Public Services Librarian

Chadron State College

Chadron, Nebraska

Application Deadline

Apply By Jul 31st, 2025

Wages

$54,222.00 to $60,000.00 per Year   Calculate

Location

Chadron, NE

Hours

40.00

MLS

Required

Minimum Education

Master's Degree

Library Experience

Preferred

Supervisory Experience

Not Required

Type of Library

Academic

Job Description
Job TitleLibrarian-Public Services
Nature of WorkReference desk and circulation duties, assist patrons via face to face, phone and email venues for both electronic and print resources. Assist students at circulation desk with any questions/problems they might encounter. Assist with periodical and newspaper processing.
Examples of Work Performed

Essential Duties:
Manages circulation desk activities, including reserves, and processes serials
Assists in coordinating, training, and assigning daily tasks for all student workers.
Schedules and coordinates the weekly update of schedule on LLC rooms and spaces. Also coordinates with conferencing
Functions as a liaison to selected academic departments; makes purchasing recommendations, initiates buying, and otherwise advocates for the library and the role it plays in teaching and learning. Also supports the regular weeding and revitalization of the academic subject areas that align with the academic departments served by the liaison.
Provides library orientation sessions and tours for prospective students and their parents
Manages the reference desk; develops schedules for reference coverage and provides reference desk training for selected staff
Oversees interlibrary loan operations, refines processes and procedures, and trains student workers tasked with interlibrary loan duties.
Provides academic outreach to CSC faculty; coordinates requests for CSC classes requesting library orientations or specialized training in research or bibliography.
Participates in student outreach programs to promote student success.
Responsible for library displays and marketing for library events.


Secondary Duties:
Act as content manager for assigned websites.
Provides general multidisciplinary reference services and circulation services, including rotational weekend and, when needed, evening hours.
Oversees budget line items for circulation operations, print periodicals, and print collection purchasing for departments assigned per liaison duties
Represents the Library Learning Commons (LLC) on campus committees and at professional meetings as needed or assigned.
Provides information for unit reports and writes articles and/or instructions and/or social media posts for LLC patrons
Performs other duties as needed or assigned

Benefits & Additional Compensation Info

A quality benefits package. 

Additional Info & Requirements

We encourage new graduates and old hands to apply! 

Links

External Job Ad
https://nscs.peopleadmin.com/postings/12835

HR Info

Apply online at the NSCS Employment Opportunities posting. 

Posted Jun 2, 2025