Library Consultant
Company: Louisiana Department of State Civil Service
Location: Baton Rouge
Posted on: May 8, 2024
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Library Consultant
Salary
$4,177.00 - $8,194.00 Monthly
Location
Baton Rouge, LA
Job Type
Classified
Job Number
CRT-2024-193733-PW
Department
Culture Rec & Tourism-State Library
Opening Date
04/19/2024
Closing Date
5/3/2024 11:59 PM Central
Description
Benefits
Questions
Supplemental Information
This position is located at theState Library in Baton Rouge,
LA.
AN IDEAL CANIDATE SHOULD POSESS THE FOLLLOWING COMPETENCIES:
Accepting Direction:The ability to accept and follow directions
from those higher in the chain of command.
Acting Decisively:The ability to make decisions quickly and
effectively.
Acting with Ethics and Integrity:The ability to be consistent,
honest, and a trustworthy steward of State resources.
Position summary: This position takes a leadership role in the
development of children and teen services in public libraries
throughout the state, acting as a resource for public library staff
in all areas of children and teen services. Responsibilities
include overseeing the development of statewide children and teen
programs, mainly the Louisiana Readers? Choice Program and the
Summer Reading Program, working with advisory committees, taking a
lead role in the assessment of services and collections and
providing training to public library staff. In addition, this
position answers general technology, administrative, personnel and
Louisiana library laws questions along with other State Library
consultants. Because of the visibility of the position, incumbent
must have excellent interpersonal skills and credibility.
Information and services provided must be accurate, current, and
above reproach. The position travels extensively throughout the
state representing the State Library in a number of vital
venues.
Public Library Services Specific to Children and Teens : 60%
Consults with public library administrators and board members of 68
public library systems on all aspects of children and teen
services.
Provides support to all Louisiana public libraries on youth service
related topics in the form of in-person site visits, telephone and
email communication, etc.
Provides training and makes presentations, either in-person or
online, on a variety of topics, including story time, early
literacy, collection development, teen services, etc.
Provides consulting assistance to staff, library friends groups,
and trustees in local libraries that are developing and presenting
local programs to promote reading, books, and literacy for children
and teens.
Prepares reports on public libraries in relation to children and
teen services.
Plans and implements programs and services for children and teens
to be presented by the State Library and for duplication by public
libraries statewide.
Coordinates the statewide annual summer reading program (SRP) for
children and teens, presents in-person SRP workshops to public
library youth services staff. Serves as the state level
representative to the Collaborative Summer Library Program (CSLP)
organization. Actively participates in CSLP, which includes
attending conferences, serving on committees, and maintaining
communication with CSLP and colleagues.
Coordinates all aspects of the Louisiana Readers? Choice program
for young people (K - 12th grade), a program with an annual
participation of over 25,000 students, including serving as the
chair on each committee, developing procedures and guidelines for
the program and committees, and working with librarians and schools
to promote the program.
Develops and delivers workshops and webinars on youth services
topics.
Participates in the development of documents essential to public
library services for children and teens.
Creates surveys and reports on programs and youth services
topics.
Coordinates special activities with other staff in the State
Library and assists in interpreting the goals, programs, policies
and services for children and teens statewide, representing the
State Library to the library community and other related groups in
the state.
Works with other State Library staff in keeping up-to-date
children's and teens' web portals and provides input on
children/teen resources and purchasing decisions.
Maintains performing artist directory.
General Consulting Activities : 30%
Researches topics, develops documents, and advises fellow staff
members, public library administrators and staff on all topics
including, but not limited to: best practices, collection
development/weeding, program development, promotion of library
services for children and teens, public relations, evaluating of
space devoted to children/teen services, policies and
procedures.
Reviews, edits, and offers advice for content upon request from
administrators for public library publications (such as policy
manuals, personnel handbooks, cooperative endeavor agreements,
grant applications, etc.)
Makes presentations for conferences, workshops, seminars, and
library functions, such as dedications or staff meetings.
Professional Development and Miscellaneous:10%
Participates in state and national professional library
associations. Serves on appropriate committees.
Keeps informed of current library trends and professional
literature.
Acts as webmaster for the Library Development portions of the State
Library's Internet, Extranet and Intranet sites; including posting
job opportunities.
Develops collaborative relationships that support the State Library
reading initiatives with other groups and individuals in the state,
including but not limited to writers, workshops, and networks,
humanities and art councils, faculties in public and private
academic institutions, writers, booksellers, as well as other
state-level projects with similar goals.
Works with organizations in other states and with national
organizations such as the Library of Congress, the American Library
Association, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the
National Endowment for the Arts to plan and implement programs.
Supervises other staff that may be hired to assist with the
administration of programs, including organizing and directing
work, reviewing performance, and the full range of supervisory
functions.
Maintains relationships and forms partnerships with schools to
promote State Library programs and resources, including Louisiana
Readers? Choice, HomeworkLouisiana, and the Louisiana Book
Festival. Also, presents at school in-service days, conferences,
trainings, etc.
Other duties as requested.
No Civil Service test scoreis required in order to be considered
for this vacancy.
To apply for this vacancy, click on the "Apply
(https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/louisiana) " link and
complete an electronic application, which can be used for this
vacancy as well as future job opportunities. Applicants are
responsible for checking the status of their application to
determine where they are in the recruitment process. Further status
message information is located under the Information section of the
Current Job Opportunities page.
