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Job Description

The Boston Public Library is accepting applications for a Children’s Librarian II position in the Grove Hall neighborhood branch. The successful candidate will participate in services to a diverse population characteristic of an urban setting with emphasis on service to children and to perform professional work requiring application of professional knowledge of literature, bibliographic sources and services with a concentration on children and will assist in the development, planning and implementation of the Library’s program of service to children through personal consultations, reference and readers’ advisory services, outreach and programs.

Additional Info & Requirements

In compliance with Federal and State Equal Employment Laws, Equal opportunity will be afforded to all applicants regardless of race, color, sex, age, religious creed, disability, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, marital status, ex-offender status, prior psychiatric treatment or military status.• A master’s degree in library science from an accredited library school. • Five years of pertinent professional library experience and/or any equivalent combination of education, training and/or experience sufficient to indicate ability to do the work. • Must be a resident of the City of Boston upon first day of hire. • Must successfully clear a Criminal Offenders Record Information (CORI) check with the City of Boston.

The Community

A leading American historian has called the Public Library of the City of Boston “one of the five great libraries of the world.” Well over 3.4 million people visit the Boston Public Library every year to use its collection of 6 million books. Another 4.6 million people connect with the BPL through its website www.bpl.org to take advantage of its many services and its growing collection of electronic resources, downloadable media and digitalized rare books and manuscripts. Among its preeminent collections, the BPL holds several first edition folios by William Shakespeare; original music scores by Mozart, Prokofiev and others; and the personal library of President John Adams. In addition, the BPL is home to the renowned Norman B. Leventhal Map Center, which includes over 200,000 historic maps and 5,000 atlases documenting the evolution of the printed map. Over 12,000 programs and classes attract thousands of residents from across the diverse neighborhoods and cultural groups that make up the city. Award winning online and in-library homework assistance sessions, ESL and literacy classes, are also a popular draw. The BPL has almost 600 employees and has an annual budget of about $36 million. It is a department of the municipal government of Boston and a statutory charitable organization governed by a board of nine distinguished trustees appointed by the Mayor.

HR Info

Complete job description and application available at: www.cityofboston.gov/OHR/careercenter.asp.