The County of Santa Clara is located at the southern end of the San Francisco Bay and encompasses 1,312 square miles.
 
It has one of the highest median family incomes in the country, and a wide diversity of cultures, backgrounds and talents. The County of Santa Clara continues to attract people from all over the world.  With more than 70 agencies/departments and 22,000 employees, the County of Santa Clara plans for the needs of a dynamic community, provides quality services, and promotes a healthy, safe and prosperous community for all. The County provides essential services including public health protection, environmental protection, medical services through Santa Clara Valley Medical Center (SCVMC), child and adult protection services, homelessness prevention and solutions, roads, park services, libraries, emergency response to disasters, protection of minority communities and those under threat, access to a fair criminal justice system, and scores of other services, particularly for those members of our community in the greatest need.
 
The County's population of nearly 1.9 million is one of the largest in the state, and the largest of the nine Bay Area counties. Its population constitutes about one fourth of the Bay Area's total population. There are 15 cities including Campbell, Cupertino, Gilroy, Los Altos, Los Altos Hills, Los Gatos, Milpitas, Monte Sereno, Morgan Hill, Mountain View, Palo Alto, San Jose, Santa Clara, Saratoga, and Sunnyvale ranging from Palo Alto to the north, to Gilroy in the south. San Jose is the largest city in the County, with a population of 1.035 million, and is the administrative site of County Government. A significant portion of the county's land area is unincorporated ranch and farmland. Nearly 92% of the population lives in cities.

The County of Santa Clara operates 27 parks covering more than 50,000 acres including scenic lakes, streams, and miles of hiking and biking trails.

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County of Santa Clara

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**Description**

Under supervision, to perform professional library work.

**This ** **Librarian  II position is an alternately staffed position and may be filled at the Librarian I or Librarian II level. Candidates must submit a separate application for each level that they are interested in.**

**Typical Tasks**

- Provides patrons library services including evaluating needs, assisting in locating books and materials and responding to inquiries;

- Offers reader advisory services;

- Informs patrons regarding library facilities, policies and procedures;

- Participates in identifying the needs of the community;

- Participates in evaluating current collection and selecting and discarding library materials, as well as ordering materials within prescribed budget;

- Develops subject expertise;

- Learns sources of information and locates specific information;

- Answers reference questions;

- Develops specialized library programs for specific patron groups;

- Speaks at schools and to community groups regarding library programs and resources;

- May conduct book talks and story times and perform puppet shows;

- Designs displays and exhibits;

- Participates in organizing the physical interior of the library;

- Compiles bibliographies, book lists and other resource lists;

- Communicates effectively in writing in responding to patron inquiries, preparing reports, or creating content for library blogs or website;

- Provides outreach services to communities;

- Familiarizes and trains library patrons in the use of digital materials; promotes reading and use of digital resources for all ages;

- Assists and trains users to operate public equipment, connect to the internet, use library software applications, and access library services from remote locations;

- Uses information discovery tools, including the library's catalog, core library databases, and internet search engines;

- Performs basic troubleshooting of technical problems and resolves or appropriately refers those problems;

- Accesses and uses basic assistive technologies, where appropriate, to ensure that all users have equitable access to technology;

- May participate in supervising and training lower level staff and volunteers; may arrange employee work schedules;

- Participates in District-wide committees, work teams, and projects;

- Keeps abreast of professional trends and developments, including technology;

- Participates in professional organizations and attends workshops and meetings;

- Compiles selection aid book lists for use in community libraries;

- Interprets cataloging and classification rules and practices for other staff;

- Conducts original cataloging as needed;

- May supervise work flow of the technical services unit;

- May assist in providing information to information systems staff and/or vendors to achieve compatibility with Santa Clara County Library computer systems;

- Consults with publishers' representatives concerning acquisition problems and programs;

- Participates in needs assessment and in establishing or modifying procedures for acquisitions, cataloging and/or processing;

- May have in-charge responsibility for the library and for resolving routine operating problems, in the absence of a Supervising Librarian or Community Librarian;

- May be assigned as a Disaster Service Worker, as required;

- Performs other related duties as required.

**Employment Standards**

Possession of a Master's Degree in Library and Information Science or its recognized equivalent from a library school accredited by the American Library Association

AND

Nine (9) months of professional full-time library experience at a level comparable to Librarian I with Santa Clara County Library.

Possession of a valid California Drivers License prior to appointment and the ability to qualify for and maintain a County Drivers Permit.

**Knowledge Of**

- Library tools, methods and procedures;

- A wide variety of reading material;

- Library reference materials;

- Principles and procedures of reference used to locate specific topics;

- Classification and cataloging systems and principles;

- Planning, organizing and implementing children's, adult and young adult programs to meet patron needs;

- Basic computer operations needed to access library networks, applications, software, and productivity tools;

- Digital devices such as personal computers, laptops, tablets, smartphones and eBook readers used by patrons to access library services;

- Common office software applications such as email, word processing and internet browser;

- Principles and techniques of book selection and evaluation to establish balanced library collections;

- Library services, programs and policies which serve the community;

- Principles of supervision;

- Monitoring budgets;

- Effective training techniques.

