employer logo

Librarian II/Library Awareness Coordinator

Cumberland County Public Library & Information Center

Headquarters Branch

Application Deadline

Open Until Filled

Wages

$41,132.00 per Year   Calculate

Location

Fayetteville, NC

Hours

40.00

MLS

Required

Minimum Education

Master's Degree

Library Experience

Not Specified

Supervisory Experience

Not Specified

Type of Library

Public

Social

This job is more than 3 weeks old or the application deadline has passed.

Job Description

An employee in this position Identifies underserved populations and the agencies which serve them. Provides intake feedback to senior managers and communicates program requests to appropriate division manager (e.g. computer skills training, story times) Monitors, evaluates and reports the effectiveness of outreach activities. Maintains a knowledge base of system wide activity and community contacts. Provides Friends of the Library members with opportunities to volunteer at outreach events. Assists all service areas in promotion of programs and services to outside agencies (e.g. delivering summer reading program materials to agencies serving children in the summer). Provides senior staff with leads to extend deposit collection service. Manages library staff participation in county campaigns (e.g. United Way, American Heart Walk) and other county department’s system wide requests for library support (e.g. Board of Elections voter registration drives, blood drives). Develops presentations, training and programs for groups of various sizes. Communicates library awareness plan, its purpose and its value to the library staff. Works closely with the Learning & Innovation Coordinator to ensure that staff obtain skills for conducting outreaches. Presents annual update of outreach activities to Board of Trustees in coordination with supervisor. Submits monthly report to senior staff; provides photos of events for Board of Trustee monthly meetings. Serves on councils and committees as assigned. Ensures a steady communication flow of library outreach activities, solicits ideas, and builds staff relationships. Assists in the creation of publicity and public information. Keeps current with trends and issues in librarianship via professional reading and participation in library-related listservs, webinars, etc., attends professional workshops, trainings, and conferences

The Community

Cumberland County, located in the heart of North Carolina, offers a mixture of cultural diversity and southern hospitality. In addition to a dynamic award-winning library system, Winner of the National Medal for Museum and Library Service, our area has a beautiful climate, cultural activities, dining and shopping, recreation, golf, and nightlife.

Website
https://www.cumberlandcountync.gov/departments/library-group/library

Human Resources / Job Listings
https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/cumberlandcountync

HR Info

Cumberland County Human Resources Department, Reesa Eastman (910) 323-6101

TO APPLY:

We accept on-line applications only. You may complete the application from our website at  http://agency.governmentjobs.com/cumberlandcountync/default.cfm Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of a completed county application.

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

Contact Ms. Dagmar Aerdelman at (910) 483-7727 extension 1305, fax: (910) 486-5372, or e-mail: daerdelman@cumberland.lib.nc.us   or the Cumberland County Human Resources Department at (910) 678-7653; Library website: http://www.cumberland.lib.nc.us/ccplsite/

Posted Sep 5, 2017