What are the responsibilities and job description for the Librarian IV position at Tulare County Library?
Apply beginning on Saturday, June 7, 2026 - Open until filled.
*Position to receive a 4% Cost-of-Living salary increase effective 06/28/26.
Come join us in California's Central Valley as a Librarian IV. Are you an innovative and community-focused librarian who desires variety, challenge, fun, and growth in your career? We are looking for a librarian to manage our main branch in Visalia. We hope you are someone excited about libraries as we are. A customer focused individual, dedicate to what works while embracing innovation and creativity. Check out the library at tularecountylibrary.org and see if you are the librarian we need for this opportunity.
- Plan, organize, and manage the main library or a region with system wide responsibilities.
- Prepare a variety of correspondence grants, reports, surveys, statistics, and budgets.
- Conduct research and stay up to date on library programs and services.
- Develop and recommend changes to policies, procedures, personnel, budgets, and services.
- Work with the county, community groups, schools, and other resources representing the library.
- Plan, organize, and supervise staff and various special projects.
Employment Standards, typical duties, and more information can be found here https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/tulare/classspecs/26444.
Our team is working toward making Tulare County Library a leading example of what rural libraries can accomplish. The Tulare County Library System with branch libraries in seventeen communities, a bookmobile, and literacy center is a member of the San Joaquin Valley Library System (SJVLS), a cooperative network of ten public library jurisdictions in six counties in California's Central Valley.
Tulare County, a geographically large, rural county in central California, is a great place to live and work that offers an active lifestyle with recreational and cultural activities including theater, music, hiking, skiing, and sports teams, in an area offering lower housing costs and great schools. Tulare County is centrally located in California’s San Joaquin Valley, between Fresno and Kern (Bakersfield) counties, serving a population of 352,955. An agriculturally rich region, the County is one of the top three agricultural producing counties in the nation. Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, Pixley National Wildlife Refuge, Golden Trout and Domeland Wilderness areas, and Colonel Allensworth State Historic Park lie within the County’s boundaries. Its central location is only hours away from San Luis Obispo, Yosemite, Monterey, Los Angeles, the Bay Area, and Sacramento.
Find out more at www.tularecountylibrary.org.
Qualifications:
Tulare County Library is looking for a librarian for an entry level management position.
Minimum qualifications:
Graduation from an American Library Association accredited college or university with a Master’s degree in Library and Information science or equivalent. and the following required experience:
Five (5) years of experience as a librarian with demonstrated growth in supervision and management responsibilities with at least one year in a supervisory role equivalent to a Librarian III. One year as a library paraprofessional with demonstrated growth in supervision and management responsibilities can be substituted for one year of librarian experience.
Experience with managing and supervising a branch library and assisting with systemwide programs and services desirable. Position is primarily onsite with either regular or occasional outreach and work from home opportunities.
Salary : $74,052 - $90,249