Associate Librarian - Childrens - Part Time

Salt Lake City Public Library

Salary: $27.30/hour - Depending on Qualifications. Posted:
September 28th, 2026. Closes:
October 12th, 2026. FLSA Status:
Part--time/Non-Exempt.

Reports to:

Manager.

Note:

Open to internal employees only.

The Salt Lake City Public Library connects all people to free resources, knowledge, and one another to build a thriving community. Across nine locations and through outreach citywide, we are working toward a Salt Lake City where everyone belongs, where knowledge and opportunity are shared by all, and where our connections to one another make the whole community stronger. Guided by our 2026–2034 Strategic Plan, staff advance this work through four priorities: creating belonging through access, reading and literacy for all, strengthening civic life, and building the capacity to sustain our impact.

Library employees are stewards of this vision in every interaction. They bring joy to their service, treat every person with dignity, act with courage and good judgment, and work as one team across the system. People who thrive here believe a library is more than a place to find information; it is a place where a community comes to know itself.

Important Note:

The City Library is currently engaged in strategic planning implementation. This position, and all positions at the library, may evolve in the future to a different focus or take on an entirely different scope based on organizational needs and strategic priorities.

Associate Librarians perform a variety of reference, circulation, customer service, and location support.

• High quality customer service. Provides customer service assistance to library patrons by responding to patron inquiries, provides in depth reference and instruction, and readers advisory. Interprets Library rules, policies and procedures to the public. Interacts with patrons in person, by telephone and electronically. May be called upon to handle difficult patron interactions or solve customer service problems requiring the intervention of a supervisor.
  
  Assist patrons with the use of computers and technology. Has the ability to serve a diverse population.
• Working relationships. Fosters good working relationships with diverse people including staff, patrons, volunteers and vendors. Accepts assignments from supervisor, manager or other Library staff in a professional and timely manner.
• Committees and work groups. Takes on a leadership role when participating in committees or work groups on activities that align with strategic goals.
• Collection maintenance. Provide support with collection maintenance as assigned.
• Create and maintain displays. May create and maintain high quality library displays. This may include the use of library materials, art, bulletin boards, graphics and/or other objects.
• Supervision and leadership. Takes a leadership role in mentoring staff with training and on assigned committees or work groups. May assist the manager with filling vacancies, may supervise or support volunteer program at the location. May assume the role of acting or in-charge manager in the absences of Department Manager or Librarian.
• Circulation tasks. Performs a variety of activities which are repetitive in nature related to the checking-in and checking-out library materials and processing patron hold requests. Assists patrons with account activity and fines. May be required to handle cash transactions. May use automated material handler for automated sorting of library materials.
• Material placement. May perform a variety of material placement processes including sorting and shelving library materials. May retrieve materials from library book drop.
• Other duties. Performs other duties as…