Full-Time Reference Librarian (AKA Research and Instruction Librarian) | Six Mile Regional Library District
Posted on Apr 22, 2025
Are you a self-starter who enjoys helping people? Do you have experience providing research services and planning programs in a public library that embraces change? If so, you might be just the person for us, and we might be the right place for you. We seek friendly, confident, energetic, and highly motivated individuals with superb customer service skills and great technical and interpersonal skills to join our SMRLD team.
This position includes participation, involvement, and engagement with community groups, partnerships, organizations, boards, and committees. Primary responsibilities include working at the research (reference) desk, providing reference and readers' advisory services, identifying and/or participating in programs and services, assuming responsibility for some collection development, and making recommendations to further our goals and enhance our role in the community. Our team is comprised of a staff of thirty-four, which includes seven other professional librarians.
We pay competitively; offer IMRF pension, 4 weeks of paid vacation, 120 hours of sick leave annually, 15 paid holidays, and health insurance.
We are a progressive library that embraces new ideas and services. Situated just six miles east of St. Louis, Missouri, we enjoy all the benefits of a “big city”: world-class amenities such as professional sports teams, symphony, theater, zoo, botanical gardens, museums, restaurants, travel access, universities, and more, while retaining our small town identity.
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Requirements
Qualifications include a Master of Library Science degree from an ALA-accredited university and experience in a public library setting, including program planning and providing patron-focused information services or equivalent. Preference to applicants fluent in more than one language.
The Full-Time Reference Librarian will work 40 hours a week. This position is based at our Delmar Avenue location, but also may have regular hours at our Johnson Road location. Starting salary: $45,000.00.
Salary
$45,000
Location
Six Mile Regional Library District
2001 Delmar Avenue
Granite City, IL 62040
United States
How to apply
Please submit a cover letter and resume to adminassist@smrld.org.
More information is available at https://www.smrld.org/about/employment-2/.
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