Resumes WILL NOT be accepted in lieu of completed education and
experience sections on your application. Applications may be
rejected if incomplete.
The Office of the Lieutenant Governor and the Department of
Culture, Recreation and Tourism are participants in the E-Verify
system for identification and employment eligibility purposes.
Louisiana as a State, is a Model Employer for People with
Disabilities.
For further information about this vacancy contact:
Pacee Wallace
Department of Culture, Recreation, & Tourism
1051 N. 3rd Street
Baton Rouge, LA 70802
Phone: 225-342-8202
pwallace@crt.la.gov
Minimum Qualifications
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
A master's degree in library science from a college or university
accredited by the American Library Association followed by three
years of professional library work.
Job Concepts
Function of Work:
To organize and manage information sources in order to provide
access to such information to library users.
Level of Work:
Advanced.
Supervision Received:
Administrative direction from an Associate State Librarian.
Supervision Exercised:
None.
Location of Work:
Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism; Office of State
Library.
Job Distinctions:
Differs from Library Manager 3 by the presence of consultative
duties.
Differs from the Associate State Librarian by the absence of
managerial responsibilities.
Examples of Work
Regularly advises public or other types of libraries on a wide
range of management concerns, such as funding, budgeting, building
construction, legislation, personnel administration, and public
relations.
Plans and coordinates programs to improve the facilities and
services of the parish library systems in a region of the
state.
Researches and advises library directors on budgeting, grant
applications, personnel policies, promotional programs, tax
elections, building design, and internal operations.
Make detailed studies of specific problems of libraries when
requested; proposes improvements.
Develops continuing education workshops for librarians, library
directors, and support staff.
Interprets and monitors relevant legislation; informs libraries of
potential impact.
Coordinates development of library networks.
Plans and coordinates the development and improvement of library in
state-operated health and correctional institutions.
Promotes the establishment of library service to institutional
administrators.
Establishes contractual agreements with appropriate state agency;
plans, organizes, and implements institutional pilot library
programs.
Selects, orders, and authorizes payment for materials for pilot
libraries.
Advises institutional librarians on the development of programs
designed to meet the library needs of institutional residents.
Coordinates the provision of library service by public libraries to
local institutions such as jails and nursing homes.
Louisiana State Government represents a wide variety of career
options and offers an outstanding opportunity tomake a
differencethrough public service. With an array of career
opportunities in every major metropolitan center and in many rural
areas, state employment provides an outstanding option to begin or
continue your career.
As a state employee, you will earn competitive pay, choose from a
variety of benefits, and have access to a great professional
development program:
Insurance Coverage More information can be found at
https://info.groupbenefits.org/
Parental Leave- Up to six weeks paid parental leave
More information can be found
athttps://www.civilservice.louisiana.gov/Parental-Leave/Default.aspx
Holidays and Leave - State employees receive the following paid
holidays each year:
New Year's Day
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day,
Mardi Gras,
Good Friday,
Memorial Day,
Independence Day,
Labor Day,
Veteran's Day,
Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.
* Additional holidays may be proclaimed by the Governor
State employees earn sick and annual leave which can be accumulated
and saved for future use. Your accrual rate increases as your years
of service increase.
Retirement - State of Louisiana employees are eligible to
participate in various retirement systems (based on the type of
appointment and agency for which an employee works). These
retirement systems provide retirement allowances and other benefits
for state officers and employees and their beneficiaries. State
retirement systems may include (but are not limited to):
Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (www.lasersonline.org).
LASERS has provided this video
(https://lasersonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Your_Retirement_System.mp4)
to give you more detailed information about their system
Teacher's Retirement System of Louisiana (www.trsl.org),
Louisiana School Employees Retirement System (www.lsers.net), among
others
01
Do you have a master's degree in library science from a college or
university accredited by the American Library Association? Please
be sure this information is included in the education portion of
your application.
Yes
No
02
ADi: Rate your ability to accept direction based on our definition:
The ability to accept and follow directions from those higher in
the chain of command.
1= I have no experience and/or am uncomfortable accepting
direction
2= I have limited experience or require assistance to accept
direction
3= I can accept direction
4= I can accept directions and help others improve their ability to
accept direction
03
ADi: Explain your rating by providing specific and relevant
examples in the box below.
04
AD: Rate your ability to act decisively based on our definition:
The ability to make decisions quickly and effectively.
1= I have no experience and/or am uncomfortable acting
decisively
2= I have limited experience or require assistance to act
decisively
3= I can act decisively
4= I can act decisively and help others improve their ability to
act decisively
05
AD: Explain your rating by providing specific and relevant examples
in the box below.
06
AEI: Rate your ability to act with ethics and integrity based on
our definition: The ability to be consistent, honest, and a
trustworthy steward of State resources.
1= I have no experience and/or am uncomfortable acting with ethics
and integrity
2= I have limited experience or require assistance to act with
ethics and integrity
3= I can act with ethics and integrity
4= I can act with ethics and integrity and help others improve
their ability to act with ethics and integrity
07
AEI: Explain your rating by providing specific and relevant
examples in the box below.
Required Question
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the supplemental information above.
Louisiana State Civil Service, Louisiana, 70802
Phone
(866) 783-5462
Website
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