Position: Access Services Librarian, Temporary (Full-Time, 12-Month, Renewable)
Effective Date: On or about June 1, 2026
Salary Range: The Supervising Librarian, Range 3 (12-Month) classification salary is $85,524 to $182,532 per year, $7,127 to $15,211 per month. The anticipated hiring range is $85,524 to $96,000 per year, $7,127 to $8,000 per month. Salary offered is commensurate with qualifications and experience.
Application Deadline: Review of applications to begin April 13, 2026. Position open until filled.
California State University, Long Beach
California State University, Long Beach (CSULB) is a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) and an Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institution (AANAPISI). CSULB earned the prestigious Seal of Excelencia in 2023, joining a distinctive group of colleges and universities who have been recognized for its commitment to Latine/x student success. CSULB is committed to serving diverse students and has established and actively supports the Black Excellence Collegium, dedicated to promoting Black excellence and advancing Black Student Success, and El Concilio for Latinx Success at the Beach, whose mission is to build capacity and promote inclusive servingness across initiatives and efforts for the benefit of all students. The President’s Equity and Change Commission is dedicated to achieving inclusive excellence in our community and culture and throughout the university. CSULB’s Beach 2030 University Action Plans prioritize engaging all students; expanding access to higher education; promoting intellectual achievement; building community; and cultivating resilience.
About the Position
Reporting to the Dean of the Library, the Access Services Librarian provides substantive input in the organizational direction of Access Services in consultation with the Library’s Administrative Team. The incumbent is responsible for providing planning and oversight to multiple functional areas within the Access Services Department. These areas include Circulation, Interlibrary Loan Services, Reserves/Media Resources, Current Periodicals, and Microtext Services. They manage the operation of ORCA, the library’s automatic storage system. They are responsible for Access Services personnel, budgets, and day-to-day operations; participate in the development, recommendation, and administration of Access Services policies, procedures, and processes; and oversee the management and maintenance of physical spaces and equipment assigned to the department.
The Access Services Librarian works collaboratively with Technical Services lead and staff; fellow library faculty; and other internal library departments. They also work closely with a range of campus departments, community members, and external agencies and libraries. The incumbent advocates for department needs and promoting departmental expertise and resources internally, externally, and within the profession. The Access Services Librarian monitors academic and technological trends and developments in access services management and recommends appropriate adoption and implementation of new methods related to the functional areas within the department. The person in this position leads CSU Long Beach University Library in providing our patrons and community with access to our evolving collections.
Required Qualifications:
- MLS/MLIS from an ALA Accredited program by the date of appointment
- Minimum two years of experience in management or supervision in an academic library setting
- Strong service commitment toward a diverse community
- Excellent interpersonal, organizational, and communication skills
- Demonstrated competence in project management
- Strong collaborative skills and enthusiasm for working with a wide range of patrons, colleagues, community members, and external agencies
- Ability to communicate effectively and professionally
- Competence in learning new technology, equipment, and software
Preferred Qualifications:
- Demonstrated success in helping students from historically underrepresented and/or marginalized groups, nontraditional students, speakers of languages other than English, and students with learning disabilities
- Familiarity with ALMA/PRIMO
- Ability to work onsite with flexible hours, including occasional nights and weekends as needed
Job Duties:
Workplace Type: On-Site (work in-person at business location)
- Supervises day-to-day operations of all functional areas within Access Services: Circulation; Interlibrary Loan Services; Reserves/Media Resources; Current Periodicals; Microtext Services
- Manages policies, procedures, and workflows for all functional areas within Access Services
- Collaborates with Technical Services lead and staff on library systems’ implementations and upgrades
- Instills high service standards in department staff and student assistants
- Directs the efficient, appropriate, and timely expenditure of the department budget
- Oversees planning and direction of Access Services
- Manages and oversees maintenance of physical spaces and equipment assigned to the department, including, but not limited to: ORCA storage system and related software; Luxer storage lockers and related software
CSULB seeks to recruit faculty who enthusiastically support the University’s strong commitment to the academic success of all of our students, including students with disabilities, students who are first generation to college, veterans, students with diverse socio-economic backgrounds, and students of diverse sexual orientations and gender expressions. CSULB seeks to recruit and retain a diverse workforce as a reflection of our commitment to serve the People of California, to maintain the excellence of the University, and to offer our students a rich variety of expertise, perspectives, and ways of knowing and learning.
