Library Reference Technician; Youth Services; WAR​/Part-Time

Description

Responsible for providing technical and reference assistance to children, teens, parents, teachers, and other library patrons. May assist in planning and presenting Youth Services programs for infants, toddlers, pre‑school, school‑aged, and teen library patrons. Other responsibilities include staffing the youth services desk, maintaining the collection, promoting library programs, and supporting story times, displays, and crafts.

$16.00 Hourly

Yorktown, VA

Work‑as‑Required

LRT(W)(L)-2143

Library Services

LIBRARY TABB

05/08/2026

Continuous

• Minimum of high school diploma.
• Preferred experience working with children in libraries, schools, or daycares.

• Excellent customer service skills to staff the youth services desk and provide technical, reference, and reader’s advisory assistance in person or over the phone.
• Ability to assist in preparation for story times, displays, crafts, and other library programs.
• Ability to promote programs and assist patrons with program registration.
• Assistance in scheduling, planning, and presenting Youth Services programs for infant, toddler, pre‑school, school‑aged, and teen patrons.
• Assistance in collection maintenance, including shelf reading, shifting, and moving books and other library materials.
• Preparation of reading lists, bibliographies, flyers, and other promotional materials to support department programs and promotions.
• General knowledge of children’s and teen’s literature.
• General knowledge of personal computer skills and MS Office software.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to understand and follow verbal and written instructions.
• Ability to interact and communicate with children, teens and their parents in a pleasant and effective manner.
• Ability to plan, organize and present daily work, library programs and special projects.
• Ability to learn and operate library automated systems.
• Ability to organize work, set priorities, use time effectively, work independently, and meet deadlines.
• Ability to communicate and work well with other staff members.
• Must be able to work a continual floating schedule as needed.
• Must be able to work evenings and weekends when required.

Must be physically able to operate a variety of machinery and equipment, including office equipment such as computers, copiers, etc. Able to lift boxes of up to 50 pounds occasionally, and to push and pull library carts frequently. Frequent stooping and bending involved.

There are no benefits associated with this position.