Youth Services Librarian

About the role

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.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• 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.
• Continually seeks and finds ways to promote the library’s youth services.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Library Science or Education degree from an accredited college/university required.
• Three years’ experience working in youth services and considerable knowledge of the needs and abilities of children.
• Considerable knowledge, skill, and ability in public library operations, particularly as it relates to youth services.
• Knowledge of children’s and young adult resources including print, electronic, audiovisual, and other resources.
• Prior supervisory experience is desirable.
• Valid Driver’s license required.

Qualifications

• Master’s Degree in Library Science from an ALA-accredited program preferred.
• Ability to engage with children, young adults, parents, and teachers in a warm, friendly way with humor, energy, flexibility, and persistence.
• Ability to become familiar with the needs and interests of youth in the community.
• Ability to interact with and assist the public in a friendly and responsive manner.
• Ability to communicate with patrons and coworkers courteously and professionally.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with patrons and coworkers.
• Ability to problem solve in a positive, constructive, and supportive way.
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a team, be flexible, positive, and adapt to a busy and changeable work environment.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Experience working with technology, office equipment, and software such as Microsoft Office products, PCs, tablets, smartphones, copiers, fax machines, and email.
• Knowledge about using computers, online catalogs, electronic resources, and social networking resources.
• Ability to understand, interpret, and implement library policies, procedures, and rules.

Skills

• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with patrons and coworkers.
• Ability to communicate with patrons and coworkers courteously and professionally.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with patrons and coworkers.
• Ability to problem solve in a positive, constructive, and supportive way.
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a team, be flexible, positive, and adapt to a busy and changeable work environment.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Experience working with technology, office equipment, and software such as Microsoft Office products, PCs, tablets, smartphones, copiers, fax machines, and email.
• Knowledge about using computers, online catalogs, electronic resources, and social networking resources.
• Ability to understand, interpret, and implement library policies, procedures, and rules.

Benefits

This position offers a competitive benefits package including health, dental, life, and retirement.