Part-Time Children's Services Librarian - New Haven Free Public Library

Part-Time Children's Services Librarian - New Haven Free Public Library. The NHFPL is seeking an enthusiastic candidate for a part-time children's services librarian. The job entails providing programming, reader's advisory and reference help for children and teens. Candidates must have an MLS or are near completion of an MLS degree and experience working with children. The position is for 19 hours a week at $19 an hour. Please send a resume to Marie Jarry, Manger of Young Minds, mjarry@nhfpl.org.

Head Children/Teen Services Librarian - Enfield Public Library

Head Children/Teen Services Librarian - Enfield Public Library. Full-Time Position Vacancy. Salary Range- $48,062-$65,860. General Statement of Duties: Provides reference to youth, parents, and caregivers. Develops library collection. Supervises planning and programs for children and teens. Provides readers advisory and acts as liaison with schools, daycare and homeschoolers. Provides homework center management and offers youth based innovative technology initiatives. Keeps current with new trends in library planning and services. Supervision Received: Works under the general supervision of the Director of Libraries within general procedural and policy guidelines. Supervision Exercised: Directly supervises the Coordinator of Children's Services, Children/Teen Librarian and Library Assistants as assigned. Essential Job Functions: Regular & punctual attendance; supervises all aspects of children's and teen services; handles children and teen collection development; manages children and teen programming including the work of the Children's Coordinator; manages Pearl Street homework/computer center; outreaches to the schools and community groups for children and teen services. Performs other duties as necessary. Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Minimum Qualifications: Knowledge, Skill, and Ability: Knowledge of professional library methods, as well as children's and teen literature and reference resources and practices; highly self-motivated, creative and flexible with the ability to prioritize tasks and work independently; ability to work with children and teens both individually and in groups; ability to deal effectively with parents, teachers and school principals. Must be expertly proficient in the use of the computer, especially with regards to web and bibliographic resources. Personal Attributes: Ability to deal with associates and the public in a courteous manner with excellent interpersonal skills, ability to communicate well with individuals; neat personal appearance; must demonstrate initiative and good judgement; pleasing manner. Experience and Training: Requires Master's Degree in Library Science, plus four years of specialized library experience. Must have supervisory experience. This job description is not, nor is it intended to be, a complete statement of all duties, functions and responsibilities that comprise this position. Adopted: 2/7/01. Applications are available on-line at www.enfield-ct.gov, or by calling the Human Resources Department at (860) 253-6345. Choose ONE of the following ways to apply: (1) mail completed applications or resumes to Town of Enfield, Human Resources Department, 820 Enfield Street, Enfield, CT 06082, (2) e-mail your resume to jobs@enfield.org, or (3) fax your resume or application to (860) 253-6264. The Human Resources Department provides reasonable accommodation to persons with disabilities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). If you need an accommodation in the application process, please contact the Human Resources Department. EOE/AA/M/F.

Youth Services Choice Coordinator (part-time) - Hartford Public Library

Youth Services Choice Coordinator (part-time) - Hartford Public Library seeks creative and flexible individual for providing effective access to resources, information and ideas, and acts as a point of contact for all school of choice services, programs, and applications, including Regional School Choice Office (RSCO) issues, Sheff vs. O’Neil related lotteries and applications, and Hartford choice programs. Evening and weekend hours are required. Minimum requirements: Bachelors Degree in a related discipline required; Masters Degree in Library Science or Education from an accredited program helpful but not required. Previous experience working with youth and families required. Previous experience in customer service. Previous library experience highly desirable. Previous supervisory/managerial experience required, preferably in a service organization. Bilingual preferred. Full requirements, job description and application are available online at http://hplct.org/about/job-openings or Administrative Office, Hartford Public Library, 500 Main Street, Hartford, CT 06103. A completed signed application must be received in order to be considered for this position. Position open until filled. Hartford Public Library requires a Criminal Background Check and Pre-employment Drug Testing on applicants who are selected as a finalist for the position. Applicants will be provided a copy of any positive drug test results. A criminal record does not necessarily eliminate you from employment with Hartford Public Library. Each conviction will be reviewed with respect to the offense, circumstances, seriousness and the position for which you apply. E.O.E.

Library Assistant - Guilford Smith Memorial Library, South Windham

Library Assistant - Guilford Smith Memorial Library in South Windham is seeking a tech savvy Library Assistant for Tuesdays 1-8PM, Fridays 2-6PM and one rotating Saturday a month from 10AM to 2PM. The successful candidate must be familiar with social media, comfortable with mobile devices, have strong customer service skills, creativity, and enthusiasm. Job duties include providing reference help and reader’s advisory guidance to patrons, providing instruction in use of online catalog and the internet, plus other related duties. May be frequently called upon to assist with Teen Services as well. No library experience necessary. $10/hour. Please send cover letter and resume to aseal@biblio.org.

