Youth Services Librarian

Under the general direction of the Director of Library Services and Library Manager, manages the Youth Services Department of the library. Performs a variety of professional librarian duties, including designing and implementing high-interest and engaging programs, providing information and assistance to children, teens, and their parents/caregivers, performing reference and readers’ advisory services, offering technology support and instruction, and building partnerships with community organizations.

The position also contributes to library-wide planning and service delivery to support the Library’s mission and strategic goals.

• Plan, organize, present, and evaluate a wide variety of programs for youth (ages 018), such as story times, after school events, STEAM, and summer reading programs.
• Select, evaluate, acquire, and maintain youth materials in all formats to reflect community needs and current trends.
• Build relationships with schools, homeschool groups, childcare providers, and community organizations; conduct outreach events to promote library services.
• Develop promotional materials and displays, and manage youthrelated web and social media content.
• Provide readers’ advisory, reference, and technology assistance to youth and caregivers.
• Collect and analyze data on program attendance and usage; prepare statistical and narrative reports.
• Supervise and train youth services assistants, volunteers, and interns.
• Assist in preparing and managing the youth services budget; seek grants or external funding where possible.
• Participate in librarywide and youth services planning, projects, and initiatives.
• Assist with special projects and programs as needed.
• Serve as manager on duty as assigned; assist with circulation and policy enforcement.
• Stay informed of trends in youth and teen literature and programming; attend professional workshops and conferences.
• Perform all other duties as assigned.