Position announcement

[Kathleen McHarg <kmcharg@rockisland.com>]

POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT
SAN JUAN ISLAND LIBRARY DISTRICT
   FRIDAY HARBOR, WASHINGTON

POSITION TITLE:  YOUTH SERVICES LIBRARIAN/ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
		 FULL TIME (40 HRS/WK)-SOME SAT. & EVE. WORK REQUIRED
		 SALARY: $34,068 - $41,892

APPLICATION DEADLINE:  MAY 16, 1997

The San Juan Island Library District, located in Washington State's San 
Juan Islands, is seeking a creative, self-motivated individual to 
develop and manage library services for children, and to serve as 
assistant library director.  The library has a collection of 
approximately 35,000 items, and an annual circulation of 132,000 items. 
 As in any small library, professionals need to have a generalist 
approach to their position - in other words, be willing to do a bit of 
everything, from cataloging to Internet searching.  Having said that, 
candidates for this position specifically must have an MLS degree, 3 
years' experience in professional library work with at least one year in 
youth services, and a strong working knowledge of library automation 
technology.

The library recently doubled in size and has very strong community 
support.  To apply, send a letter, resume and three references by May 
16, 1997 to Kathleen McHarg, Director, San Juan Island Library District, 
1010 Guard St., Friday Harbor, WA  98250

PURPOSE OF THE POSITION:  Plan, organize, and supervise children's 
services; provide reference and readers advisory service to the general 
public; assist, perform or assist to be performed operations related to 
the development and ongoing maintenance of the Library's automated 
system (Dynix); supervise staff and volunteers in the absence of the 
Director; perform other professional library functions.

SPECIFIC DUTIES INCLUDE:

1.  Develop and implement year-round children's programming for ages 
pre-school to young adult; evaluate, select and maintain children's 
collection; provide readers' advisory and reference services in 
children's department; establish and maintain active relationship with 
community schools; develop ongoing public relations program with local 
media; develop layout and production of program publicity, booklists, 
and summer reading program materials.

2.  Provide reference and readers' advisory services to on-site patrons 
and in response to telephone inquiries; instruct library patrons in the 
use of library materials and automated searching tools; make 
recommendations for new reference services, materials and programs.

3.  Perform or assist with the cataloging and classification of general 
loan and special format materials using local cataloging protocols, the 
WLN LaserCat system, and original cataloging tools; maintain procedures 
for the ongoing transfer of new materials into the Dynix system; assist 
in catalog maintenance.

4.  Supervise staff and volunteers in the absence of the Director; 
maintain monthly staff calendar.

5.  Other duties as assigned.