Children Services Librarian

Millersville Public Library of Sumner County

Job Type: Full-time | 40 hours a week

Salary: $39,000/year County Benefits (health insurance, retirement plan options, paid time off, and professional development opportunities)

Position Overview

The Millersville Public Library of Sumner County is seeking a dynamic, sociable, and community-focused Children’s Services Librarian. This full-time position is responsible for planning and delivering engaging library services, programs, and collections for children and their families. Reporting to the Library Director, the Children’s Librarian plays a vital role in promoting creativity, literacy, and community connection.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Create, plan, organize, promote, and present a wide variety of age-appropriate programs and events for children and families, both in-person and off-site.
• Coordinate and implement the annual Summer Reading Program, including budgeting, performer scheduling, reward tracking, and event promotion.
• Develop and maintain a diverse and relevant children’s collection of print, digital, and visual materials.
• Creatively market and display materials; evaluate, weed, and make purchasing recommendations as needed.
• Oversee daily operations of the Children’s Department, ensuring a clean, organized, and welcoming space.
• Provide excellent customer service by assisting children and caregivers with locating materials, using resources, and developing information literacy skills.
• Represent the library in a professional, unbiased, and positive manner; maintain a welcoming attitude and refrain from sharing personal beliefs.
• Build and maintain cooperative relationships with library staff, patrons, local schools, educators, and child-serving organizations.
• Maintain accurate program and department usage statistics.
• Stay current on trends in children’s services by attending relevant conferences, trainings, and webinars.
• Maintain confidentiality and respect the privacy of patrons and coworkers.
• Adhere to and help enforce all library and county policies and procedures.
• Prioritize tasks, manage time efficiently, and meet established deadlines.
• Perform or assist with a variety of daily library operations as assigned, including but not limited to circulation and reference desk duties, serving patrons of all ages, daily opening and closing procedures, and routine shelf maintenance (shelving, shelf reading, and weeding).
• This position involves physically demanding tasks, including bending, lifting up to 25 pounds, and participating in occasional outdoor programming.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required
• Masters in Library Science (MLS) preferred
• Minimum of 2 years of experience working with children in a library or educational setting
• Valid Tennessee Driver’s License required
• Familiarity with standard library equipment including computers, printers, scanners, and phones

Other Desired Skills/ Abilities

This position does not supervise other staff but works closely with the children’s library assistant and may oversee volunteers.

Application process

Applications can be obtained from the County website at https://sumnercountytn.gov/category/information/jobs/ Please submit resumes and completed applications to: Millersville Public Library, Attention: Amy Corbitt, Library Director. Interviews will be conducted by appointment only. We thank all applicants for their interest, but only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

The Millersville Public Library of Sumner County does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, religion, color, national or ethnic origin, age, disability, or military service in its policies or in the admission or access to, or treatment or employment in, its programs, services, or activities.

Pay: From $39,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Education:

• Bachelor's (Required)

Ability to Commute:

• Goodlettsville, TN 37072 (Required)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $39,000