Evening Circulation Librarian

SALARY RANGE:
Salary Commensurate with Experience

POSITION / FTE: 1.00 (Full Time Non-Exempt)

The Evening Circulation Librarian is responsible for providing library services to our community Sunday-Thursday evening and overseeing the day-to‑day and long term wellbeing of the physical and intellectual holdings of the library.

The duties and responsibilities of the Circulation Librarian for the Library include, but are not limited to:

• Create a welcoming atmosphere and provide assistance to community members in the evening and during study hours, Sunday-Thursday afternoons/evenings (2pm-10pm).
• Ensure adherence to library rules and behavioral norms during study hours.
• Along with the Library Director, plan and coordinate annual collection shifting to rebalance shelving.
• Manage New Book shelving, adjusting electronic records to match physical location as books are transferred to the main collection.
• Adjust all signage as needed and/or at the direction of the Director of the Library.
• Along with our library team, create appropriate displays of books and/or other materials to coordinate with educational programs and/or current/seasonal events.
• Sweep library for misplaced, used materials and reshelve as needed.
• Coordinate shelf reading and biennial inventory of all circulating items.
• Maintain Summer School/TEC library cards and login information.
• Greet and assist all community members with locating library materials, accessing electronic resources, conducting research, printing, and any/all other library requests.
• Retrieve and maintain reserve materials for library projects.
• Run regular reports for all checked out items, verify status of overdue items and coordinate their return with patrons.
• Submit billable items to the business office.
• Any other duties as assigned by the Director of Library.

• Experience in a school, college, or public library.
• A strong desire to work with high school students from diverse cultures and backgrounds.
• Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution. (Degree in History, Sociology, or the sciences will be given strong preference.)
• Position requires close attention to detail and ability to work in a noisy, user-centered environment.
• Must possess good communication and computer/technological skills, a desire to learn new skills related to the role and the ability to work well with others.

The Taft School is an affirmative action-equal opportunity employer in accordance with regulations adopted by the Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities. It is the policy of The Taft School to provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified individuals without regard to age, gender, race, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, actual or perceived disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran's status, genetic predisposition or any other class protected by law.