Programming Coordinator

Under the supervision of the library’s Director, the Programming Coordinator is responsible for leading the development of programming for all ages, with an emphasis on young adults (12-18) and adults (18+). This includes collaboratively developing long-term programming plans and evaluation. With the library’s mission and values in mind, the Programming Coordinator also selects books, media, and other materials for the Young Adult collection.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Creates, implements, and maintains programs and services for people of all ages, with an emphasis on young adults and adults, including establishing goals and priorities for general programming.
• Cultivate online and print collections for young adults, develop a long-term collection development plan for the Young Adult collection, assist Children’s Services with other children’s collections as needed.
• Carry-out unique outreach to children and young adults in collaboration with our Marketing Coordinator, schools, parent groups, and local organizations.
• Promote collections, programs, and services in collaboration with out Markeing Coordinator.
• Lead the planning and programming of our biannual reading challenges.
• Assists with existing children’s and family programming when needed (eg., storytime, bi-lingual storytime, STEM programming).
• Keeps informed of trends in literature and issues in library services and programming through professional development such as workshops, conferences, or online classes; be willing to travel to conferences and workshops (in-state and national).
• Solicit feedback from patrons to develop activities and programming that best meet their needs.
• Perform operational functions of the library such as circulation and reference services, shelving & shelf reading.
• Develop and promote the usage of our new Creation Station.
• Other duties as assigned.

Not applicable

All Lake County Employees may be required to work as a Disaster Service Worker when a local declaration of emergency or disaster is declared by the Board of County Commissioners. To be prepared for this role, all employees and emergency service function (ESF) leads will attend emergency management trainings and exercises as requested by the Director of Emergency Management. With advanced notification from OEM, employees will make reasonable efforts to attend training events in coordination with other employees and supervisors.

Please note that this job description does not intend to cover or contain a full comprehensive list of activities, duties, and responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

As a reflection of the value we place on the contributions of our employees, Lake County offers a competitive benefits package for full-time employees. To review the complete benefits guide, please reach out to Human Resources  benefits guide provides full details on the Lake County Government's benefit offerings, which include:

• Employer-Sponsored Medical and Dental Insurance Plans
• 100% Employer Paid Vision Plan
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Dependent Care Flexible Flexible Spending Account (DCFSA)
• Health Reimbursement Account (HRA)
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Employer-Sponsored Short-Term Disability Insurance
• 100% Employer Paid Long-Term Disability Insurance
• 100% Employer Paid Term Life Insurance
• Supplemental Life Insurance Plans
• 401(a) and 457(b) Employer Matched Contributions Retirement Plans
• Paid Vacation, Sick Leave, Personal Days and…