Senior Librarian - Public Library: Reference & Cataloging

State of Hawai'i; Hawaii; On-site; USD 62,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

State of Hawai'i invites applications for a Librarian III position at Lahaina Public Library. Plans and supervises operations, and serves as a specialist in reference, materials, cataloging, and classification within a major service area.

The role requires a bachelor's degree, 2.5 years of professional Librarian experience (including at least 1 year at Librarian III), independence in delivering full library services, and the ability to work rotating shifts evenings and weekends.

Qualifications

• A bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited four-year college or university.
• Two and one-half (2-1/2) years of progressively responsible professional experience in one or more major functional areas of librarianship (e.g., selection, acquisition, cataloging and classification of materials, collection development and maintenance, reference and readers' advisory services, or development and promotion of library services).
• At least one year of experience must have been comparable to the Librarian III.
• The Librarian III reflects responsibility for independently performing the full range of professional library services in a service or functional area. The work requires the use of independent judgment in providing complete library services in the area assigned, within established policies and procedures, under the general supervision of a higher level librarian.

Responsibilities

• Plans and supervises the operation of a PUBLIC library; serve as a specialist for reference and materials, or cataloging and classification, in a subject field(s) or special collection(s); plan, coordinate and evaluate library services in a major service/functional area; provides specialized reference services and materials to departmental/program personnel; and performs other related duties as assigned.

Skills

Independent judgment

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

State of Hawai'i invites applications for a Librarian III position at Lahaina Public Library. Plans and supervises operations, and serves as a specialist in reference, materials, cataloging, and classification within a major service area.

The role requires a bachelor's degree, 2.5 years of professional Librarian experience (including at least 1 year at Librarian III), independence in delivering full library services, and the ability to work rotating shifts evenings and weekends.