book groups, and other types of programs for children of various ages.
• Assist with Children’s programming during summer reading and throughout the year.
• Support, adapt, or deliver services in a manner which ensures understanding and inclusion of diverse client populations.
• Highlight the collection by creating a variety of displays.
• Assist with collections management as assigned, including organization and cataloging.
• Identify and suggest appropriate materials for patrons based on age and development level.
• Provide reader's advisory and reference services to children, parents, caregivers, and teachers using the online catalog, print, and digital resources.
• Work collaboratively with other Library employees to address and resolve concerns, assist and support the overall functions serving children.
• Meet with and assist citizens, in person or over the phone, to address general questions or concerns and complaints related to Youth Services;
  Escalate concerns and complaints as needed to Head of Youth Services, Assistant Library Director, and/or Library Director.
• Provide effective and efficient customer service which promotes and maintains a culture of responsive community relations.
• Demonstrate frequent level of independent judgment and discretion in carrying out job responsibilities and making position related decisions.
• Demonstrate sensitivity, understanding, and respect of all Town employees, residents, and visitors.
• Perform subject area research through maintaining professional memberships, attending conferences and workshops and participating in other professional development activities.
• Keep up to date on industry trends and maintain required training, licensure, and/or certification.
• Follow safe work practices and adhere to policies, procedures, ordinances that have been adopted by the Library.
• May be assigned to staff Library public service desks.
• Perform related duties as assigned.

• The employee is required to have hand-eye coordination necessary to operate computers and various pieces of office equipment.
• Employee frequently required to stand, walk, talk or hear, and use hands and fingers to handle, feel, or reach books and other objects.
• Employee occasionally required to sit; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• Employee must occasionally lift up to 25 pounds and move or push book carts up to 150 pounds.
• Work is performed in the library setting.

Selections shall be made on the basis of qualifications, ability, and dependability. Formal application, rating of education and experience, oral interview, reference check, and job-related tests may be required.

Required Education, Training, and

Experience:

Completion of a Master’s degree in Library Science (MLS) or Master’s in Library and Information Science (MLIS) supplemented by two years’ experience in library services; or any equivalent combination of training and experience which provides the following knowledge, ability and skills.

• Current principles and practices of public library service including knowledge of reference and information resources, search techniques using print and electronic resources, reader advisory services, and collection management practices.
• Childhood development and literacy development.
• Automated library systems and programs and other office applications such as word processing, spreadsheet, and presentation applications.

• Maintain a high degree of flexibility and ability to multi-task in order to meet the varying needs of library users.
• Instruct patrons on the use of print and electronic resources.
• Work independently with minimal…