Young Adult Librarian - New Canaan Library

Young Adult Librarian - New Canaan Library. The young adult librarian is passionate about connecting and building relationships with adolescents in order to spark curiosity, fuel discussion and enrich lives through the collections, services and programs of the library. This is a permanent, full time position with one weekend day and one evening per week serving the youth (13-18) of our community. The position reports to the executive director and is a member of the leadership team. New Canaan Library serves a community of 20,000 about 1 hour from NYC in Fairfield County Connecticut. Role Purpose: This position is responsible for the planning, delivery and evaluation of programs and services that meet the expressed and anticipated needs of our young adult community. Responsibilities: Actively participate in long range strategic planning for all of library as well as youth area; Advocate for youth in the library; Develop and grow an active teen advisory group; Create and contribute to services, programs and collections that attract an increasing number of targeted clientele (13-18 year olds); Collaborate with colleagues in the Children’s and Adult services teams; Feed in to collection manager to develop the YA collections; Seek out and form partnerships with other relevant organizations in the local community; Maintain the teen area of library website; Develop a productive relationship with the local school librarians; Set goals, measure impact, for long term programming and services; Provide information and readers advisory to target group; Coordinate any volunteers in the YA area; Lead and participate in project teems; Develop and maintain clear documentation for all programs and services; Meet negotiated timelines and deadlines; Create collateral to promote programs and services using relevant tools. Skills and attributes: Empathetic with a genuine interest in youth, and an understanding of adolescent development; Develops rapport easily with teens; Focused on excellent user experiences for adolescents in the library environment ( physical and virtual); Fluent user of social media; Excellent communications skills; Confident and capable user of internet/communications technologies; Deep and broad knowledge of YA literature; Agile, able to adapt easily to a changing environment and work on multiple projects simultaneously; Confident, outgoing and self motivated; Personal commitment to ongoing professional development and expertise in youth librarianship including currency on youth services in libraries; Confident and effective public speaker; Both participates in and leads in-house professional development with colleagues. Competencies: 1. Focus on positive user experience. 2. Innovation in development of services and programs. 3. Continuous improvement: monitoring and evaluation of relevant collections, services and programs. Use of evidence based decision making. 4. Professional demeanor. Qualifications and Experience: 1. Master’s Degree in Library Science from ALA accredited university- required. 2. Previous experience working with youth. Starting Salary $48,000. To apply, send your cover letter and resume to loldham@newcanaanlibrary.org by October 14, 2013.

Librarian II - New Haven Free Public Library

Librarian II - New Haven Free Public Library. Salary: Minimum $43,748 annualized. Closing Date: September 27, 2013. Nature of Work: This is professional library work beyond entry level. Incumbents are expected to have acquired the basic knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to perform the full range of tasks required at a fully capable level of competence. Duties are performed within the framework of established library policy under the general supervision and review of a higher level librarian. In addition, this position involves responsibility for the organization and maintenance of a special library collection or service. This current assignment is in the Young Minds / Youth Services area. Minimum Requirements: Masters degree in Library Science from an American Library Association accredited library school. Minimum of two years experience as a professional librarian and the necessary knowledge, abilities and skills, in addition to those from Librarian I, as stated in the job description, including but not limited to: Ability to organize and maintain a specialized library collection or service within a department; experience with a variety of on-line databases and the ability to apply this knowledge in planning and implementation of research or catalog work; Ability to evaluate and advise on the disposition of reference questions, or on matters of cataloging practice; Ability to instruct and train Librarian I and support staff. Instructions: Online job applications can be submitted to: http://www.cityofnewhaven.com/HumanResources/CityJobPostings.asp.

Children’s Librarian, Teen Services - East Hartford Public Library

Children’s Librarian, Teen Services (Full time) - The East Hartford Public Library is looking for an enthusiastic, tech-savvy teen services librarian to join our customer service-focused staff as we begin a major renovation and expansion of our library. Responsibilities include: develop and conduct programs for teens and tweens, maintain teen collection, provide readers advisory and reference assistance, plan and teach instructional technology classes. Ability to effectively use social media for library marketing, especially Facebook and Pinterest, preferred. Knowledge of SIRSI and website updating a plus. MLS required and three years’ experience in public libraries preferred. This is a full-time position, thirty-five hours a week including one night and a regular Saturday rotation. Starting salary is $55,633 plus benefits. Employment application is available at www.easthartfordct.gov. Completed application must be returned to East Hartford Human Resources Dept., 740 Main St., East Hartford, CT 06108 by September 6, 2013. EOE.