Community Librarian

Division: Cultural Services

Job Status: Full Time

Number of Positions: 1

Hours of Work: 35 hours/week

Wage Rate: $29.39 - $35.05 per hour

Posting Date: Monday, July 27, 2026

Closing Date: Monday, August 3, 2026

Location: Region 2 Libraries (Forest, Grand Bend, Arkona, Thedford, Port Franks, and Watford)

The County of Lambton is located in Southwestern Ontario, nestled along Lake Huron and the St. Clair River, next to the state of Michigan and is home to a diverse and welcoming population of approximately 128,000 residents.

The Corporation of the County of Lambton is one of the area’s largest employers with approximately 1,300 employees. The County’s seven divisions deliver hundreds of services and programs to our residents, such as emergency medical services, provincial offences court, three long-term care homes, 25 library branches, three museums, an art gallery, archives, public works, public health services, social services, planning and building services.

We are committed to sustainability, economic growth, environmental stewardship and an enhanced quality of life through the provision of responsive and efficient services and collaborative efforts with our municipal and community partners.

As a member of the Lambton County Library system, the Community Librarian is responsible for providing front line customer service to visitors of Lambton County Library and support services to staff members. In addition to promoting a welcoming and inviting library environment, the Community Librarian will develop, plan, coordinate and provide outreach programs inside in the library and throughout the local community.

This will be accomplished by liaising with the community to help determine programming needs, often in collaboration with Public Services Coordinators. The Community Librarian will also provide specialized programming inside the library and provide training to library staff. The Community Librarian is responsible for delivering a library service that meets the strategic direction set forth by senior management and Lambton County Council.

• Organize and deliver programs, outreach and partnership opportunities with organizations, groups, agencies businesses and other stakeholders in collaboration with Public Services Coordinators, Technical Librarian, and Library Supervisors, to increase the use of library resources and services in response to the current and future needs of the community
• Collaborate with Public Services Coordinators, Technical Librarian, Library Operations Supervisor, and Library Supervisor(s) to accomplish strategic initiatives in alignment with library goals and objectives
• Assist in identifying community needs, trends and demographics
• Provide in-depth information and readers' advisory services to the public
• Provide reference services to library patrons
• Promote reading and lifelong learning in the community
• Deliver presentations within the library and the community, along with library tours, orientations and class visits
• Seek opportunities to promote library services through presentations, membership on appropriate committees and through participation in community events
• Organize and deliver instructional programming to members of the public
• Act as a professional librarian resource for Branch Assistants
• Instruct the public and staff in the use of the catalogue and the library’s online resources
• Deliver training to library staff
• Provide coverage for Branch Assistants when required, undertaking those duties including circulation, administration, readers’ advisory, reference and programming
• Maintain necessary corporate files in accordance with the County of Lambton's Records Retention By-law
• Maintain necessary files and statistics as required
• Conduct research, produce reports, as required
• Apply circulation policies and procedures
• Perform a wide variety of clerical tasks related to circulation and in support of borrowing and lending services using a variety of manual and automated systems

• Represent the library effectively in the community
• Interact pleasantly and courteously with the public, community partners and staff,…