Description
Join our team! We're looking for a dynamic, creative, collaborative customer service-focused person to fill a new Youth Services Librarian position.
Official Job Flyer: https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/spasadenaca/jobs/5260117/librarian-youth-services
Applications Due: Thursday, March 23, 2026 at 11:59 pm PDT.
How to Apply
To be considered, submit an online application using the City of South Pasadena's GovernmentJobs.com portal, including a cover letter, resume, and proof of education (if qualifying with a degree) in PDF format. Applications that fail to include all necessary documents may be considered incomplete and will not be taken into consideration.
Application Link: https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/spasadenaca/jobs/5260117/librarian-youth-services
For questions regarding this recruitment, please contact City of South Pasadena Human Resources at (626) 403-7239.
Librarian Classification Distinguishing Characteristics
Performs professional duties including reference and instruction, collection development and management, event and program planning, community outreach, tracking and compiling statistics, and utilizing and managing library technology and digital resources; participates in strategic planning and department goal setting and contributes to developing processes and procedures; enforces customer rules of behavior, and may train and provide direction to subordinate staff, interns and volunteers; may serve as a liaison from the library to community organizations and groups.
Area of Focus - Children’s Services
Youth programming, development of children’s and teen collections, reference and readers’ advisory, outreach to, and develop partnerships with, schools and youth-serving community organizations, and organizing and overseeing youth volunteer programs.
Duties & Responsibilities
- Provide in-person reference services in-person, and by phone and email.
- Perform Reader’s Advisory for a wide variety of patrons and connect people to resources that meet their educational, recreational and information needs.
- Assist students with homework assignments and coordinate with teachers.
- Educate patrons on how to access and use library resources.
- Plan, coordinate, and conduct a wide variety of library programs for various ages and general and target audiences and coordinate speakers and third-party vendors for library events.
- Perform outreach activities for the library's services, programs, and projects by representing the library at community events, giving presentations to groups and organizations, and visiting schools and classrooms.
- Produce publicity materials that promote and increase public awareness of library services.
- Develop the library's materials and digital resources collections; select and weed material consistent with the library’s collection development and maintenance policy.
- Perform routine library walk-throughs to ensure compliance with the library’s rules of behavior, and to address, resolve, and document incidents and complaints; may be delegated to issue suspension letters.
- Draft processes and procedures and create documentation.
- Write detailed and descriptive incident and project reports.
- Train and provide direction to subordinate staff, interns and volunteers.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.
Requirements
Education/Experience
1 year of professional library experience.
Master’s Degree in Library and Information Science (MLIS) from an American Library Association accredited program.
Desirable
Experience providing programs or services for children and youth is highly desirable.
Bilingual proficiency in Spanish or Mandarin is highly desirable to better serve our diverse community.
Knowledge, Abilities, and Skills
- Knowledge of the core principles of public librarianship, library trends, and best practices.
- Knowledge of general and specialized information sources, current publications, and publishing industry trends.
- Knowledge of principles of information organization, cataloging, and classification.
- Knowledge of library policy and operating procedures.
- Ability to exercise good judgment and find solutions to problems.
- Ability to communicate clearly and effectively.
- Ability to establish and maintain positive working relationships with staff and public.
- Ability to carry out assignments independently.
- Ability to assist with the training of subordinate library staff and provide direction to subordinate staff, volunteers, and interns.
- Ability to assume responsibility for the library in the absence of senior staff according to the library's in-charge policy.
- Ability to evaluate the effectiveness of library programs and services and maintain an awareness of community needs.
- Ability to explain library policies and to interact with customers that are not complying with the library’s rules of behavior.
