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Position Description
A city with a great library is a great city, and that’s very true for Nashville. With nearly three million visits per year — and a collection of almost two million items — Nashville Public Library (NPL) is Music City’s gateway to lifelong learning, growth, and community connection. Our one-of-a-kind Civil Rights Room and Votes for Women Room bring visitors together to explore the history of civil rights and plot a course for our shared future. Our lauded Wishing Chair Productions puppet shows and story times delight audiences of all ages with stories that make them laugh, love, and grow. Meanwhile, initiatives like Studio NPL, Bringing Books to Life, Seed Exchange, Be Well at NPL, and Digital Inclusion connect Nashvillians with resources from across our 21-location system to learn new skills, enrich their quality of life, and forge long-lasting friendships. If you have a passion for helping people, love books and learning, and desire to be part of a team that does transformative work every day, then NPL just might be the place for you.
These positions perform the basic professional library duties involved in providing general reference and reader’s advisory services to the public in an assigned area. This recruitment will be used to fill full-time Civil Service and part-time non-Civil Service vacancies within the library system as they become available.
TEEN SERVICES:
Successful candidates will demonstrate a strong interest in working in a public library; work experience with youth; a passion for serving middle and high school youth; a desire to connect teens to their interests through activities that focus on the creation rather than consumption of content, aid in the development of 21st century skills, and lead to college and career pathways; a can-do attitude; and a flexible nature.
CHILDREN SERVICES:
Successful candidates will demonstrate the ability to relate in a friendly and open manner with children and parents; an energetic and willing desire to assist children and parents in using library services and facilities; ability to build relationships and outreach to schools and a great display of enthusiasm for creating innovative programs and services for children through the library.
ADULT SERVICES:
Successful candidates will demonstrate the ability to offer excellent customer service in Adult Services; a passion for providing library services and programming for adults and seniors, with an emphasis on public service, reference, reader’s advisory and technology instruction.
SPECIAL COLLECTIONS:
Successful candidate will demonstrate a strong interest in the histories and cultures of diverse communities. The ability to assist in supervising and coordinating multiple community engagement and oral history projects in the Special Collections Division and assists researchers and the general public at the Main Library in the use of Special Collections.
Typical Duties
- Assists the public with the use of library materials and equipment.
- Plans, develops, and implements library programs at the library and/or off-site at community outreach engagements.
- Processes reserves on books and intra-library loans for patrons.
- Performs various supervisory duties.
- Enforces Library Rules of Conduct and PC Use Guidelines.
- Serves as Person-in-Charge as directed in the absence of the designated supervisor.
- Attends meetings and participates on system-wide committees as assigned.
- Creates physical displays, signs, flyers, and social media posts to promote library materials, resources, and programs.
- May assist with public service desk duties, including circulation, as assigned.
- Performs related duties as required.
Minimum Qualifications
EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE:
Master’s in Library Science or Master’s in a Library Science field, degrees must be accredited by the American Library Association (ALA) from an accredited college or university.
REQUIRED LICENSES:
Valid “Class D” Driver’s License may be required for some positions in this classification.
Candidates with accreditations earned in a foreign institute are encouraged to apply.
Note: Per Metro Ordinance No. SO94-1078. All employees of the Metropolitan Government shall be residents of the State of Tennessee or become residents of the state within six (6) months of employment as a prerequisite to employment with the Metropolitan Government.
Preferred Experience, Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Experience working with multicultural communities
- Experience in the use of a computer
- Fluent bilingual language skills
We are an equal opportunity employer that values diversity at all levels. All individuals, regardless of personal characteristics, are encouraged to apply.
Metro Nashville Government respects the religious beliefs and practices of all employees and will make, on request, an accommodation for such observances when a reasonable accommodation is available that does not create an undue hardship on business operations.
Requests for ADA or other protected accommodations for the recruitment process should be directed to Human Resources at 615-862-6640
Full-time, Civil Service positions -
10 Vacation Days per year (increasing after 5 years of service)
1 Sick Day per month
12 Paid Holidays per year
Public Safety - Sworn and Civilian positions -
20 vacation days per year
3 Personal days per year
1 Sick Day per month
12 paid holidays per year
Part-time, Non Civil Service positions - Visit HR and Benefits webpages for more information.
Full-time, Non Civil Service positions - contact hiring department for benefits information
Seasonal/Temporary positions - no benefits offered.
