Librarian - Youth Services

Bemis Library has an opportunity for a Librarian to join the division of Youth Services. The ideal candidate is passionate about library work and enjoys sharing a love of reading with children, teens, and families. The ideal candidate has experience working with youth from birth through grade twelve, is creative, stays abreast of current trends, and has experience planning and facilitating classes, outreach activities and events.

The Youth Services Librarian is responsible for managing, designing, and implementing library programs and classes for youth from birth through grade twelve. This includes the youth summer reading program, giving library tours, teaching games and crafts, and assisting in patron learning, reading stories, storytelling, giving puppet shows, and performing related activities. Duties may also include selecting specific programs, contacting performers and making necessary arrangements, providing special set-ups, tracking attendance and hosting programs.   

Librarians provide expert and excellent customer service to library patrons, answer reference, technology, and reader’s advisory questions, and instruct patrons how to use library services and resources, including print, electronic reference resources and digital content. Librarians select, order, and maintain materials for an assigned part of the collection. Librarians also manage the budget for assigned section and provide special services such as compiling webliographies, bibliographies and promotional flyers. 

About the City of Littleton

The City of Littleton is a vibrant community consistently recognized as one of America’s Best Small Cities, and a top destination for families. Discover some of the remarkable things Littleton has to offer at VisitLittleton.org. With its historic and lively downtown, diverse shopping and dining options, and an extensive network of parks and trails, Littleton boasts a prime location just south of Denver and a short drive to the majestic Rocky Mountains and Colorado ski country. The City of Littleton offers excellent benefits and perks to its employees. For more details, please refer to the 2026 Benefit Guide and the 2027 Benefit Guide.

The City of Littleton believes in attracting and retaining the best talent and its strategies include offering competitive pay and investing in employee growth and development opportunities.

Starting pay range $64,410 - $67,800 per year

Work Schedule: This position will be expected to work some weekend hours and one evening shift per week until 8 p.m. 

Application Deadline: Applications will be accepted until finalists are identified or the position is filled, but preference will be given to complete applications received by 11/18/2026. Those who do not apply by this date may or may not be considered.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Manages, designs, and implements library programs and classes for youth from birth through grade twelve.  Duties may include story times, school age and teen programs. Contacts performers and makes necessary arrangements, provides special set-ups, tracks attendance and hosts programs.   
• Creates and arranges displays. 
• Participates in outreach activities to schools and community partners.
• Provides formal and informal training to patrons in the use of electronic resources.
• Selects materials for the assigned portion of the library collection and maintains an updated, balanced library collection. Follows Collection Development Policy and applicable library and city procedures to purchase these materials. 
• Manages budget for section area; includes selection and deselection of materials and determining materials eligible for the bindery. 
• Participates in division staff meetings, and division planning, problem-solving and policy discussions. May participate in library committees to achieve strategic goals. 
• Compiles and curates web-based resources, webliographies, bibliographies and brochures using Publisher and/or Canva to assist in using the collection and accessing electronic information.
• Uses reference interview techniques to determine patron’s needs and provides the information or assistance required to satisfy the need. 
• Operates a personal computer with assigned software including the library’s ILS , the Internet, office software, and online databases. 
• Provides formal and informal training to patrons in the use of library resources, including electronic reference resources, digital content, public technology, and library equipment. 
• Assists and provides instruction regarding the use of patron’s personal digital devices including computers, smartphones and tablets. 
• Conducts tours and presents information on library resources to community organizations and groups. 
• Manages, designs, and implements programs/classes. Promotes programs/classes via library website, newsletter, social media and other appropriate avenues.
• Tracks and reports statistics to supervisor. Prepares monthly report for supervisor. 
• Maintains daily order and safety. Enforces library standards, codes of conduct, and library rules. 
• Attends conferences, meetings, and workshops to keep current with issues and literature. 
• May serve as Person in Charge. 
• Performs other similar assignments and projects as required. 

• May serve as an Emergency Worker. 

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Master’s Degree in Library Science including coursework in young adult, and/or children’s literature; and 
• Two (2) years of work experience in a public library with at least one year of that experience in young adult, and/or children’s services;

OR

• An equivalent combination of education, training and work experience that produces the knowledge, skill, and ability to perform the essential duties and responsibilities of the position. 
• Must be able to pass a pre-employment criminal background check. 

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bilingual skills and ability to speak and understand both English and Spanish.
• Experience planning and delivering outreach activities and events for library patrons.
• Experience with library purchasing processes and working with vendors.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES:

• Expert knowledge of and ability to apply general principles and specific details of youth literature and youth programming.
• Working knowledge of youth behavior, intellectual level, and interest level and the ability to apply general principles of youth library service, including expert knowledge of teen and children’s books and authors, fiction books and authors for a wide variety of reader interests, with special emphasis on youth materials.

• Expert knowledge of the principles, procedures and issues of public library operations and management; including safety and conduct.
• Advanced project management skills and abilities.
• Knowledge of basic budgeting, best practices and budget application within the library system.

WORKING ENVIRONMENT & PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES:

• Work is performed indoors in a public library building environment.  Work is performed outdoors in moderate temperatures on concrete, grass, or paved surfaces for occasional outdoor programs. 
• Work is performed standing; walking; and sitting.  Requires: frequent lifting and carrying of books and chairs weighing up to 30 pounds; frequent pushing of book carts weighing up to 70 pounds with or without assistance. 
• The working environment includes occasional exposure to: dust from books and other library materials; occasional exposure to poor building ventilation; and occasional exposure to mechanical and electrical hazards from computers and other library equipment. 

MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT DIRECTLY USED: 

Personal computer, computer peripherals (printers, scanners, LCD projectors, etc.), and assigned software, iPad; telephones and photocopy machines; books, magazines, multimedia materials; microfilm reader, and an online catalog system; video gaming equipment, eBook readers, and alarm system. 

Equal Employment Opportunity

The City of Littleton is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and intends to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and job applicants regardless of age 40 and over, ancestry, color, disability, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, marital status, national origin, pregnancy, race, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, military status, or any other status protected by applicable law, and to hire and retain the best-qualified individuals without regard to any of these factors. This prohibition includes unlawful harassment based on a protected class. 

The City of Littleton will consider reasonable accommodations throughout the recruitment process and employment. Applicants and employees can request an accommodation by contacting Human Resources at 303-795-3857 or emailing hr@littletongov.org.

Drug- and Alcohol-Free Workplace

The City of Littleton is committed to the health and safety of all its employees. To ensure a safe and productive work environment the city prohibits the use, sale, dispensation, manufacture, distribution or possession of alcohol, drugs, controlled substances or drug paraphernalia on any city premises or worksites. No employee shall report to work or be at work with alcohol or with any detectable amount of prohibited drugs in the employee's system. A detectable amount refers to the standards generally used in workplace drug & alcohol testing. This prohibition specifically includes marijuana, and decriminalized psychedelics whether used for medical purposes or obtained legally under state law.