Substitute Youth Librarian

Position Summary: Responsible for duties which support reference and reader's advisory services at children and teen public service desks.

Duties and Responsibilities
Assists patrons at public service desks; helps locate materials; answers reference and reader's advisory questions; instructs patrons in use of all library resources.

Physical demands and work environment
The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Physical demands: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to travel independently within the office and patron areas of the library and in the communities served. In the work environments described below, the position requires frequent communications with others. Regular computer usage and maintenance of stationary positions for desk work.
Work environment: Work will be performed in an office environment, library spaces, and in the communities served. While performing the duties of this job outside of the library environment, the employee is exposed to weather conditions prevalent at the time. The noise level in the work environment is usually low to moderate.

Minimum Qualifications

• Master's degree from an ALA accredited library school with coursework pertaining to public libraries. (Will consider students who have completed at least one year of a MLS/MLIS accredited program).
• Basic knowledge of library operations and experience within a library setting.