Youth Services Librarian - 20 hours/week

About the role

To promote the mission and values of the Greene County Public Library. To carry out objectives and goals of the strategic plan to better serve the community. To serve as a Youth Services Librarian, plan and provide services and programming for children, young adult, families and other community members. To promote early childhood literacy.

Responsibilities

• Plans, designs, promotes, presents and evaluates library programs including Summer Reading Program for children, young adults, parents and adults who work with children.
• Provides reference assistance to patrons in person and/or by telephone as needed.
• Answers reference and reader's advisory questions from the public and conducts necessary research in various media, including electronic sources.
• Evaluates and maintains the juvenile and/or young adult materials collections and database to reflect needs of the community
• Consults with teachers and prepares collections for use with their classes.
• Teaches basic library skills to groups of youth during class visit orientation; conducts other training programs for youth when needed.
• Plans and/or prepares displays, bibliographies, and other informational materials.
• Provides outreach to children by visiting local child care facilities, schools and other youth facilities and promotes library services or programs.
• Works within specific GCPL budgets such as the collection development budget, paid performers budget, and program supplies budget.
• Instructs and aids library users in use of library and of reference tools; provides both one-to-one assistance and group presentations.
• Troubleshoots all electronic resources and equipment in the department.
• In the absence of the department head assumes “person in charge” responsibilities.
• Assists in training employees.
• Responsible for opening/closing.
• Gathers statistics and prepares reports and completes other projects as assigned.
• Participates in countywide children’s services and attends meetings of the Children’s and/or YA Council.
• Keeps abreast of current developments