Adult Services Librarian

Adult Services Manager

The Elmwood Park Public Library seeks a resourceful, tech-savvy, creative, and highly-motivated professional to manage and expand Adult Services. The ideal candidate has the experience or skills to design engaging adult programming, provide advanced research assistance, and manage adult collections.

Core Responsibilities:

• Plan, market, execute a robust schedule of library programs targeted to both general adult audiences and senior citizens.
• Provide high-quality reference, research, and reader advisory services to adult patrons
• Evaluate, select, weed and creatively arrange adult print and digital media
• Teach and assist patrons in navigating complex digital databases, online resources, and modern technologies.
• Promote adult services through flyers, social media and outreach.
• Design, develop and implement displays and exhibits.
• Contribute to website maintenance.
• Recommend and work toward the improvement and/or implementation of adult services.

Schedule:

Includes 35 hours/week with minimum 1 evening per week and 1 Saturday per month.

Required Qualifications:

• Master's degree in library or information science (MLS/MLIS) from an American Library Association (ALA) accredited program, or an equivalent advanced degree in library science.
• At least 2 years of library experience.

Compensation and Benefits:
Salary:
Starting at $60,000/year and commensurate with education and experience. Generous benefits package.

To Apply:

Interested candidates should email a cover letter, resume and three professional references to  Applications will be accepted until the position is filled. Only candidates of interest will be contacted.