Librarian II - Special Collections

Description

City of Virginia Beach Public Libraries is seeking two full time dynamic Librarian II- Special Collections Librarians to work with a team of professionals within the Libraries of Virginia Beach, Virginia. The City offers a generous benefits package, which includes health, dental and life insurance, retirement and savings plans, maternity/paternity and parental leave, holidays and paid-time-off.

Apply now and join a fantastic group of Librarians!

The Librarian II- Special Collections Librarian duties will include, but not be limited to: 

• Liaises and partners with State and local government, area businesses, nonprofit organizations, and the educational community to connect customers with library resources.
• In charge of Archives, Local History and Genealogy, Municipal Reference collections, and working on web archiving
• Develops and maintains an awareness of industry-standard resources and trends, and best practices in training methods to be able to anticipate and respond to customers’ needs.
• Plans, markets, presents, and evaluates specialized and complex programs and classes that reflect the library’s strategic initiatives and increase the public awareness of library services and resources.
• Conducts library tours, and creates finding aids and displays to increase awareness of the library’s services and community resources.
• Manages the research process by negotiating customer deadlines and monitoring and advancing the progress of research in order to ensure that equitable, quality reference service is provided.
• Coordinates special projects, including preservation. Supervises, trains, ad evaluates volunteers and interns in the completion of special projects.
• Collaborates with VBPL’s Development Manager to seek grant funding for library local history and genealogy resources and programs, and the library’s archives.
• Cultivates donors to develop the library’s special collections. Advises on the ongoing organization, preservation, and storage of archival materials.
• Assists customers in accessing library resources.
• Assists customers in operating and troubleshooting library technology and personal digital devices.
• Interprets, explains, and applies library policies and procedures to internal and external customers.
• Evaluates the collection using a variety of tools and resources to make recommendations for additions, withdrawals, or replacement.
• Leads or participates on teams to develop library system policies and procedures. Collaborates with colleagues to develop programs, share resources, and communicate trends in library services.
• Leads and supervises staff in creating and implementing annual goals and objectives reflecting the City and Library’s vision to ensure quality customer service to internal and external customers.
• Provides written and verbal performance feedback of staff.
• May serve on departmental and City interview teams to hire staff.
• Participates in professional organizations and continuing education activities to anticipate and meet customer needs.
• May act as Building Manager in the absence of the library management. Makes decisions and resolves conflicts by applying library policies and procedures in order to ensure smooth operations of the library.
• Monitors safety, security, and general maintenance of the library facility and outreach site to ensure a safe environment for internal and external customers.
• Performs other job duties requiring skills, knowledge, and physical requirements as demanded by those duties described or less. Individual assignments will be determined by the supervisor.

Closes 2/16/25.

For more information and to apply online, go to: www.virginiabeach.gov/careers 

EOE