Children’s Librarian 

The Librarian performs a variety of patron contact duties including: teaching Programs and Classes, providing One on-One Reference assistance, assisting in book and material selection, assisting patrons with finding library  materials and with using the online catalog handling circulation duties, shelving library material, and maintaining  displays, engage in outreach events around the county as well as other duties as assigned. 

Librarians spend: 

25% of their time engaged in customer service and circulation duties 

• Assist patrons with copying, faxing and printing 
• Collect fees and fines 
• Empty book return bins 
• Check items in and out 
• Make library cards 
• Monitor and update the meeting room calendar 
• Runs the Holds Queue report and retrieves items from shelves 
• Prepare outgoing courier items and process incoming courier items 

25% of their time engaged in Advanced/Specialized Customer Service and Circulation Duties 

• Regularly acts as Person in Charge and tasked with the responsibility of the Library in the absence of the Director  •Answers specialized questions regarding eBooks, technology, online catalog, the SPLD website, and other topics •Regularly assigned the responsibility for opening and closing of the library. 
• Contributes to the SPLD Social Media Presence 
• Creates Displays 

50% of their time engaged in duties specific to their specialization 

• Planning and presentation of library programs, Storytime’s, and events 
• Presents Story Hours in the library as well as out in the community 
• Presents library programs to Elementary children 
• Manages the Summer Reading Program 
• Maintains statistics of program attendance 
• Represents the library at Community Outreach events 

Librarians may be asked to participate and assist other staff with specialty projects if time permits 

• Other duties as assigned by the Library Director 
• Assist in the training of Library Assistants  
• Attend conferences, trainings, participate in webinars and actively engage in professional development
• Assist in the development of library policy and procedures