Children's Library Programs Specialist

highpointnc; High Point (NC); On-site; USD 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Life pension

401K retirement plans

PTO within first year

13 paid holidays per year

Tuition reimbursement

Medical, dental, and vision plans

Job summary

The City of High Point Public Library is seeking a para-professional team member to support children’s services by connecting families with books and information. You will assist with reference work, events, shelving, and program promotion while delivering excellent service to library patrons.

You will help plan and conduct programs, manage materials, create displays, and collaborate with schools and community partners to promote literacy and lifelong learning.

Qualifications

• Demonstrates a positive attitude and supports library goals and objectives.
• Maintains current knowledge of organizational procedures, processes, policies and operations.
• Provides outstanding internal and external customer service in accordance with library policy and in a manner to enhance the reputation of the library as a public service organization.
• Performs general reference and reader's advisory work, searches for information upon request using automated system, the Internet and other informational tools and assists in locating needed books and materials.
• Assists the division with the collection through checking in and out materials, straightens books, CDs, DVDs, LOTs, and checks each assigned shelve locations to assure it is in proper classification sequence (shelf reading).
• Assists in maintenance of the collection through repairing, cleaning, discarding where necessary, and weeding materials based on condition or at managers' request.
• Assists in supervision of Junior Friends and other children volunteers for summer reading, programs, events, and meetings
• Prepares flyers digitally and in print for promoting programs, literacy, libraries, and seasonal changes.
• Assists in ordering and receiving supplies and equipment necessary for programs;
• Represents the library at community events and in community organizations;
• Plans and conducts active and passive programs at the library, including special programs holiday programs, story times, puppet shows, flannels boards, crafts, tours, book clubs, reading contests, and others;
• Proficient in Microsoft and Google suites for record keeping and statistics. Assists in collecting library statistics and surveys.
• Acts as public relations representative to the community for public schools, private schools, homeschool groups, childcare providers, businesses, other city entities etc.; tours, teacher packs, field trips, online resources, and representing the library at community events.
• Collaborates with other library and city departments to achieve the Library's mission and values. Including encouraging lifelong learning and library use.
• Creates displays for promoting programs, literacy, libraries, and seasonal changes
• Assists in creating reading lists for grade level, genre, BOB.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrates a positive attitude and supports library goals and objectives.
• Maintains current knowledge of organizational procedures, processes, policies and operations.
• Provides outstanding internal and external customer service in accordance with library policy and in a manner to enhance the reputation of the library as a public service organization.
• Performs general reference and reader's advisory work, searches for information upon request using automated system, the Internet and other informational tools and assists in locating needed books and materials.
• Assists the division with the collection through checking in and out materials, straightens books, CDs, DVDs, LOTs, and checks each assigned shelve locations to assure it is in proper classification sequence (shelf reading).
• Assists in maintenance of the collection through repairing, cleaning, discarding where necessary, and weeding materials based on condition or at managers' request.
• Assists in supervision of Junior Friends and other children volunteers for summer reading, programs, events, and meetings
• Prepares flyers digitally and in print for promoting programs, literacy, libraries, and seasonal changes.
• Assists in ordering and receiving supplies and equipment necessary for programs;
• Represents the library at community events and in community organizations;
• Plans and conducts active and passive programs at the library, including special programs holiday programs, story times, puppet shows, flannels boards, crafts, tours, book clubs, reading contests, and others;
• Proficient in Microsoft and Google suites for record keeping and statistics. Assists in collecting library statistics and surveys.
• Acts as public relations representative to the community for public schools, private schools, homeschool groups, childcare providers, businesses, other city entities etc.; tours, teacher packs, field trips, online resources, and representing the library at community events.
• Collaborates with other library and city departments to achieve the Library's mission and values. Including encouraging lifelong learning and library use.
• Creates displays for promoting programs, literacy, libraries, and seasonal changes
• Assists in creating reading lists for grade level, genre, BOB.

Skills

Communication

Record keeping

Microsoft Office

Google Workspace

Tools

Microsoft Office

Google Workspace

Job description

The City of High Point Public Library is seeking a para-professional team member to support children’s services by connecting families with books and information. You will assist with reference work, events, shelving, and program promotion while delivering excellent service to library patrons.

You will help plan and conduct programs, manage materials, create displays, and collaborate with schools and community partners to promote literacy and lifelong learning.