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<div style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;">Lincoln Township Public Library is looking to hire two 30-hour MLS/MLIS Children's Librarians. We are located in Stevensville, MI, two miles from Lake Michigan and twenty minutes from the Indiana/Michigan border. Please
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<div style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;"><b>Lincoln Township Public Library</b></div>
<div style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;"><b>Children’s Librarian</b></div>
<div style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;">Open: 10-Sept-2016 to 7-Oct-2016</div>
<div style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;">Stevensville, MI </div>
<div style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;">$15.61/Hour, Part time<br>
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<div style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;">Hours per Week: 30 </div>
<div style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;">Number of Openings: 2
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<div style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;">Union: 2% raise on April 1, 2017 and 8% raise after first year of employment
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<div style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;"><b>JOB SUMMARY</b>:<font size="2"><span style="font-size:10pt;">
</span></font> Under administrative direction, the Children’s Librarian will participate in the activities of the Youth Services Department and staff the public service desk as needed.</div>
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<div style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;"><b>DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES</b>: </div>
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</span></font>Provides programs for children and their families, including during the annual children’s summer reading program. Duties include, but are not limited to: planning, presenting, and evaluating programs; networking with community groups; tracking
statistics; and preparing supporting materials. </div>
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</span></font>Prepares, presents, and/or assists in weekly story times. </div>
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</span></font>Staffs public services desks as operations require.</div>
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</span></font>Maintain cleanliness and order of Early Literacy Center.</div>
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</span></font>Promotes infant, early literacy, child, and adolescent learning and development in a balanced and comprehensive manner.
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</span></font>Creates bibliographies, user guides, promotional materials, and publicity spotlighting the Youth Services Department’s collections, services, and programs.</div>
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</span></font>Provides reference and reader’s advisory services to adults and children, including face to face interactions and preparation of reading lists.
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</span></font>Creates displays to enhance the library experience and promote the use of library resources.</div>
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</span></font>Contributes to social media platforms and the Early Literacy Newsletter.
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</span></font>Assists in maintaining and developing a collection of youth materials, both print and non-print, which includes selecting items for purchase and withdrawal under the direction of the Head of Youth Services.
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</span></font>Makes suggestions for equipment purchases and maintenance of the department.
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</span></font>Performs other related work as required or assigned by management.</div>
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<div style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;"><b>JOB REQUIREMENTS</b>: </div>
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</span></font>This job requires a Masters of Library and/or Information Science from an American Library Association accredited library school.</div>
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</span></font>Successful experience working with children. </div>
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</span></font>Professional experience working in public library preferred.</div>
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</span></font>Working knowledge and understanding of basic library principles, procedures, technology, goals, and philosophy of service.</div>
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</span></font>Ability to plan and implement library service goals and evaluate effectiveness of service to our patrons.</div>
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</span></font>Demonstrated capacity to set priorities in order to meet assignment deadlines.</div>
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</span></font>Capability to enforce library policies and make sound judgment decisions when necessary.</div>
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</span></font>Competence to read and understand information contained in memoranda, reports, bulletins, and other written forms.</div>
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</span></font>Interpersonal and communication skills necessary to interact with various library staff and patron in an effective and courteous manner. Effectively communicate in both verbal and written form.</div>
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</span></font>Aptitude to prepare presentations and speak in front of groups.</div>
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</span></font>Capacity to identify networking opportunities and communicate with others in the profession, especially other children’s librarians.</div>
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</span></font>Skill to do basic math without the aid of a calculator and more complex calculations with a calculator.</div>
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</span></font>Capability to write and administer a budget effectively.</div>
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</span></font>Knowledge of technology functions such as email, internet searching, printing, and basic word processing and spreadsheet software.</div>
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</span></font>Willingness to maintain skills in above-mentioned areas through active participation in appropriate professional learning experiences.
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</span></font>Ability to operate a variety of library equipment including a telephone, computer, fax and copy machine, printer, calculator, cash register, audiovisual equipment, library automation systems, software programs, and other equipment as added or
required.</div>
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</span></font>Position requires some evening and weekend shift availability. </div>
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<div style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;">To be considered for this position please submit your library application, resume, and cover letter to Lincoln Township Public Library Youth Services Manager Kaela Cochran at kcochran@lincolnlib.org by October 7, 2016.</div>
<div style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;">Employment applications can be accessed at
<a href="http://lincolntownshiplibrary.org/employment/" target="_blank" id="LPlnk28234">
<span id="LPlnk28234">http://lincolntownshiplibrary.org/employment/</span></a>.</div>
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<p><strong>Kaela Cochran</strong></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:10pt">Lincoln Township Public Library</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10pt">2099 W. John Beers Rd. Stevensville, MI 49127</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10pt">www.lincolntownshiplibrary.org / 269-429-9575</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10pt">kcochran@lincolnlib.org</span><br>
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