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Pierce County Library System Youth Services - Librarian in Tacoma, Washington
Performs a variety of professional librarian functions on behalf of the Pierce County Library System; provides daily service support to all ages, while emphasizing focused services to assigned audiences and/or specialties, including but not limited to, youth, teen, and/or adult to ensure successful delivery of Library's initiatives; collaborates with staff to assist with service and program delivery; provides leadership and instruction regarding the implementation of services, equipment and resources; participates in maintaining and evaluating assigned collection materials; plans and presents programming of interest to the community; evaluates community needs and plans strategies to address needs at the local level; manages projects and works effectively with project teams; represents the Library to the community; and performs other specialized duties relative to area of assignment.
Essential Functions
Class specifications are intended to provide a descriptive list of the range of duties performed by employee in the class. Specifications are not intended to reflect all duties performed within the job.
Delivers high-quality, customer-focused services to diverse customers of all ages. Will be assigned to serve audiences such as youth, teens, and adults for specific service and library initiative areas.
Ensures service to assigned audiences is grounded in appropriate learning principles, research-based approaches, and work to meet organizational goals.
Responds to public inquiries regarding the Library's operations, programs, services, materials, and resources.
Conducts complex reference interviews and provides readers' advisory, research services and instruction in person, online and other various formats.
Interprets, communicates and applies the Library's policies and procedures; addresses and assists in resolving customer concerns, incidents and complaints.
Provides instruction and assistance to customers in the use of the Library's equipment, catalogs, databases, public website, internet, and/or computer software applications; troubleshoots equipment issues.
Conducts a variety of routine library work including customer circulation, receiving and processing holds and/or interlibrary loan requests for customers.
Develops, coordinates, promotes, delivers and evaluates public programs, presentations and customer experience training, both inside and outside of the library; prepares and maintains program materials.
Prepares and provides outreach services in the community, schools and other sites that have been selected based on operational criteria and delivers appropriate levels of service.
Communicates effectively within assigned locations, communities of practice, and organizationally, ensuring that all levels of the organization knows about the customers' experience.
Creates displays and assists in the coordination of branch displays to ensure community appeal.
Provides service delivery outside of the library facilities and engages in community outreach activities.
Participates in the maintenance and development of assigned library collections; evaluates and identifies materials for repair, replacement, weeding, and/or reassignment.
Develops and maintains web and social media content under the direction of CE leadership.
Serves as a representative of the Library to outside agencies, community groups, and the general public; establishes and maintains positive community relationships.
Attends, facilitates and participates in a variety of roles within meetings, workshops, seminars, and/or conferences; stays apprised of trends and developments in the field of public library operations.
Provides leadership, collaboration and project management to advance library initiatives.
Acts as Person in Charge.
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