Tween​/Teen Librarian

General Purpose
Creative energetic and innovative library professional. Responsible for administrative work in planning and managing the activities of youth (Tween, ages 10-12 years old) and young adult (Teen, ages 13-19 years old) services in the library and all other related work as required. Tween/Teen Librarian works under the general direction of the Head of Youth Services. Functions requiring considerable judgment and initiative in planning and overseeing services to youth and young adults between the ages of 10 to 18 both within the library and the community.

General Purpose
Creative energetic and innovative library professional. Responsible for administrative work in planning and managing the activities of youth (Tween, ages 10-12 years old) and young adult (Teen, ages 13-19 years old) services in the library and all other related work as required. Tween/Teen Librarian works under the general direction of the Head of Youth Services. Functions requiring considerable judgment and initiative in planning and overseeing services to youth and young adults between the ages of 10 to 18 both within the library and the community.
The schedule for this role is Sunday – Thursday.
Union Affiliation: American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME)
Pay Grade 17: $33.79 Hourly
Remote Tier 1: Zero (0) days remote/week

• Performs work under typical library conditions; library hours will require evening and weekend work.
• Plans, organizes, implements, and evaluates services to youth and young adults.
• Assists Head of Youth Services in budgeting process and administers budget as assigned.
• Assists Head of Youth Services in conducting community assessments to identify youth needs.
• Assists the Head of Youth Services in developing goals, policies and procedures as it relates to youth and young adults.
• Assists the Head of Youth Services with strategic planning and strategic goals for the Youth Services Department.
• Assists Head of Youth Services in developing and implementing new strategies and methodologies to increase patron awareness of library resources and the monitoring of the results achieved.
• Initiates, plans and conducts a variety of programs and activities, including the yearly summer learning program, to encourage the use of the library and which fulfill the diverse educational, recreational, literacy, technological and personal needs of youth and young adults between the ages of 10 to 18.
• Assist in promoting programming and services in conjunction with the main library outlets and independently, including social media.
• Works in conjunction and collaborates with Youth Services Librarians in coordination of library programming and services to youth and teens between the ages of 10 to 18.
• Involves youth and young adults in planning and implementing services for their age group.
• Works in conjunction with Collection Development Librarian to select, evaluate, maintain and discard youth and young adult collection based on professional judgment, preferences of youth and young adults and acknowledged review sources ensuring it is diverse, current, and relevant and meets the needs of the community
• Provides reference and readers' advisory services, media literacy programming and library orientation to youth and young adults.
• Collaborates and partners with schools other libraries, social service agencies, civic organizations and other professional organizations to develop, promote, facilitate, and evaluate innovative programs to meet the expressed and anticipated needs of the community’s youth and young adult population including reading clubs, homework help, instructional workshops, Makerspace programs, STEM and literacy programs, gaming, summer reading events, tech programs and a variety of other programs both in the Library and throughout the community.
• Promotes, publicizes and represents youth and young adult services and the library to the community and local agencies in cooperation with other departments.
• Works with library administration to seek supplementary funding to enhance library services, including state and federal grants.
• Assists in grant writing as needed.
• Trains and…