Community Librarian

Help Hillsboro community members connect with information, resources, learning opportunities, and each other. As the Community Librarian at Shute Park Library, you will provide direct library service, build relationships, and develop programs that respond to the interests and needs of the community.

Hillsboro Public Library connects people with information, learning opportunities, and each other. Our mission, For Everyone | Para Todos, guides how we serve the community. Our work is grounded in the Library’s five values:
Belonging, Credibility, Excellence, Sustainability, and Innovation with Purpose. These values shape how we welcome patrons, provide access to resources, and respond to changing community needs.

This is a generalist Librarian role with a strong focus on community engagement, information sharing, and relationship building. You will spend regular time assisting patrons at the service desk at Shute Park Library while also developing programs, participating in outreach, supporting learning, and connecting people with useful services and opportunities.

You will report to a Library Supervisor and work closely with library staff, the Outreach Coordinator, community partners, and volunteers. The role requires initiative and professional judgment while contributing to shared Library goals.

• Provide welcoming, responsive service to a broad range of community members and help them find information, materials, Library resources, and community services.
• Provide reference, research, and readers advisory assistance in person and through phone, email, and online service points.
• Build relationships with community members and organizations to understand local interests, needs, and barriers to access and help identify priorities for collections, programs, services, and outreach.
• Create or adapt, coordinate, deliver, and evaluate educational, informational, instructional, and recreational programs.
• Participate in community events, tabling opportunities, and outreach activities with the Outreach Coordinator to build relationships and connect more people with Library services and resources.
• Create learning materials, presentations, displays, resource lists, and other tools that help patrons and employees find and use information.
• Train, mentor, and share information with employees, volunteers, interns, or student workers as assigned.
• Collaborate with Library colleagues, Washington County Cooperative Library Services partners, service providers, and community organizations.
• Support daily operations and a safe, welcoming environment by following Library and City policies, maintaining records, contributing to projects, and serving as Person in Charge when assigned.
• Serve as Person in Charge of a Library branch on an occasional basis.

• Continue community tabling at locations such as the Hillsboro Community Senior Center and Civic Center, with a focus on introducing community members to Library services and bringing new visitors into Shute Park Library.
• Build on the community resource fair at Shute Park Library by connecting residents with organizations and services that respond to local needs, including resources for veterans, older adults, LGBTQIA+ community members, and other community groups.
• Broaden Spanish-language programming opportunities, support existing English language learning opportunities, and identify community partners and resources that can participate in programs and tabling events at Shute Park Library.
• Use community conversations and partner relationships to identify and develop new programs, outreach activities, and ways the Library can respond to local interests and needs.