**Ability to:**

- Serve a wide variety of individuals to promote library programs and meet the needs of library patrons;

- Be sensitive to diversity, including, but not limited to, cultural, racial, economic, and ethnic diversity;

- Advise and instruct patrons in the use of library facilities and reference tools;

- Use library tools effectively;

- Analyze and interpret statistics;

- Operate library equipment, such as computers and use related software applications and databases;

- Analyze community needs and make recommendations to meet those needs;

- Communicate orally and write effectively;

- Reason logically to define problems, collect and process data and reach valid conclusions in solving reference problems and in developing programs and procedures;

- Classify and catalog books and other materials;

- Establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work;

- Recommend library materials for purchase using library selection techniques.

Librarian II

**Description**

Under supervision, to perform professional library work.

**This ** **Librarian  I position is an alternately staffed position and may be filled at the Librarian I or Librarian II level. Candidates must submit a separate application for each level that they are interested in.**

**Typical Tasks**

- Provides services to patrons such as evaluating needs, assisting in locating books and materials, and responding to inquiries;

- Offers reader advisory services;

- Informs patrons about library facilities, policies and procedures;

- Participates in identifying the needs of the library community;

- Participates in evaluating current collection and selecting and discarding library materials, as well as ordering materials within prescribed budget;

- Develops subject expertise;

- Learns sources of information and locates specific information;

- Answers reference questions; refers questions requiring advanced knowledge to a Librarian II or Supervising Librarian;

- Develops specialized library programs for specific patron groups;

- Speaks to school and community groups regarding library programs and resources;

- May conduct book talks and story times and perform puppet shows;

- Designs displays and exhibits;

- Participates in organizing the physical interior of the library;

- Compiles bibliographies, book lists and other resource lists;

- Prepares reports or creates content for library blogs or website;

- Provides outreach services to communities;

- Familiarizes and trains library patrons in the use of digital materials; promotes reading and use of digital resources for all ages;

- Assists and trains users to operate public equipment, connect to the internet, use library software applications, and access library services from remote locations;

- Uses information discovery tools, including the library's catalog, core library databases, and internet search engines;

- Performs basic troubleshooting of technical problems and resolves or refers technical issues to appropriate personnel;

- Accesses and uses basic assistive technologies, where appropriate, to ensure that all users have equitable access to technology;

- Participates in District-wide committees, work teams, and projects;

- Keeps abreast of professional trends and developments, including technology;

- Organizes and maintains special collections;

- May participate in supervising and training volunteers;

- Participates in professional organizations and attends workshops and meetings;

- Compiles selection aid book lists for use in community libraries;

- Interprets cataloging and classification rules and practices for staff;

- Conducts original cataloging as needed;

- May supervise work flow of the technical services unit;

- May assist in providing information to information systems staff and/or vendors to achieve compatibility with Santa Clara County Library computer systems;

- Consults with publishers' representatives concerning acquisition problems and programs;

- Participates in needs assessments and in establishing or modifying procedures for acquisitions, cataloging and/or processing;

- May have in-charge responsibility for the library and for resolving routine operating problems, in the absence of a Librarian II or Supervising Librarian;

- May be assigned as a Disaster Service Worker, as required;

- Performs other related duties as required.

**Employment Standards**

Possession of a Master's Degree in Library Science or its recognized equivalent from a library school accredited by the American Library Association.

Possession of a valid California Driver's License prior to appointment and the ability to qualify for and maintain a County Drivers Permit.

**Knowledge Of**

- Library tools, methods and procedures;

- A wide variety of reading material;

- Library reference materials;

- Principles and procedures of reference used to locate specific topics;

- Classification and cataloging systems and principles;

- Basic computer operations needed to access library networks, applications, software, and productivity tools, as well as common office software applications such as email clients, word processing programs and internet browsers;

- Digital devices such as personal computers, laptops, tablets, smartphones and eBook readers used by patrons to access library services;

- Planning, organizing and implementing children's, adult and young adult programs to meet patron needs;

- Principles and techniques of book selection and evaluation to establish balanced library collections;

- Library services, programs and policies which serve the community;

- Common office computer applications and automated Library circulation systems;

- Principles of supervision;

- Monitoring budgets;

- Effective training techniques.

**Ability to:**

- Serve a wide variety of individuals to promote library programs and meet the needs of library patrons;

- Be sensitive to diversity, including but not limited to cultural, racial, economic, and ethnic diversity;

- Advise and instruct patrons in the use of library facilities and reference tools;

- Use library tools effectively;

- Operate library equipment, such as computers and use related software applications and databases;

- Analyze and interpret statistics;

- Analyze community needs and make recommendations to meet those needs;

- Orally communicate and write effectively;

- Reason logically to define problems, collect and process data and reach valid conclusions in solving reference problems and in developing programs and procedures;

- Classify and catalog books and other materials;

- Establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work;

- Recommend library materials for purchase using library selection techniques.

Librarian I

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