Job Description
About Our Job
The Denver Public Library (DPL) is a growing urban library system that serves the residents of the City & County of Denver. DPL sees more than 4 million visitors every year across its 27 locations, serves Denver’s most vulnerable communities through outreach and mobile services, hosts thousands of programs a year and manages a collection of more than 1.4 million physical and digital materials. We believe a strong library is vital for a strong community. DPL is committed to serving the evolving needs of Denverites through inspired programming, diverse collections, culturally-representative spaces, and equitable policies & procedures.
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DPL is hiring a Part Time (20 hour) Hourly Librarian for the Westwood Branch. In this position, you will serve the community through programming, reference, technology assistance, readers’ advisory, and front line customer service. You will foster curiosity through the exploration of recreational and educational resources for all audiences in multiple formats. You can expect to challenge inequity by creating welcoming spaces that foster belonging for all, and by providing technology resources and assistance. Additionally, as a DPL employee you will strengthen connections among staff and community by gathering together to discover creative ways to serve the community. You’ll be expected to honor the public trust by providing the highest level of service and equitable access to reliable information resources on a variety of topics, including the full scope of library services. This position does not have any direct reports though it may occasionally entail being the person in charge or guiding other staff in the absence of management.
About Our Branch
The Westwood Branch Library is located within the Westwood Community Center. While we are the smallest Denver library, we are proud to offer dedicated customer service, in English and Spanish, to our diverse community. Much of our work involves outreach to the community, meeting our customers where they are. We, also, serve as a hub for the Westwood community’s technology needs.
About You
Our ideal candidate has:
- Knowledge of the core values of librarianship, including: intellectual freedom, privacy, democracy, diversity, sustainability, serving the public good, access to information for all, and library advocacy.
- Lived experience within the Westwood community and/or the community-building skills to build strong ties with the customers and organizations within it.
- Skill in providing information to a vastly diverse audience, leading with cultural humility
- Ability to create and implement innovative services that sparks curiosity.
- A demonstrated commitment to developing and maintaining a welcoming environment for young people, including babies, toddlers, preschoolers, grade schoolers, and teens.
- You will need knowledge of collection maintenance practices and a willingness to regularly audit and update branch or department’s collection for all audiences as well as create captivating displays.
- We’re looking for someone to plan fun, engaging, and developmentally appropriate early learning programming for children from birth to kindergarten and their adult caregivers. Programming will implement Every Child Ready to Read practices and books and materials that represent a diverse range of characters, identities and experiences.
- The ideal candidate will be able to meet customers where they are with a compassionate and trauma informed lens in particular [teens, people experiencing homelessness, older adults, other]
- Provide a high level of customer service while assisting in circulation tasks in a busy environment with consistent public exposure.
- You will also need to be able to approach challenging situations with empathy, compassion and informed judgment while keeping in mind library use policies and safety of all customers and staff.
- We ask that you be willing to take the library outside of its walls by performing outreach activities in the community.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Education requirement: Master's Degree in Library Science from an American Library Association accredited program.
Experience Requirement: One (1) of experience solving problems and providing customer service to business or public clients.
Education/Experience Equivalency: No substitution of experience for education is permitted.
License/Certifications: None
Spanish Language Skills: Preferred
Additional Information
Currently, the hours of the branch are Tuesday - Friday 10 am - 6pm. The Westwood Brach will be expanding hours in the fall. You can expect to work the hours the branch is open including [evenings, weekends, etc}
Please submit an application/resume by the end of day on Friday, September 22 in order to be considered
About Everything Else
Job Profile
LA2451 Librarian Hourly
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Position Type
Unlimited
Library Hiring Range
$50,647.00 - $58,877.00
Starting Pay
$50,647 - $58, 877
Agency
Denver Public Library
Assessment Requirement
The City and County of Denver provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, genetic information, age, or any other status protected under federal, state, and/or local law.