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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-family:'Century Gothic',sans-serif">Job
Announcement</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-family:'Century Gothic',sans-serif">Rochester Hills
Public Library</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-family:'Century Gothic',sans-serif">Youth Services Salaried
Librarian</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-family:'Century Gothic',sans-serif">(in-host only
posting)</span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1in"><b><span style="font-family:'Century Gothic',sans-serif">Position:</span></b><span style="font-family:'Century Gothic',sans-serif"> Youth Services Librarian </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:'Century Gothic',sans-serif">Supervisor: </span></b><span style="font-family:'Century Gothic',sans-serif">Youth
Services Manager</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:'Century Gothic',sans-serif"> </span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:'Century Gothic',sans-serif">Salary: </span></b><span style="font-family:'Century Gothic',sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial">$23,535.00 per year</span><span style="font-family:'Century Gothic',sans-serif"></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:'Century Gothic',sans-serif">Schedule: </span></b><span style="font-family:'Century Gothic',sans-serif">22.5
hours per week, regularly (includes evening and weekend hours)<b></b></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:'Century Gothic',sans-serif">Dates</span></b><span style="font-family:'Century Gothic',sans-serif">: Deadline for applications: October 24, 2014</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:'Century Gothic',sans-serif"> Interviews anticipated: October 27-29, 2014</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:'Century Gothic',sans-serif"> Decision anticipated by:
October 31, 2014</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:'Century Gothic',sans-serif"> Starting date: November
10, 2014 or ASAP</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:'Century Gothic',sans-serif"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:'Century Gothic',sans-serif">Application:</span></b><span style="font-family:'Century Gothic',sans-serif"> Please submit a <b>resume, cover letter, and responses to questions at the end of this
posting</b> to Claire Poynter, Youth Services Manager</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:'Century Gothic',sans-serif">Primary Job Duties:</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:49.5pt"><span style="font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'">
</span></span><span style="font-family:'Century Gothic',sans-serif">Provide
comprehensive library service to individuals and groups, both inside and
outside the library. </span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-family:'Century Gothic',sans-serif">Provide
reference assistance and reader’s advisory to patrons of all ages and
abilities.</span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-family:'Century Gothic',sans-serif">Evaluate
and select print and electronic resources for children through grade 8</span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-family:'Century Gothic',sans-serif">Program
planning and implementation for children, birth through grade 8.</span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-family:'Century Gothic',sans-serif">Instruction
in use of the library and the resources offered</span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-family:'Century Gothic',sans-serif">Webpage
development and maintenance</span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-family:'Century Gothic',sans-serif">Work
with other Youth Services staff in the creation of new programs, projects and
materials</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:'Century Gothic',sans-serif">Required Qualifications:</span></b></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-family:'Century Gothic',sans-serif">Master’s
degree in Library Science or Early Childhood Development</span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-family:'Century Gothic',sans-serif">Skill
in planning and presenting developmentally appropriate programs for children</span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-family:'Century Gothic',sans-serif">Ability
to prioritize tasks and duties and work independently</span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-family:'Century Gothic',sans-serif">High
level of energy and self-motivation to create new services</span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-family:'Century Gothic',sans-serif">Strong
familiarity with juvenile reading materials and genre collections</span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-family:'Century Gothic',sans-serif">Full
range of internet skills and experience, as well as MSOffice and other Windows
software </span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-family:'Century Gothic',sans-serif">Strong
oral and written communication skills</span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-family:'Century Gothic',sans-serif">Willingness
to maintain a flexible schedule in order to implement programming</span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-family:'Century Gothic',sans-serif">Willingness
to seek out and complete appropriate grant applications</span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-family:'Century Gothic',sans-serif">Willingness
to participate in professional associations</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:'Century Gothic',sans-serif">Desirable Qualifications:</span></b></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-family:'Century Gothic',sans-serif">Experience
with Polaris</span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-family:'Century Gothic',sans-serif">Experience
in a public library setting</span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-family:'Century Gothic',sans-serif">Experience
with grant writing</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:'Century Gothic',sans-serif">This
is not an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications;
it is intended to describe the major responsibilities and requirements of this
position.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:'Century Gothic',sans-serif"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:'Century Gothic',sans-serif">Please
respond to the following questions and include those responses with your resume
and RHPL application.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:'Century Gothic',sans-serif"> </span></p>
<ol style="margin-top:0in" start="1" type="1">
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:'Century Gothic',sans-serif">Why do you want to work
with young children?</span></li>
</ol>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:'Century Gothic',sans-serif"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:'Century Gothic',sans-serif"> </span></p>
<ol style="margin-top:0in" start="2" type="1">
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:'Century Gothic',sans-serif">We offer many program
for young children and their adult caregiver. What kinds of programs would you suggest
we add to enhance our youth offerings?</span></li>
</ol>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:'Century Gothic',sans-serif"> </span></p>
<ol style="margin-top:0in" start="3" type="1">
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:'Century Gothic',sans-serif">If I were to duplicate a
typical week of your reading choices, what would I be reading? (By choices, I mean just about
everything short of cereal boxes.)</span></li>
</ol>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0.5in"><span style="font-family:'Century Gothic',sans-serif"> </span></p>
<ol style="margin-top:0in" start="4" type="1">
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:'Century Gothic',sans-serif">In a field of strong
candidates, what makes you stand out? </span></li>
</ol>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:'Century Gothic',sans-serif"> </span></p></div><div><div dir="ltr"><br><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><font><br>Christine Lind Hage,</font></span><div><font face="verdana, sans-serif">President, United for Libraries<br></font><div><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><font>Library Director, Rochester Hills Public Library<br>500 Olde Towne Road<br>Rochester, MI 48307-2043<br>248/650-7122</font></span><div><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><font><br></font></span></div><div><p>Raising a reader is: <span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:red;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial">Talking </span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial">* </span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,176,80);background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial">Singing</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"> * </span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,112,192);background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial">Reading </span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial">* </span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(112,48,160);background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial">Writing</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"> * </span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(227,108,10);background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial">Playing</span></p><p><span style="color:rgb(227,108,10)"></span></p><p></p></div></div></div></div></div>
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