Librarian in Programming

Cultivating curiosity by creating wonder

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• Location 200 SE Martin Luther King Jr Blvd,Evansville, IN, 47713,United States
• Base Pay $58,700.00 / Year
• Job Category Public Services, Programming, Librarian
• Employee Type Full Time
• Required Degree Masters

• Name Jenifer Frnka
• Phone
• Email jeniferf

At Evansville Vanderburgh Public Library (EVPL), we cultivate curiosity by creating wonder, and we envision communities united through shared exploration and understanding.

Bring your whole self to work each day and be authentically you. You bring a unique perspective and life view to the work we do for and with our community. As an EVPL employee, you should feel supported and empowered to think forward and to problem solve with your colleagues. At EVPL your voice, your lived experiences, and YOU matter! Each individual adds to the team as a whole, and every role makes a difference in how we impact Evansville and Vanderburgh County.

Full-time 40 hours weekly Must be available to work public service hours ; which includes and occasional evenings, Saturdays, and Sundays.

The Librarian will support the work of the library and any specific subject matter areas as identified or assigned, based upon present and future community needs, resources, staff expertise, and innovative practices related to a subject area and/or library and information. The Librarian is responsible for ensuring library patrons have necessary resources to learn and explore topics of interest through the creation of educational programs and fostering meaningful community relationships.

The work of the Librarian builds upon the work of Library Assistants and Assistant Librarians in engaging with patrons, providing programs and services, and being information professionals.

In cooperation with EVPL colleagues, the Librarian will advance the library’s mission, vision, strategic priorities, and brand. Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Actively be involved in community/civic engagement that relates to the work of the Librarian but also supports the community and the library.
• Identify and cultivate regional or local community relationships that advance the mission, vision, and/or strategic initiatives of the library system.
• Interact with library patrons, colleagues, and community members across multiple points of service in a library facility, designated outreach/engagement locations, online or via telephone in a manner that contributes to a delightful library experience.
• Assist and educate patrons over the phone or in-person in technology relating to library or personal use including computers, internet, eBooks or eReaders, hardware, software, digital catalog, digital accounts, scanners, printers or other various software, and accessing materials via the internet.
• Handle escalated patron contacts with compassion, grace, and authority.
• Curate, manage, and create content (experiences, programs, services, and materials) with colleagues, patrons, and partner agencies to support outcomes, create community impact, and generate community capital.
• Coordinate and/or provide professional consultation or instruction to internal and external stakeholders.
• Effectively manage library and community resources, including but not limited to monetary resources, volunteers, materials, space, human capital, and time.
• Act as a Person in Charge at a location, employing sound decision making skills and the ability to utilize EVPL trainings and procedures in the moment.
• Direct or facilitate in-person, telephone, or virtual patron interactions at designated service points in and outside of library facilities, in collaboration…