Librarian - Children's Services
About The Position
Charlotte Mecklenburg Library is seeking a Children's Librarian for the Mountain Island Library. This role is responsible for creating a welcoming and engaging environment for children ages 0-11, their caregivers, and families. The position involves planning and implementing programming, collection management, outreach, and assisting patrons with library resources. The Children's Librarian will also serve as a Manager on Duty, supporting the location manager in daily operations. Collaboration with library staff, school personnel, and community organizations is key to fulfilling the library's mission. This role offers opportunities for leadership within system-wide teams and work groups. Responsibilities include responding to reference and reader's advisory requests, explaining library services and policies, developing and managing the library's collection, and assisting in the planning and implementation of programs focused on lifelong learning, early literacy, and educational support.
Requirements
- Minimum of two years of public library experience
- Master’s degree in Library science from an ALA-accredited institution
- NC Public Library certification required or must be obtained within 12 months of hires
Nice To Haves
- Experience working with children
- Bilingual
Responsibilities
- Meet customers' informational, research and pleasure reading needs by matching requests to appropriate resources.
- Provide quality programming for children, pre-teens, and their caregivers; creates promotional materials and merchandises collection with displays.
- Determine the timeliest, authoritative and appropriate information source for each customer, based on questions asked, the information required, and the format (print, non-print) that provides the most effective delivery.
- Train customers in the use of electronic reference resources, internet searches, e-books and digital downloads; provide guidance and instruction for both general and specific requests. Enables customers to operate PCs, tablets, mobile devices to access digital materials.
- Troubleshoot problems or instructs customers in the use of software and hardware. Assesses the level of instruction needed to use technology.
- Manage and maintain library materials in specific, assigned areas of the collection by noting community needs and customer requests, consulting reviews and bibliographies, checking lost and missing reports and recommending purchases.
- Perform relevant collection management tasks to ensure that resources are available to meet the informational and recreational needs of the community.
- Develop diverse and innovative programs, publications and displays to enhance library services.
- Continue professional development through workshops, classes, webinars, conferences, retreats, etc. request marketing assistance.
- Choose activities to enhance or develop skills needed to meet professional or learning goals.
- Perform administrative duties that may include serving as manager on duty, scheduling employees, submitting maintenance and IT tickets, dealing with customer concerns, reserving meeting rooms, interpreting and enforcing library policy.
- Exercise sound judgment and uses available resources to determine the action needed.
Benefits
- Exempt (salaried) position
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
