Youth Services Librarian – Fruitville Library - R15032

Overview

Department:
Libraries & Historical Resources

Join our team at the beautiful Fruitville Library. Conveniently located off I-75 and neighboring the Celery Fields, the Fruitville branch will also be the closest of our 10 branches to the new Sarasota Historical Resources Center.

Fruitville is a busy, vibrant library serving over 14,000 patrons per month. As the Youth Services Librarian, you’ll support a broad spectrum of youth services for families, home school students, story times, lap sit programs and tween and teen programming. Youth materials constitute almost half of our monthly circulation.

Work Hours:

40 hours a week.

Fruitville Library Hours of Operation:

• Monday - Wednesday: 8am - 8pm
• Thursday: 8am - 6pm
• Friday - Sundays: 8am - 5pm

Work schedules may vary due to split shifts, rotations, on-call, emergencies, etc.

Employees may be reassigned to fill in at other libraries within Sarasota County.

• Participate in setting unit, library, and system goals; contribute to decision making and evaluation of progress.
• Implement standards of service to ensure prompt and courteous resolution of inquiries by internal and external customers.
• Establish liaisons and perform outreach activities with organizations, agencies, day cares, schools, and home school providers to creatively promote library services and facilitate programming and service delivery.
• Initiate, design, facilitate and evaluate education and literacy programs; collaborate on activities and programs related to branch and community goals with an emphasis on STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math).
• Write and develop book reviews, promotional materials, flyers, book lists, and web content.
• Establish and pursue strategies to stay informed about current and relevant information resources to meet the youth community’s evolving needs.
• Support an active Friends of the Library Group and community involvement.

• Minimum Qualifications:
• Master's degree in Library Science from an ALA-accredited college or university.
• Or Bachelor's degree and enrolled in an MLS/MLIS program with the ability to obtain an MLS/MLIS within 6 months of hire.
• Preferred Qualifications:
  
  One year of experience in a library environment.
• Physical Demands:
  Must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• Subject to Passing Substance Screening:
  This position is subject to a pre-employment substance screening.

• Pay: $42,868.80 - $52,000.00, based on your librarian experience