Librarian - State Library

Introduction

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• Professional growth and development opportunities.
• A healthy work/life balance to all employees.

• Hybrid.
• Monday - Friday.
• Full Time, 40 hours per week.
• First Shift, 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM.
• Location:
  
  Division of Library Development, Middletown Library Service Center.

As part of the Division of Library Development, the Connecticut Library for Accessible Books (CT LAB) is a network library of the Library of Congress’ National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled (NLS). CT LAB lends books and magazines in audio and braille formats, for free, to any Connecticut resident who cannot read printed materials due to a visual, reading, or physical disability.

The Librarian 1 - State Library is responsible for providing Reader’s Advisory services to CT LAB patrons throughout Connecticut. Much of the work involves supporting patrons via telephone and email, and providing in-person customer service. Duties include assisting patrons with book selection and requests; submitting patron book requests for fulfillment; providing basic technical support for patrons who use Digital Talking Book Machines and the BARD download service, research and answering reference questions;

processing applications and setting up library accounts for new patrons; orienting new patrons to CT LAB and NLS services and resources; performing regular maintenance of patron records and bibliographic records within CT LAB’s Integrated Library System, Web Reads; contributing content to CT LAB’s bi-monthly patron newsletter; representing CT LAB at outreach events across CT; and processing incoming and outgoing patron transfers to and from NLS Network libraries across the United States.

This position will also work with the entire Division of Library Development staff for programming, Division services, outreach, and special projects.

• Delivering a broad range of Reference and Reader’s Advisory services to library patrons.
• Providing customer service to library patrons.
• Answering library patrons’ technical support questions related to library resources.
• Using an integrated circulation system.
• Cataloging materials.
• Performing library catalog maintenance.
• Gathering library statistics.
• Working collaboratively with others.
• Oral and written communication skills.

The Connecticut State Library is an independent and non-partisan Executive Branch agency of the State of Connecticut. Open to both residents and users beyond state borders, the State Library serves the employees and officials of all three branches of state government, students, teachers, researchers, town governments, and anyone seeking information within its collections. We are home to the State Archives, Office of the Public Records Administrator, Museum of Connecticut History, and more, providing a variety of archival, public records, museum, library, information, and administrative services.

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In the State Library this class is accountable for independently performing the full range of professional library duties and providing professional library services.

• Performs professional library duties in any of the following areas: cataloging, interlibrary loan, reference, bibliographic services and collection management of books, serial publications, computer files, documents, audiovisual and other materials;
• Assists patrons in locating and obtaining materials;
• Furnishes information on library activities, facilities, rules and services;
• Explains and assists in use of reference sources, catalogs, indexes and automated data bases;
• Describes or demonstrates procedures for searching catalog files;
• Searches catalog files and shelves to locate information;
• Assembles and arranges displays of books and other library materials;
• Maintains reference and circulation materials;
• Answers correspondence on special reference subjects;
• May compile subject bibliographies;
• May select, order, catalog and classify materials;
• May review and update records…