University Library
The University Library supports the instructional and research needs of the campus community through its breadth and depth of collections, exceptional library faculty and staff-led services, and innovative use of library spaces. Currently, there are 19.5 full-time equivalent faculty members. Library faculty serve as subject-specialists and liaisons to CSULB's 63 academic departments and programs, collectively delivering over 800 instruction sessions a semester. We work independently and collaboratively to strengthen student information literacy skills through one-on-one consultations, one-shot instruction, embedded course instruction, and modular and scalable eLearning experiences. We ensure that library collections align with curricular needs and reflect emerging discipline-specific knowledge. The University library has one of the largest collections in the California State University System. It is 8th in the system for print collections, 4th largest in ongoing subscription access, and 6th in overall library budgets.
California State University Long Beach's University Library is a busy, teaching-oriented institution supporting a community of over 42,000 students as well as faculty and staff. We are seeking an Access Services Librarian to oversee the daily operations and long-term projects performed by our robust team of Access Services staff.
Information on excellent benefits package available to CSULB faculty is located here: CSU Employee Benefits
How to Apply - Required Documentation:
- Letter of application addressing the required and preferred qualifications. Applicants are encouraged to discuss their management style with an emphasis on how to incorporate research and other scholarly activities into the work of access services.
- A Student Success Statement about your teaching or other experiences, successes, and challenges in working with a diverse student population (maximum two pages, single-spaced). For further information and guidelines, please visit: Student Success Statement
- CV
- Names and contact information for three references (to be contacted for confidential letters of recommendation should you reach the finalist stage)
- Finalists should be prepared to submit an official transcript (e-transcript preferred, if available)
How to Apply: Click the icon to complete the CSULB online application.
Requests for information about the position should be addressed to:
California State University, Long Beach
University Library Administration
1250 Bellflower Boulevard
Long Beach, CA 90840
[email protected]
Employment Requirements:
A background check (including a criminal records check and telephone reference check with most recent employer) must be completed satisfactorily before any candidate can be offered a position with the CSU. Failure to satisfactorily complete the background check may affect the application status of applicants or continued employment of current CSU employees who apply for the position.
The person holding this position is considered a “mandated reporter” under the California Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act and is required to comply with the requirements set forth in CSU Executive Order 1083 Revised July 21, 2017 as a condition of employment.
Pursuant to the CSU Out of State Employment Policy, hiring employees to perform CSU-related work outside of California is prohibited effective January 1, 2022. By prohibiting employment outside of California, the CSU also prohibits hiring and retaining employees working permanently from a business location outside of the United States. Exceptions to the Policy are limited to approved and documented purposes for conducting CSU business outside of California.
All employees who assign and/or oversee work are responsible for ensuring that compliant work controls and procedures consistent with Federal, State and local regulations and University policies are implemented and maintained to provide for the protection of individuals and to safeguard the environment. Everyone is expected to comply with applicable Environmental Health and Safety regulations and University policies, programs and procedures. For more information, the systemwide policy can be found at https://calstate.policystat.com/policy/18172024/latest/ and questions may be sent to [email protected].
The CSU strongly recommends that all individuals who access any in-person program or activity (on-or off-campus) operated or controlled by the University follow the COVID-19 vaccine recommendations adopted by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) applicable to their age, medical condition, and other relevant indications and comply with other safety measures established by each campus. The systemwide policy can be found at https://calstate.policystat.com/policy/9779821/latest/ and questions may be sent to [email protected].
All university program and activities are open and available to all regardless of race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin. Consistent with CSU’s Nondiscrimination Policy, as well as state and federal law, CSULB provides equal opportunity in education and employment without unlawful discrimination or preferential treatment based on race, sex, color, ethnicity or national origin. To access CSULB’s full statement on Equal Opportunity and Excellence in Education and Employment, please visit Equity and Compliance.
