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<b><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont;">Vicksburg Dis</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; font-size: 12pt;"></span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont;"><b>trict
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<p class="x_MsoNoSpacing" style="font-size: 12pt;"><b style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont;">Hours: </span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont;">30
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<p class="x_MsoNoSpacing" style="font-size: 12pt;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont;">Pay and Compensation: </span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont;">$19-21/hour
depending on experience and qualifications. </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont;">Sick leave is earned on a monthly basis and becomes available after 30 days of employment. </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><b></b></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont;">Vacation
time becomes available after one year of employment and begins at one week of time.</span></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNoSpacing" style="font-size: 12pt;"><b style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont;">Job Duties Include:</span></b></p>
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<li><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont;">Providing services in keeping with the American Library Association’s “Library Bill of Rights” statement.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont;">Planning and conducting programs for </span><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; font-size: 12pt;">Babies and toddlers (ages
1-4 years) and preschool (ages 4-5); Children in grades 1-5 and Tweens in grades 6-8; Teens in grades 9-12.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; font-size: 12pt;">Helping children with reference questions, using computers, and suggesting titles.</span><br>
</li><li><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont;">Educating children and teens in using library services.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont;">Preparing displays, hand-outs, bulletin boards, and other content as needed.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont;">Staying aware of current trends in librarianship to skillfully,</span>
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<li><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont;">Provide Collection Development including selecting books, audiobooks, and CDs for the Young Adult and Children’s collections. Recommending YA and Children's movie
purchases to the Director.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont;">Weed damaged/outdated materials which the library should no longer store.</span></li></ul>
</li><li><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont;">Enforcing library policies. Assisting at the Circulation Desk and in the building as necessary. Participating in the monthly staff meeting;</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont;">Able to work some evenings/weekends in support of programming;</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont;">Other duties as assigned by the Director.</span></li></ul>
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<b style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont;">Programming Duties Include:</span></b></div>
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<li><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont;">Succeeding at year-round planning and preparation.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont;">Adopting existing programming and creating new programs which serve the community.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont;">Conducting weekly programs for children and teens.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont;">Creating the annual seven week Summer Reading Program, which may include scheduling performers, generating activities, and hosting an End of Summer Reading Party.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont;">Promoting programs in the community. Coordinating with local schools to provide outreach programs in the school system.</span><br>
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<b style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont;">Qualifications and Work Experience:</span></b></div>
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<li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont;">Minimum of an Associate’s degree in a relevant field such as Public Education or Library and Information Science. Preferred Masters in
Library and Information Science with specialty in Youth Services or School Media.</span></li><li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont;">Substantial, demonstrated work experience serving children and/or young adults.</span></li><li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont;">General Qualifications:</span>
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<li><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont;">Must have computer, reading, and math skills to support duties specific to the job.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont;">Must be able to interact with the general public.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont;">Must enjoy and be skilled at working with children and teens.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont;">Must be creative and able to work independently or in a group</span></li></ul>
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<b style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont;">To Apply s</span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont;">ubmit a resume and three
references to </span><a href="mailto:EHansen@VicksburgLibrary.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="font-size: 13pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont;">EHansen@VicksburgLibrary.org</span></a><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont;"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; font-size: 12pt;">or
contact Vicksburg District Library </span><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; font-size: 12pt;">for more information.</span></span></div>
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