What are the responsibilities and job description for the Librarian position at Washington County?
JOB OPENING FOR A
Librarian
At the
St. George Library
Full Time With Benefits
$21.50 Hourly
HOURS: Varied, including some evenings and weekends
Performs a variety of duties as needed for the delivery of public library services. Assignments may occur within any division or branch of the library including reference, interlibrary loan, technical services, acquisitions, cataloging and youth services.
Provides reference assistance to patrons of all ages and interests in a non-biased, non-judgmental manner; responds to general and detailed reference questions and directs patrons to various locations in the library as needed to locate materials; performs comprehensive readers advisory functions; provides training to patrons in use of computer to locate collection materials via the online database and the Internet; plans and develops bulletin boards and displays and uses other marketing skills to promote library programs and materials.
Required Skills
Working knowledge of library reference, circulation, cataloging and classification methods, practices and procedures; Dewey Decimal System; children's, young adult and/or adult literature; various areas of specialization of material related to different patron groups; reader interest levels; knowledge of principles of supervision.
Knowledge and ability to implement and understand new technology related to library service; operate ILS software; access email and effectively function in a computerized communications environment; operate electronic spreadsheet, word-processing, room scheduling software, and reference databases.
A complete job description and application can be found on our website.
https://www.washco.utah.gov/forms/human-resources/jobs/
Only Applications submitted online will be accepted.
Job Close Date: October 5, 2025
Washington County is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Librarian
At the
St. George Library
Full Time With Benefits
$21.50 Hourly
HOURS: Varied, including some evenings and weekends
Performs a variety of duties as needed for the delivery of public library services. Assignments may occur within any division or branch of the library including reference, interlibrary loan, technical services, acquisitions, cataloging and youth services.
Provides reference assistance to patrons of all ages and interests in a non-biased, non-judgmental manner; responds to general and detailed reference questions and directs patrons to various locations in the library as needed to locate materials; performs comprehensive readers advisory functions; provides training to patrons in use of computer to locate collection materials via the online database and the Internet; plans and develops bulletin boards and displays and uses other marketing skills to promote library programs and materials.
Required Skills
Working knowledge of library reference, circulation, cataloging and classification methods, practices and procedures; Dewey Decimal System; children's, young adult and/or adult literature; various areas of specialization of material related to different patron groups; reader interest levels; knowledge of principles of supervision.
Knowledge and ability to implement and understand new technology related to library service; operate ILS software; access email and effectively function in a computerized communications environment; operate electronic spreadsheet, word-processing, room scheduling software, and reference databases.
A complete job description and application can be found on our website.
https://www.washco.utah.gov/forms/human-resources/jobs/
Only Applications submitted online will be accepted.
Job Close Date: October 5, 2025
Washington County is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Salary : $22
