Design Librarian I (Adult Services)

Library Jobline; Windsor, Northern (CO, KY); Hybrid; USD 45,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Paid time off

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Employee assistance program

Wellness program

Job summary

Clearview Library District seeks a Design Librarian I (Adult Services) to plan, conduct, and evaluate high quality adult programming and library services across the district. This role reports to the Programming & Engagement Librarian III and collaborates with Windsor and Severance librarians and program specialists.

The position participates in the MRP rotation, including regular evening and weekend coverage.

Qualifications

• Experience planning and evaluating adult programming.
• Ability to engage diverse communities.
• Strong collaboration and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Develops and implements a strategic vision for a consistent schedule of dynamic adult programs and events across the district.
• Regularly evaluates and assesses adult programs and services to ensure alignment with community needs and organizational goals.
• Compiles essential statistics regarding program participation and attendance, as well as emerging trends, to guide programming and event offerings.
• Participates in near- and long-term planning for adult programming and services.
• Will conduct and facilitate adult programming.
• Makes recommendations for new resources that will enhance the user experience.
• Works with the Program and Engagement team to help determine outcomes and standards; develops and maintains programming frameworks for the district.
• Works closely with the Programming and Engagement team to identify and engage with a diverse community of partners, ensuring the District’s programs and services reach adults of all ages, abilities, and backgrounds.
• Engage with community groups outside of the library to identify service gaps and needs in adult library services.
• Actively embeds in community groups and attends local meetings to build relationships, gather insights on community needs, and identify gaps in services.
• Establish a visible, consistent library presence within the community to promote library usage.
• Represent the library at community meetings and events as an expert in adult services.
• Creates and distributes marketing materials promoting adult services, programming, and outreach across multiple platforms.
• Collaborates with programming assistance in the design of in-house displays promoting library events and collections.
• Assists with the creation of forward-facing program descriptions.
• Provides reader’s advisory services for adults.
• Creates title lists and other such material to promote collections.
• Supports system-wide adult services, functions and programs.

Job description

The Design Librarian I (Adult Services) plans, conducts, and evaluates high quality adult programming and library services on behalf of the Clearview Library District. This position reports directly to the Programming & Engagement Librarian III, and works very closely with Windsor and Severance librarians and program specialists. The position also participates in the Most Responsible Person (MRP) rotation, including regular evening and weekend coverage.

Essential Functions:

Curriculum Design and Programming

• Develops and implements a strategic vision for a consistent schedule of dynamic adult programs and events across the district.
• Regularly evaluates and assesses adult programs, and services to ensure alignment with community needs and organizational goals.
• Compiles essential statistics regarding program participation and attendance, as well as emerging trends, to guide programming and event offerings.
• Participates in near- and long-term planning for adult programming and services.
• Will conduct and facilitate adult programming.
• Makes recommendations for new resources that will enhance the user experience.
• Works with the Program and Engagement team to help determine outcomes and standards; develops and maintains programming frameworks for the district.

Community Engagement

• Works closely with the Programming and Engagement team to identify and engage with a diverse community of partners, ensuring the District’s programs and services reach adults of all ages, abilities, and backgrounds.
• Engage with community groups outside of the library to identify service gaps and needs in adult library services.
• Actively embeds in community groups and attends local meetings to build relationships, gather insights on community needs, and identify gaps in services.
• Establish a visible, consistent library presence within the community to promote library usage.
• Represent the library at community meetings and events as an expert in adult services.

Marketing

• Creates and distributes marketing materials promoting adult services, programming, and outreach across multiple platforms.
• Collaborates with programming assistance in the design of in-house displays promoting library events and collections.
• Assists with the creation of forward-facing program descriptions.

Services

• Provides reader’s advisory services for adults.
• Creates title lists and other such material to promote collections.
• Supports system-wide adult services, functions and programs.

Other Duties As Assigned

Benefits & Additional Compensation Info

• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance
• Life insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Wellness program

Additional Info & Requirements

At Clearview Library District, our values guide how we work, how we serve our community, and how we support one another. We are looking for team members who embody these values in their daily work.

• Creativity: We explore ideas together. We encourage curiosity and celebrate innovation. We create meaningful experiences for everyone.
• Trust: We build and maintain a culture of trust with one another and our community as daily practice.
• Access: We commit to equity, inclusion, and accessibility because the library is for everyone.
• Growth: We embrace change and support one another as we grow.

The Community

Clearview Library District aspires to be a launching point for discovery - creating innovative and adaptive spaces where everyone can explore, imagine, create, and learn on the path of lifelong learning to improve ourselves and our community.