The Moorestown Public Library is seeking a dynamic librarian to join its youth services team. The ideal candidate will be customer service oriented, have outstanding communication skills, have experience designing and implementing creative programming, and possess the ability to answer a variety of reference and reader’s advisory questions with enthusiasm.
Duties include:
- Providing reference, reader’s advisory and computer assistance to children, teens, young adults, and adults
- Planning and presenting story time programs for babies, toddlers, and preschool age children
- Collection development, maintenance, and weeding for Young Adult fiction and graphic novels collections
- Developing and implementing volunteer opportunities to engage teens in grades 7-12
- Planning and implementing the Teen Summer Reading program
- Planning and implementing the Teen summer volunteer program
- Consulting with other staff on the design and maintenance of the Teen section of the library’s website
- Maintaining an inviting atmosphere in the Young Adult Room, including creating displays, signage, and décor
- Creating and updating booklists for the Teen and Young Adult Collections
Hours: 24 hours per week including one evening per week and one Saturday per month.
Required qualifications: Master’s Degree in Library Science from an ALA-accredited program.
Salary commensurate with experience.
Employment is contingent on passing a pre-employment physical and a criminal background check, including fingerprinting.
The position requires residency in the State of New Jersey. If the successful applicant is not a New Jersey resident, he or she must become a bona fide New Jersey resident within one year. Applicants from Moorestown will have first consideration.
The NJ Civil Service job description for Librarian 1 is available at https://info.csc.state.nj.us/jobspec/07569.htm. This is a non-competitive title.
Please submit cover letter, resume, and contact information for three references to:
Joan Serpico, Library Director
Moorestown Library
111 West Second Street
Moorestown, NJ 08057
jserpico [at] moorestownlibrary.org
Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.