JOB Are you passionate about inspiring young minds and creating meaningful connections in your community? The Bastrop Public Library is seeking a vibrant, customer-focused
Library Associate for Children’s Services, someone who brings energy, creativity, and a genuine love for working with young children and families. In this role, you’ll not only design and lead engaging programs for young children but also deliver exceptional service both inside the library and at outreach events throughout the community. If you enjoy helping people from all walks of life and thrive in dynamic, public-facing environments, this position offers the chance to make a real difference every single day. Some Saturdays and evening hours are required.
Under direct supervision of the Library Director, employees in this class perform professional library duties in the areas of programming, collection development, and customer service. This position is responsible for the creation and implementation of children’s and youth programming, maintenance of the youth collection, assistance at the public service desks, and creation of marketing materials and social media content and communication. EXAMPLE OF DUTIES
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS
Essential functions, as defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act, may include any of the following representative duties, knowledge, and skills. This is not a comprehensive listing of all functions and duties performed by incumbents of this class; employees may be assigned duties which are not listed below; reasonable accommodations will be made as required. Essential duties and responsibilities may include, but are not limited to, the following:
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:-
Plans, prepares, and implements programs and events for children, youth, and families that foster learning and positive engagement with the library.
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Plans, prepares, and implements bi-weekly preschool story time that fosters the love of reading and early learning skills.
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Works collaboratively with the Youth Services Librarian and the library team in planning and implementing summer programs, family programs, adult programs, general library events, and outreach services to schools and other organizations.
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Assists in the management of assigned collections, including, but not limited to, selecting material, weeding, inventory, and evaluating donations for addition to the collection.
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Provides organization and maintenance of library materials in the Children’s and Juvenile collections to ensure ease of access and optimal shelf usage.
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Performs routine shelf checks to ensure continuing physical maintenance and proper location of books, periodicals, and other library materials.
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Maintains orderly appearance of facility by clearing tables of books and magazines, replacing tables, chairs, and other materials periodically, and dusting shelves and desks.
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Keeps current on topics of collection development and library issues specific to children and youth 0-12 and their parents.
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Works the Public Service Desks (Reference, Circulation, Children's) to assist patrons with accessing the library resources, providing technology assistance, and completing reference requests.
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Assists patrons with a variety of informational, educational, and instructional needs in a helpful and courteous manner that demonstrates excellent customer service.
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Utilizes the Integrated Library Management System to run reports, maintain patron accounts, and complete general circulation duties.
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Performs administrative record keeping and reporting of various statistics.
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Works with the library team to promote library programs and services through a variety of channels by creating, designing, preparing, and distributing information in print and digital formats; creating and monitoring social media posts; designing engaging displays; and seeking other promotional opportunities.
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Promotes library collections, services, programs, and partnerships through outreach presentations, library tours, educational collaborations, and other networking opportunities with a focus on encouraging community engagement.
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Represents the library on inter-departmental teams and at city functions and events.
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Attends professional conferences, meetings, and workshops to maintain current knowledge of trends and developments in the field of library and information science.
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Travels as required.
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Assists with the implementation and changing of library policy and procedures.
Attendance and Work Schedule:
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Maintains regular attendance.
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Work schedule is non-traditional, Monday through Friday, 9:15 a.m. – 6:15 p.m., with either Tuesday or Thursday hours being 12:15 p.m. – 9:15 p.m., and at least one scheduled Saturday per month, 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Occasional hours outside this schedule may be required for events or outreach activities.
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Leave scheduled should be managed so as to not interfere with ability to accomplish tasks, including special projects and assignments with deadlines.
Marginal Functions:-
Participates in Emergency Management Operations as directed.
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Performs related work as directed.
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
The City of Bastrop is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer (EEO) and values diversity in its workforce. As an EEO employer, the City provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.
**Employment is contingent on passing post-offer, pre-employment drug testing, and criminal background investigation.**