Associate Librarian - Childrens - Part Time

Salt Lake City Public Library; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 31,000 - 44,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid vacation

Sick leave

Holiday pay

Job summary

The Salt Lake City Public Library is seeking an Associate Librarian to provide reference, circulation, and customer service support across library locations. The role involves assisting patrons, guiding research, and helping with technology access in a busy urban library setting.

Qualifications include a Bachelor’s Degree and one year of related experience, strong communication skills, and the ability to work days, nights, or weekends.

Qualifications

• Completion of a Bachelor’s Degree and one year related job experience or an equivalent combination.
• Enthusiasm to work with the public and a solid foundation in good customer service.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including presentation skills, ability to work with teams.
• Intermediate knowledge of operating a computer and programs.

Responsibilities

• Provide high quality customer service and assist patrons with inquiries.
• Respond to patron inquiries and provide reference, instruction, and readers advisory.
• Assist with computer usage and technology support for patrons.
• Work collaboratively with staff and participate in committees aligned with goals.
• Support collection maintenance and create/maintain displays.

Skills

Customer service

Communication

Teamwork

Technology literacy

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Job description

Associate Librarian
Salt Lake City Public Library

Salary:
$27.30/hour - Depending on Qualifications
Posted: September 28th, 2026
Closes: October 12th, 2026
FLSA Status:
Part--time/Non-Exempt
Reports to:
Manager
Note:
Open to internal employees only

About the Library

The Salt Lake City Public Library connects all people to free resources, knowledge, and one another to build a thriving community. Across nine locations and through outreach citywide, we are working toward a Salt Lake City where everyone belongs, where knowledge and opportunity are shared by all, and where our connections to one another make the whole community stronger. Guided by our 2026–2034 Strategic Plan, staff advance this work through four priorities: creating belonging through access, reading and literacy for all, strengthening civic life, and building the capacity to sustain our impact.

Library employees are stewards of this vision in every interaction. They bring joy to their service, treat every person with dignity, act with courage and good judgment, and work as one team across the system. People who thrive here believe a library is more than a place to find information; it is a place where a community comes to know itself.

Important Note

The City Library is currently engaged in strategic planning implementation. This position, and all positions at the library, may evolve in the future to a different focus or take on an entirely different scope based on organizational needs and strategic priorities.

About the Position

Associate Librarians perform a variety of reference, circulation, customer service, and location support.

Primary Responsibilities

• High quality customer service. Provides customer service assistance to library patrons by responding to patron inquiries, provides in depth reference and instruction, and readers advisory. Interprets Library rules, policies and procedures to the public. Interacts with patrons in person, by telephone and electronically. May be called upon to handle difficult patron interactions or solve customer service problems requiring the intervention of a supervisor. Assist patrons with the use of computers and technology. Has the ability to serve a diverse population.
• Working relationships. Fosters good working relationships with diverse people including staff, patrons, volunteers and vendors.
  Accepts assignments from supervisor, manager or other Library staff in a professional and timely manner.
• Committees and workgroups. Takes on a leadership role when participating in committees or workgroups on activities that align with strategic goals.
• Collection maintenance. Provide support with collection maintenance as assigned.
• Create and maintain displays. May create and maintain high quality library displays. This may include the use of library materials, art, bulletin boards, graphics and/or other objects.
• Supervision and leadership. Takes a leadership role in mentoring staff with training and on assigned committees or workgroups. May assist the manager with filling vacancies, may supervise or support volunteer program at the location. May assume the role of acting or in-charge manager in the absences of Department Manager or Librarian.
• Circulation tasks. Performs a variety of activities which are repetitive in nature related to the checking-in and checking-out library materials and processing patron hold requests. Assists patrons with account activity and fines. May be required to handle cash transactions. May use automated material handler for automated sorting of library materials.
• Material placement. May perform a variety of material placement processes including sorting and shelving library materials. May retrieve materials from library book drop.
• Other duties. Performs other duties as assigned or required.

Minimum Qualifications

• Completion of a Bachelor’s Degree and one year related job experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience which demonstrates background and knowledge in performing primary responsibilities may be considered.
• Enthusiasm to work with the public and a solid foundation in good customer service skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including presentation skills, ability to work with teams, and the ability to motivate and negotiate with diverse individuals and groups.
• Intermediate knowledge of operating a computer and programs.
• Ability to work days, nights or weekends as scheduled.
• If travel is required for library purposes must have transportation. If using personal vehicle must maintain state required insurance.

Preferred Qualifications

• General knowledge or experience with collection maintenance.
• Spanish language and/or other non-English language skills

Working Environment

• Work is performed in an urban library environment.
• Subject to repetitive movement; standing, walking, bending, reaching and lifting of objects. May be subject to standing or sitting for extended periods of time.
• Must be able to lift/carry library materials, up to 50 lbs, and push/pull library carts.
• Must have good hand mobility and coordination.
• Subject to intermittent periods of inclement weather when retrieving library materials or participating in library outreach programs.

Schedule

• Part-time 18 or 19 hours per week. Evenings and weekends will be required.

Other Information

• Completion of criminal background check will be required if the candidate is over eighteen (18) years of age.
• The City Library participates in the federal Employment Eligibility Verification Program (E-Verify). Employment is contingent upon confirmation of your employment eligibility through the E-verify system.
• The City Library is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to a diverse workforce.

Compensation

• Starting Range Grade 15; Minimum $27.30/hour. Compensation is commensurate with experience.
• This is a part-time positions and include excellent leave benefits such as paid vacation, sick leave, and holiday pay.