Friday, March 03, 2017
Youth Services Librarian(s) - Providence Community Library
Youth Services Librarian(s) - Want to help
strengthen neighborhoods and build community? Want to live in a
diverse, accepting, historic, creative and vibrant city, near beaches
and sandwiched between Boston and New York City? Providence Community Library
is seeking a Youth Services Librarian to work in a busy, neighborhood
library. The Youth Services Librarian plans and implements a
comprehensive program of service, especially emergent literacy, to young
library users, and may provide professional support to more than one
neighborhood library. Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
Selecting and purchasing library materials aimed at children and teens;
Planning, developing, coordinating and executing programs designed to
serve children from infants to teens; Providing reader’s advisory and
reference assistance to parents, teachers and caregivers; Promoting the
development of pre-literacy and literacy skills in children and teens;
Assisting patrons, particularly children and teens, in researching
information on a wide variety of subjects; Acting as liaison with other
agencies in the community, which serve children and teens, to promote
the library; Creating a welcoming environment in the Youth Services area
which provides for enjoyable and productive use of library resources.
Providence Community Library is preparing to start a strategic planning
initiative in 2017 that seeks to strengthen services to meet the needs
of its diverse and dense urban neighborhoods. Energetic,
service-oriented librarians are encouraged to apply. Annual salary:
$38,727 L-I/$45,533 L-II. Qualifications: MLS from an ALA accredited
school. Minimum three years professional experience as a Children’s
Librarian for the L-II position. Bi-lingual a plus. Send resume, cover
letter, and three references to: Maria Melvin, HR Manager, mmelvin@provcomlib.org, (401) 467-2700 x.1606. AN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION/EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER.
Location:
Providence, RI, USA