<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Allegan District Library is hiring a Youth
Services Librarian. </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0in 0in 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0in 0in 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Under
the supervision of the Library Director, the Youth Services Librarian plans,
organizes, and conducts youth services, including programming and collection
development for children from birth to age 17. The Youth Services Librarian works
closely with the Adult Programming and Marketing Coordinator for outreach and
marketing for community youth.</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">This is a full-time benefited position.
Benefits include: health insurance (employee pays 10% of premiums), an HRA
account for vision and dental (funded at $600 per year by the library), short-
and long-term disability, life insurance, sick time (1 hour per 30 hours
worked), retirement (10% of salary paid by the library with no matching required),
and generous paid time off (a full year of PTO for this position would begin at
144 hours/18 days). Allegan District Library maintains a budget for professional
memberships and professional development opportunities. </span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">This position is exempt, the starting salary $40,000,
with a Board-approved pay matrix mid-range of $46,250, and top range of
$52,500. <br>
<br>
Requirements for the Youth Services Librarian include, but are not limited to:
a Master’s Degree in Library Science from an ALA-accredited library/information
sciences school;  </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">two years of experience working in a library-related
setting; previous experience, training, or education in organizing and presenting
programs to children and/or teens; and previous experience, training, or
education in collection development duties for children and/or teens. <br>
<br>
Interviews will be ongoing and continue until the position is filled; priority
will be given to applicants who apply by April 13.  </span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">For a full job description please see our
website: <a href="https://www.alleganlibrary.org/news_detail_T8_R99.php" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">https://www.alleganlibrary.org/news_detail_T8_R99.php</a>
</span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Please send your resume and cover letter to:</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Pamela Armstrong, Library Director</span></p>

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</span></p><div><br></div><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-size:12.8px">Devin Erlandson (she/her)</span><div style="font-size:12.8px">Assistant Director</div><div style="font-size:12.8px">Allegan District Library</div><div style="font-size:12.8px">269-673-4625</div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><a href="http://alleganlibrary.org/" target="_blank">alleganlibrary.org</a></div><div style="font-size:12.8px">A lifetime of learning, growth, and connection.</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>