Youth Services Librarian

Department: Public Library
Position: Youth Services Librarian Status: Full-Time
FLSA:Non-Exempt

The Edith

B. Siegrist Vermillion Public Library seeks a creative, energetic individual with a genuine passion for working with youth to serve as Youth Services Librarian. Are you eager to share the love of reading and literature, develop capable users of information and technology, and encourage each child’s development to their fullest potential? Can you design and provide engaging activities that help young people develop their creativity, interests, and talents?

Is empowering and motivating younger community members important to you?

The Youth Services Librarian is responsible for planning, organizing, and coordinating all activities associated with Youth Services, which serves patrons from birth through twelfth grade.

• Works under the immediate supervision of the Library Director.
• Supervises the Youth Services Assistant.
• Assigns tasks to Library Assistants, Library Clerks, work-study students, interns, or volunteers as needed.

• The regular schedule for this position is Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. through 5:00 p.m.
• Employees are required to have the flexibility to adjust their schedule when needed for programming and circulation desk coverage. This may include evening and weekend hours.

• Oversees all aspects of the Youth Services Department including reference services, reader’s advisory services, programming, and collection development.
• Proactively develops, organizes, and conducts engaging programs for youth and parents which encourage reading, viewing, and listening skills and the use of library facilities and materials to help create lifelong library users. Supervises program presentations by partners/volunteers. Programming includes regular story times and after school programming.
• Plans, organizes, and coordinates the library Summer Learning Program.
• Evaluates youth resources for balance and comprehensiveness. Reviews selection aids, publisher catalogs, and brochures. Selects resources of interest to youth.
• Weeds youth resources on a continuing basis.
• Oversees youth services budget allocation for programming and collection development. Ensures expenditures stay within appropriate levels.
• Provides instruction to youth, parents, and teachers in the use of library resources, answers reference, and reader’s advisory questions.
• Conducts library tours for interested groups including schools, classes, groups, and organizations.
• Develops and coordinates all youth outreach programs to local preschools, daycare centers, youth organizations, and visits schools. Represents the library at community events and meetings as needed.
• Acts as a liaison to local public and private schools, community agencies serving children, colleges, and teachers.
• Maintains a comfortable and stimulating library atmosphere, especially for children and young adults. Maintains children’s area and youth room. Monitors the behavior of youth in the library.
• Keeps informed of current trends, technology, and developments affecting librarians through professional reading, continuing education opportunities, and participation in professional organizations. Attends workshops, conferences, and training as needed.
• Communicates with the Library Director regarding the operations in youth services and prepares regular narrative and statistical reports.
• Creates attractive and educational displays to enhance the library experience and to promote the use of library resources.
• Continually seeks and finds ways to promote the library’s youth services.

• Greets visitors to the library and provides friendly, high-quality customer service to library users.
• Assists in promoting youth services programs and resources. Provides youth services content for public relations staff to add to the library webpage and social media.
• Coordinates activities with other library staff and cooperates as a team member in performing library duties.
• Performs circulation duties and procedures including loaning and returning materials, placing reserves, checking in materials,…