Community Languages Librarian

Help Hillsboro residents find library materials and services that reflect their languages, interests, and experiences. As our Community Languages Librarian, you will provide direct service to the public, develop Hillsboro’s community-language collections, and build relationships that help the Library better understand what our community wants and needs.

This position is joining Hillsboro Public Library during an important period of change. Collection management responsibilities will transition to Washington County Cooperative Library Services (WCCLS) in July 2027, allowing this role to develop into a broader community-focused Librarian position.

Our mission, For Everyone | Para Todos, guides how we serve our community. Hillsboro Public Library is proud to offer a robust community-languages collection that helps people access information, stories, and resources in the languages that matter to them.

Our work is grounded in five Library values:
Belonging, Credibility, Excellence, Sustainability, and Innovation with Purpose
. These values shape how we serve the public, manage resources, protect intellectual freedom, and respond to the changing needs of our community.

This is a generalist Librarian role with a focus on collection development, community engagement, and data analysis. You will spend regular time assisting patrons at the service desk while also selecting, purchasing, evaluating, and maintaining Spanish-language and other community-language materials.

You will report to a Library Supervisor and work closely with other Librarians, Library Support Specialists, Library Materials Assistants, community partners, volunteers, and employees throughout the Library.

Through June 30, 2027, the role will continue to combine direct customer service with community-language selection, purchasing, collection maintenance, and budget responsibilities.

Beginning in July 2027
, most physical collection management will transition to WCCLS. The position is expected to place greater emphasis on community engagement, communicating Hillsboro’s collection needs, and helping residents access the countywide collection. Some collection responsibilities will remain, and the role may continue to evolve as Hillsboro Public Library and WCCLS develop the centralized model.

The balance of these responsibilities will shift beginning July 2027, with less time spent on collection selection and more on community engagement and direct service.

• Provide welcoming, responsive service to a broad range of community members and help them find information, materials, and Library resources.
• Provide reference, research, and readers advisory assistance in person and through phone, email, and online service points.
• Select, purchase, replace, evaluate, and remove materials following the Library’s Collection Development Policy.
• Develop and maintain collections for all ages in Spanish, Hindi, Chinese, Vietnamese, and other community languages.
• Use Polaris, Power BI, borrowing data, community feedback, and other resources to identify collection needs and guide decisions.
• Monitor material expenditures and manage purchasing for assigned collection areas.
• Build relationships with Hillsboro’s language communities and create trusted opportunities for people to share what materials and services would be most useful to them.
• Support collections and services at both Brookwood and Shute Park libraries.
• Work with colleagues to maintain community access points, including Novel Branch and the Library’s Tiny Branches (library-sponsored Little Free Libraries).
• Support daily operations and a safe, welcoming environment by following Library and City…